Miami, Florida & Fort Lauderdale [electronic resource] / [Sharon Lloyd Spence and Warren Lieb].

ISBN:

9781588438324

9781282392434

Title:

Miami, Florida & Fort Lauderdale [electronic resource] / [Sharon Lloyd Spence and Warren Lieb].

Author:

Spence, Sharon Lloyd.

Personal Author:

Spence, Sharon Lloyd.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource : maps.

Series:

Travel adventures

General Note:

Previously published as three chapters in: Adventure guide to southeast Florida. 1998.

Contents:

Cover13; -- Introduction -- History -- Geography & Climate -- Flora & Fauna -- How to Use This Book -- Miami & Surrounding Areas -- Getting Here -- Getting Around -- South Dade -- Adventures -- Sightseeing -- Festivals & Events -- Where to Stay -- Where to Eat -- Coral Gables & Coconut Grove -- Adventures -- Sightseeing -- Festivals & Events -- Where to Stay -- Where to Eat -- Key Biscayne -- Adventures -- Sightseeing -- Festivals & Events -- Where to Stay -- Where to Eat -- Downtown & Greater Miami -- Adventures -- Sightseeing -- Entertainment -- Festivals & Events -- Where to Stay -- Where to Eat -- Miami Beach -- Adventures -- Sightseeing -- Festivals & Events -- Where to Stay -- Where to Eat -- North Miami Beach -- Adventures -- Sightseeing -- Shopping -- Where to Stay -- Where to Eat -- Greater Fort Lauderdale -- Getting Here -- Getting Around -- Hollywood -- Adventures -- Davie -- Adventures -- Fort Lauderdale -- Adventures -- Sightseeing -- Festivals & Events -- Where to Stay -- Where to Eat -- Pompano Beach to Deerfield Beach -- Adventures -- Sightseeing -- Festivals & Events -- Where to Stay -- Where to Eat.

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Geographic Term:

Miami (Fla.) -- Guidebooks.

Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) -- Guidebooks.

Added Author:

Lieb, Warren.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2009

Publication Information:

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
917.59381 22	1:E-BOOK	1	1:ONLINE	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

"These useful guides are highly recommended... " Library Journal. The most detailed guide to the southern Atlantic coast of the Sunshine State, a magnet for hundreds of thousands of tourists. Based on the larger Adventure Guide to Southeast Florida, this focuses on the Atlantic Coast from Miami up past Fort Lauderdale. It takes you beyond the high-rise condos and urban sprawl to find natural, beautiful South Florida at its best. As with all Adventure Guides, the emphasis is on outdoor activities kayaking, canoeing, deep-sea fishing, scuba diving, turtle- and manatee-watching, and dozens of other ways to have fun. Many sidebar interviews with local experts and guides offer insights on everything from canoeing the Loxahatchee River to swimming with dolphins to seeking out great horned owls Accommodations, restaurants and sightseeing too. Extensively researched, the focus is on outdoor activities - hiking, biking, rock climbing, horseback riding, parasailing, scuba diving, backpacking, and waterskiing, among others - and all the details you need, including prices, are included. The best local outfitters are listed, along with contact numbers, addresses and recommendations. A comprehensive introductory section provides background on history, geography, climate, culture, when to go, transportation and planning. The guide then takes a region-by-region approach, plunging into the very heart of each area and the adventures offered, giving a full range of accommodations, shopping, restaurants for every budget, and festivals.Abundant town and regional maps.