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Guess who lives in the area?
Fort Lauderdale strip is good (this is the area
http://www.elboroom.com/, famous bar)
Bayside is good for a stroll and some tourist shops.
Don't bother going to Gulfstream (Horse track + casino + ritzy shops). A lot of the businesses their are going out of business (Cadillac Ranch, The Irish Pub, and a few others).
I always wanted to go to Jungle Island. Maybe when the kids are older and they'll remember it.
If you're into gambling, the only casino worth visiting is the Seminole Hardrock off of 441. Shows, bars, casino, etcera. (
http://www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com/ ).
If you're into flea markets... there's two. One is huge and very renowned. (
http://www.floridaswapshop.com/swap.html - Fort Lauderdale - Circus, rides, tons of shops, drive-in movie theater - surrounding area SUCKS. Bunch of niggers.)
Another flea market option (less niggers and spics) would be off of Sample and Turnpike (15min north of Ft Lauderdale) Festival Flea Market and half a mile away is Butterfly World.
http://www.butterflyworld.com/mapinfo.html w/ discount coupon
http://www.festival.com/ If you choose this option during the day/late afternoon, you may want to get off on Commercial on the way home and take it to A1A (the beach) and walk around on the pier and ritzy restaurants.
I don't know Miami much. I'm not fond of it.
One of my favorite spots, where I take the family is Johnson Street on Hollywood Beach. It's nothing special, but they have a mini-theater where they book bands (usually jazz or old rock). You definitely want to hit up the beaches, unless you despise them.
Oh shit. There's Las Olas to, another ritzy tourist attraction. Not sure if it's open, most of the shops there are seasonal. I guess it's tourist/snowbird season, so you may be in luck.
http://www.lasolasboulevard.com/