Travel Insurance Comparison:

• Travel insurance is highly recommended when you invest in a wonderful vacation. Here’s a site that compares coverage from all the major travel insurance companies, and you can customize the comparison for your specific trip: http://www.travelinsurancereview.net/
• For another useful guide to purchasing travel insurance, go to  https://www.consumeraffairs.com/insurance/travel-insurance/.

Beach Activities:

• Pompano’s beach weather and wave conditions and locations of picnic pavilions and volleyball courts: http://pompanobeachfl.gov/index.php/pages/pr_beach/beach
• List of Pompano Beach charter fishing and party fishing boats. http://www.pompanofun.com/categories
• South Florida Diving Headquarters offers diving/snorkeling trips and equipment for groups and individuals on spacious 45 foot boats.  Free pick up and drop off from all of our Beach Vacation Rentals properties. Ask us about our stay-and-play lodging/dive packages. http://www.southfloridadiving.com
• Scuba Diving Lessons with veteran instructor Laura Parke: http://privatescubalessons.com/
• Atlantic Boat and Jet Ski Rentals is a nearby rental company. Pompano Beach. http://www.atlanticboatrentals.com/
• Florida Surf Lessons offers Saturday surf clinics, weekday surf workshops and all day private surf lessons for Deerfield and Fort Lauderdale beaches. http://www.floridasurflessons.com/

Restaurant Links:

• South Florida restaurant guide: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/restaurants/

Shopping Links:

• Pompano Citi Centre offers shopping and dining for the entire family. Pompano Beach. http://www.pompanociticentre.com/
• The Festival Flea Market has over 500 vendors and restaurants in a quarter-mile long, in-door market. Pompano Beach. http://www.festival.com/
• Las Olas Boulevard offers high-end shopping, dining, and nightlife entertainment. Fort Lauderdale. http://lasolasboulevard.com/
• The Swap Shop is an outdoor flea market, carnival and drive-in movie theater. Fort Lauderdale. http://www.floridaswapshop.com/
• Sawgrass Mills Mall is Florida’s largest outlet mall, with over 350 stores, high quality dining, a movie theater and Gameworks. Sunrise. http://sawgrassmillsmall.com/

 Cultural Activities Links:

• Pompano Beach is South Florida’s new hot spot for Cultural Arts activities. Check out all city-wide cultural events here:  http://pompanobeacharts.org/
• Pompano Beach event calendar: http://www.visitpompano.com/events.html
• Pompano Beach Amphitheatre is the home to many outdoor concerts and music festivals. Pompano Beach. http://pompanobeachfl.gov/index.php/pages/parks_rec/parks_rec
• The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is South Florida’s premiere venue for arts, entertainment and events and is located right in the middle of the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District. Fort Lauderdale. http://www.browardcenter.org/
• Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art is South Florida’s most popular art museums, hosting over 6,000 pieces of work as well as traveling exhibits. Fort Lauderdale. http://nsuartmuseum.org/
• Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science has over 200 interactive exhibits as well as a 300-seat IMAX 3D theatre. Fort Lauderdale. http://www.mods.org/home.htm
• Best up-to-the-date listings of festivals and local events in South Florida: http://www.southflorida.com/events/
• The Gallery at the Beach Place on Fort Lauderdale offers shopping, dining, live entertainment, nightclubs and bars. Fort Lauderdale. http://www.galleryatbeachplace.com/
• Downtown Fort Lauderdale is home to a variety of bars, nightclubs, entertainment and restaurants all within walking distance of one another Fort Lauderdale. http://www.goriverwalk.com/goriverwalk-magazine/dining
• The Jungle Queen Riverboat takes guests on a 3-hour sightseeing tour while learning about Fort Lauderdale history, viewing amazing homes and exotic animals. Fort Lauderdale. http://www.junglequeen.com/
• The Bonnet House Museum and Gardens is one of South Florida’s most historic home and gardens. Fort Lauderdale. http://www.bonnethouse.org/home.html
• The Stranahan House allows guests to travel through time in the historic home. Fort Lauderdale. http://www.stranahanhouse.org/
• Mai Kai Restaurant and Polynesian Show allows guests to visit a recreated Polynesian Village and enjoy an authentic Polynesian show. Fort Lauderdale. http://www.maikai.com/
• Morikami Museum and Gardens teaches visitors about Japanese art and culture through hundreds of collections and exhibits. Delray Beach. http://www.morikami.org/

Sport Links:

