We probably don’t have to tell you this, but we live in a pretty awesome place. Here are just a few reasons as proof:
- Watch the sunrise from Hollywood Beach’s observation tower
- Order the Volcano Roll at Sushi Rock on East Las Olas
- Watch a Everymen performance at Poorhouse
- Soak in some rays on McSorley’s sundeck
- Get your mouth fitted for a fake grill at the Swap Shop
- Order the Pitts-burgher at Primanti Brothers
- Curse in Spanish at the Dania Jai-Alai players
- Invest in a fishing license at Kingsbury & Sons Tackle
- Pick up a tacky souvenir at Alex’s gift shop
- Try the potato soup at The Field
- Browse a magazine at Caffe Rustica
- Play bingo with the old folk at Old Tyme Bingo
- Do yoga on Ft Lauderdale beach on Saturday morning at 10:30
- Take the Riverfront Cruise
- Go antiquing on Antique Row in Dania
Play shuffle board at Blondie’s- Get soft-serve on Hollywood Beach’s Broadwalk
- Watch the cruise ships pull out of the port
- Check out FAT Village’s monthly ArtWalk
- Ride your bike to the beach
- See a movie at the Gateway
- Do the Everglades’ full moon bike ride
- Pick up a sandwich and a cold one at Riverside Market
- Take a long walk on FTL Beach at night
- Spend a Tuesday night at Boomer’s ($12 unlimited arcades and mini golf)
- Sip on coffee at Brew while reading or writing
- Watch the Swinging Richards at Murphy’s Law
- Try the fish tacos at Zona Fresca
- Sign up for the Hollywood Beach Buddy Walk October 16th
- Have breakfast at St. Bart’s
- Try ALL the hot sauces at Tijuana Flats– even the one with a waiver
- Submit an article for FTL Collective (email to mig@ftlcollective.com)
- Go vegan for a night at Sublime
- Try the seaweed salad at Tokyo Sushi on 17th Street
- See how many 190 Octanes you can drink on FTL Beach
- Go rollerskating at Gold Coast
- Get the falafel platter at Exotic Bites
- Check out Funtastic Fridays for Kids downtown Hollywood (more fun than it sounds)
- Blow $5 on a “palm reading” on Federal Highway near Alex’s
- Fake a British accent at Waxy’s
- Ride the mechanical bull at Tequila Ranch
- Take a long walk along the New River
- Grab gelato in Wilton Manors
- Drop something off at Food Not Bombs Fridays at 5
- Order the coconut soup at Red Thai in Hollywood
- Buy something for someone else at Jezebel
- Try the Mahi sandwich at Margarita Cantina Crab and Seafood House
- Eat Squiggy’s at a normal hour of the day
- Drop into Radioactive Records for vinyl or a free show
- Grab some English food at King’s Head
- Save money and get your next haircut at Aveda
- Get breakfast on the water at Giorgio’s in Hollywood
- Try your luck on the slots at Hard Rock Casino
- Catch a jazz band at Sushi Blues in Hollywood
- Take a class at Crossfit
- Try one of Fat Hand’s favorite breakfast burritos at Bluejays
- Have dinner at Green Bar
- Go to Betty’s
- Pack a picnic and book and spend a Sunday at the jetty
- Eat with your hands at Rustic Inn
- Rescue a hermit crab from Wings
- Swing by Goodwill off Hallandale Beach Blvd
- Fly a kite at Dania Beach (or try surfing with one)
- Order a large root beer, chili dogs with cheese and onion, and a brownie sundae from Skyline Chili and tell me it’s not good
- Attend For Art’s Sake Typeface event
- Take a free class at Red Pearl Yoga
- Go kayaking at Anne Kolb
- Order a fancy dessert at Jimmie’s
- Attend the next SWARM warehouse party
- Try a new beer at PRL or Tap 42
- Geocache the impossible at Frost Park
- Watch your next Heat game at Whiskey Tango (if they lose, your tab is on them)
- Try Dough Boys Pizza
- Get a cheese-steak at CJ’s draft house
- Check out CCW (Coastal Championship Wrestling)
- Skip the downtown crowd and spend a Friday night at Maguire’s Hill 16
- Get the Poutan at Dairy Belle
- End your night at the Hard Rock in the alcoholic cloud of Gryphon/Pangaea
- Have dinner at Carlos and Pepe’s
- Wander around the “haunted” Hollywood Beach Hotel and find their eerie black and white photos
- Tame your sweet tooth at Chocolada
- Dance polka under the stars at the Hollywood Beach bandshell
- Order the kitchen sink at Jaxson’s
- Relax at the renovated Young Circle in Hollywood
- Find your new favorite diner
- Spend an afternoon at the FTL Main Library
- Check out Josh’s Organic on Hollywood Beach Sundays
- Spin the Wheel Of Vomit at Fat Cat’s
- Catch a punk band lineup at Rocketown
- Attend the next event at 1921
- Head to America’s Backyard and take a shot every time they throw napkins in the air or play a top 40 song
