Fort Lauderdale
USA Florida
Fort Lauderdale or Fort La-de da is a more relaxed, less in your face, gay destination than its brash Miami South Beach neighbour. Here personality and friendliness count for more than the body beautiful. Much of this results from the development of the Wilton Manors area into a gay neighbourhood with over 100 gay owned establishments including shops, neighbourhood bars and restaurants.
Throughout Fort Lauderdale, there are gay clubs for all tastes - Dance, Bears, Strippers and Leather Bars. Locally there are Art galleries, great shopping at the Gallerias Mall, nature reserves and parks and 22 miles of beaches with 2 gay stretches at 18th St and Sebastian Street. Down by the beach is an area of all male accommodation where all our featured properties are located.
Three hours up the Florida Turnpike (toll) gives you Mickey and the Magic Kingdom or any other of Orlando's theme parks, Two and a half hours up I-95 takes you to the Space Coast and the Kennedy Space Centre. Head south to Miami and you are still close enough for a night out in a South Beach club with only 45 minutes drive home.
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