• The Isle Casino and Racing offers a casino, horse racing, live entertainment and dining. Pompano Beach http://www.theislepompanopark.com/
• Seminole Hard Rock Casino offers a 130,000-sqaure-foot casino, 22 retail shops, 17 high quality restaurants and 11 bars, nightclubs and lounges. Hollywood http://www.seminolehardrock.com/
• Pompano’s Municipal Golf Course consists of two 18-hole, championship courses. Pompano Beach http://pompanobeachfl.gov/index.php/pages/pr_golf/golf
• Carolina Golf Club is a prestigious daily fee golf and social club. Margate http://www.carolinagolfclub.com/index.php
• Pompano Municipal Tennis Court is named “One of the top Municipal Tennis Facilities in the Country” by the US Tennis Association, and offers 16 professional courts for day and night play:http://pompanobeachfl.gov/index.php/pages/pr_tennis/tennis
• The International Swimming Hall of Fame offers two 50-meter pools, a diving well and a swimming flume. It is the home to the world’s largest collection of aquatic memorabilia, aquatic books, manuscripts and literature. Fort Lauderdale http://www.ishof.org/
• Miami Dolphins, South Florida’s own NFL team: http://www.miamidolphins.com/
• Miami Marlins, South Florida’s own MLB team: http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=mia
• Florida Panthers, South Florida’s own NHL team: http://panthers.nhl.com/
• Miami Heat, South Florida’s own NBA team: http://www.nba.com/heat/index_main.html
• BB&T Center hosts the Florida Panthers, concerts and entertainment shows. Sunrise http://www.thebbtcenter.com/
• American Airlines Arena hosts the Miami Heat and is home for concerts and events. Miami http://www.aaarena.com/
• Dania Jai-Alai features Jai Alai, horse and harness racing and no pot limit poker. Dania Beach.   http://www.dania-jai-alai.com/
• Homestead Speedway is home to a NASCAR track and motorcycle road racing. Homestead http://www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com/

Ecotourism Links:

• Butterfly World is the world’s largest butterfly park with over 10,000 butterflies. Enjoy a stroll through the park to go bird watching or a walk in the bug museum. Coconut Creek http://butterflyworld.com/
• Everglades National Park allows visitors to hike, kayak or camp in the nation’s largest subtropical wilderness. Homestead http://www.nps.gov/ever/
• Billie Swamp Safari allows guests to enjoy swamp-buggy and airboat tours of Florida’s wetlands, dine on Seminole specialties and catch an alligator wrestling show.  http://www.billieswamp.com
• Big Cypress National Preserve gives visitors the chance to hike, use off-road vehicles, hunt or camp in this freshwater swampland. Ochopee http://www.nps.gov/bicy
• Miccosukee Indian Village allows guests to gain insight into the life of the Miccosukee tribe and enjoy an airboat ride through the swamp. Miami http://www.miccosukee.com/indian-village/
• Lion Country Safari allows visitors to camp or drive through a preserve to observe a variety of endangered or threatened species. Loxahatchee http://www.lioncountrysafari.com/

Just For Kids Links:

• The Funky Fish Ocean Camp Treat the kids (ages 4-14) to a day of fun and learning oceanside, daily from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. While they are entertained, educated and making new friends, parents can enjoy a vacation while on vacation. This award-winning program has been dedicated to creating relationships between children and the ocean for 23 years.  There is one instructor for every seven children, professionally trained and CPR certified. $69 includes lunch.  24-hour advance reservations required.  954-712-9900 ext 5031.  1200 N. Ocean Blvd, Pompano Beach, Florida
• Quiet Waters Park allows guests to enjoy an interactive children’s water playground “Splash Adventure.” Also water skiing, a skate park, camping, biking. Deerfield Beach http://www.broward.org/Parks/QuietWatersPark/Pages/Default.aspx
• Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science has over 200 interactive exhibits as well as a 300-seat IMAX 3D theatre. Fort Lauderdale http://www.mods.org/home.htm
• Extreme Indoor Karting is South Florida’s only indoor go-kart track and also has a 120 game arcade. Fort Lauderdale http://www.xtremeactionpark.com
• Boomers Amusement Park is home to mini golf, arcade games, carnival rides, batting cages, bumper boats and laser tag. Boca Raton http://www.boomersparks.com/park/bocaraton/index.html
• Miami Metro Zoo allows the kids to feed a giraffe, ride a camel and view 80 exhibits with more than 1,000 animals. Miami http://www.zoomiami.org/
• Miami Seaquarium is a 38-acre-seaquarium with dolphins, whales and a variety of marine life. Key Biscayne http://www.miamiseaquarium.com/
• Rapids Water Park is home to 29 water slides for all ages on 22 acres of water fun. West Palm Beach http://www.rapidswaterpark.com/
• Monkey Jungle – Where humans are caged and monkeys run wild! Miami http://www.monkeyjungle.com/
• Jungle Island – a wild affair at Jungle Island, exhibits, shows, animals, plants, birds: https://www.jungleisland.com/