- See if LeTub really does make America’s best burger
- Pig out at the Hollywood Beach Clam Bake
- Attend an art event in Sailboat Bend
- Grab a gyro at Sahara Hollywood Beach
- Watch an educational IMAX
- Go on the Jungle Queen
- Order fish dip at Tarpon Bend
- Fish off of Dania Pier
- Find an awesome Indian restaurant and tell us about it
- Buy the next FTL Groupon– no matter what it is
- Go to the dog beach in Hollywood
- Bike around Birch State Park
- Browse volunteerbroward.org
- Find a used book store
- Take a girl in your life to the Ft Lauderdale Museum of Art
- Go bowling at Manor Lanes
- Play a bar game at Flicker Lite
- Grill on the beach
- Attend the next JAMS event
- Spend a day at the Museum of Discovery and Science
- Take your date to Japanese Village
- Order the Cowboy at Charm City Burgers
- Try the Nacho Bizness food truck
- Get a drink from Pete at Village Well (possibly sing karaoke and hula hoop)
- Get an amazing smoothie from Robert Is Here
- Take a paddle-boarding lesson
- Order fresh baked goods from Euro Bread
- Pack wine and cheese for Jazz Brunch
- Get your 3PM breakfast at Lester’s
- Go to the next quirky event at Undergrounds Coffeehaus
- Spend a day taking pictures around where you live
- Sangria Sundays at Maracas– $1 all day and night
- Buy something from ABC thrift store
- Order a burrito at The Whole Enchilada
- Eat late night at the Floridian
- Order a burger at Rok Burger
- Pick up a six pack of Holy Mackerel
- Attend a rock concert at Revolution
- Sit and people-watch at the Dale-ien Gap (the wooden stoop between Poorhouse and America’s Backyard) for a whole night
- Dance in the electronic room of Living Room
- Attend the Turkish Festival in Huizenga Plaza
- Order freshly baked bread from Gran Forno
- Buy a cigar from Macabi Cigar Bar on Las Olas
- Don a cowboy hat at a rodeo in Davie
- Line dance at Round Up
- Catch an acoustic set at Stage 84
- Find the castle in Tarpon River
- Get rip-roaring at Elbo Room (doesn’t take long)
- Guess trivia at Cafe Blue Fish (Thursday nights)
- Order a Cubeltini at Trina
- Write a dirty saying on the walls of Pirate Bar
- Play pick-up volleyball on FTL Beach (even if you suck)
- See the live mermaids at Wreck Bar
- Play ping pong at Kim’s Alley Bar
- Organize a Water Taxi bar crawl
- Order frozen drinks at Bahia Cabana
- Scarf up a bratwurst with an Icehouse draft at Bierbrunnen
- Stay a night at a hostel on the beach, Beach Hostel or Deauvill
- Attend the next IWAN The Bubble warehouse party
- Check out the grand opening of Laser Wolf
- Sweat on your dance partner at E-Bar (AKA Latino Fire)
- Order Cajun at Bourbon on 2nd
- Attend the next afternoon beach rave on FTL Beach
- Take an airboat ride
- Get a lapdance at Scarletts
- Race Coatman down Las Olas
- Test out the conch chowder for yourself at Ernies (and nothing else)
- Get a slice at Rocco’s on Hollywood Beach
- Order the Porky burger at Los Perros
- Go to a pool party at Exit 66
- Rent a banana bike on the Hollywood Broadwalk
- Enjoy a Sunday brunch at Rosie’s
- Catch a movie at the Swap Shop drive-in theater
- Feed a feral cat or racoon near Dania Beach
- Try skimboarding at Dania Beach
- Take a day cruise to the Bahamas
- Catch a FLIFF at Cinema Paradiso
- Eat the clams at Tarks
- Order the lomo saltado at Peruvian House
- Observe a Florida Panther at Flamingo Gardens
- Jump off the diving board at the Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Peruse the Antique Car Museum
- Take a trip to the Fishing Hall Of Fame
- Have a conversation with someone else, speaking into the satellites in front of the Museum of Science
- Tour Old Fort Lauderdale
- Make-out with your significant other at night on the short wall along the New River, facing the skyline
- Buy a ticket to a Broadway musical at Broward Performing Arts Center
- Watch the annual Winterfest Boat Parade with hot chocolate and Kahlua
- Spend time reading the bricks on the Riverwalk
- Try on the mesh body suit at the Swap Shop
- Marvel at Rollerblade Guy’s sweet tricks
- Try a different beer at World Of Beer in Coconut Creek
- Catch a show at Culture Room
- Play frisbee golf at Tradewinds (free on weekdays)
- Be one with nature at Butterfly World
- Try a burger at Gilberts on 17th
- Get drunk on a bus loop
- Eat a sub at Laspadas
- Eat a Philly Cheesesteak at Mr. Nick’s
- Get the lunch special at Texas Hold’em
- Pretend to be Lebron James in a pick-up game at Bayview Park
- Drive down Perimeter Road and speed up or slow down to go under a plane
- Hang with the bikers at Flossies
- Read a comic book at Tates
- Go sledding at Christmas on Las Olas
- Drink 30 mini cups at New Times Beer Fest
- Smoke hookah at Kan Zaman Cafe in Plantation
- Play shuffle board at Florence Hardy Park (must have own equipment)
- Eat the rotisserie chicken meal at La Granja
- Build an elaborate sand castle on the beach
- Enjoy an FTL Mule
- Order a Cuban Sandwich at Tropical Cafe
- Start a local blog and write about your favorite places in Broward
- Find a blue bike
- Check out Yellowgreen
- Buy a crayon caricature from Mickey Clean
- Dance with 80s Guy at Dicey Riley’s
- Dress up slutty for Trick or Treat on 2nd Street
- Chug a beer in a Santa costume at SantaCon FTL
- Buy a fifth at Tallent Liquor on Broward
- Do-it-yourself Scott Rothstein reality tour (see next five entries)
- Get your picture taken with a politician (part of Do-it-yourself Scott Rothstein reality tour)
- Give money to a charity (part of Do-it-yourself Scott Rothstein reality tour)
- Ask a bartender at Blue Martini to marry you (part of Do-it-yourself Scott Rothstein reality tour)
- Convince your friends that you’re part of a massive ponzi scheme (part of the Do-it-yourself Scott Rothstein reality tour)
- Visit the Broward County Jail (part of the Do-it-yourself Scott Rothstein reality tour)
- Invent a new drink and call it the Ft Lauderdale __________ (you fill in the blank)
- Build a rope swing into a body of water, then tell us where it is.
- Try to order a Freedom Bomb at the Downtowner Saloon
- Survive a whole night, only at Coyote Ugly
- Eat at Chen’s Garden, the sketchy Chinese takeout place by the main police station on Broward
- Sneak into a movie on a weekday at the movie theater in Riverfront
- Try kava at Kahuna Awa Kava Bar (don’t bring beers inside, trust me)
- Catch a show by Spred The Dub at Fat Cats
- Laugh at the live stand-up comedians at National Lampoon
- Contemplate getting a tattoo at Tattoo Blues
- Buy something at the Indie Craft Bazaar
- Challenge a skateboarder by the outdoor stage in Huizenga Plaza to a trick off
- Flirt with a cougar/silver fox at Blue Martini for happy hour
- Wear a disguise to The Hut Lounge
- Attend a sporting event at Lockhart Stadium
- Take photos of murals
- Get overly caffeinated with Cuban coffee at the little stand off N. Andrews by Sunrise
- Go to an event at The Collide Factory
- Attend an event for Day Of The Dead in Flagler Village
- Play a massive game of flip cup at White Table Foundation
- Plant something at the community garden in Flagler Village
- Splurge at Canyon
- Have lunch at Casablanca on a sunny day
- Catch a free movie at Young Circle
- Watch a famous comedian at the Improv at Hard Rock
- Invade a kickball weekly party at Dicey’s (try to find a WAKA tee at Salvation Army to enjoy the drink specials too)
- Challenge ex-frat boys to beer pong at Crazy 8’s
- Take a free surfing lesson on a Saturday mornin
- Lunch and feeding the tarpon at 15th Street Fisheries and dockside cafe
- Pre-game for Culture Room at Wayward Sailor
- Roll the dice at Kelly’s Landing (called Lobster Yachtzee)
- Play ring game at the Tip (after Charm City)
- Ride the roller coaster at Boomers all day, over and over
- Coach a soccer team in the Ft Lauderdale city league (no experience necessary, trust me)
- Dance on a table at Opa
- Get a hot dog at Hotdog Heaven
- Go on a bar crawl in Wilton Manors
- Go to Sawgrass Mall the day before Christmas
- Take a duck tour and quack the loudest
- Attend a Fetish Factory party, then tell us what happens at one
- Go to Lips for Bitchy Bingo
- Race a stranger at Xtreme Indoor Carting
- Bring your dog to Snyder Park
- Go on a ghost tour….if you dare
- Imitate a monkey at the Bonnet House
- Try to figure out the offsides rule at a Florida Panthers game
- Fall asleep on a bed at IKEA
- Try to get a slice at every pizza place in Riverfront
- Take a flyer for Art Bar and actually go
- Try on fancy clothes at Galleria Mall
- Pretend you know ‘Mike’ at the door at Voodoo
- Go to Club Jai and buy a jai alai player a drink
- Watch NASCAR at Freddie’s Anchor Bar
- Get BBQ from the mobile cooker outside Monterey Club
- Take a fake band promo shot on the downtown railroad tracks
- Swim in the pool at the downtown Pirate Republic Bar
- Have a conversation with the cat man in Old Fort Lauderdale (you’ll know know who he is)
- Edit the wikipedia page for Fort Lauderdale
- Take the Tri Rail somewhere
- Invite all your friends to The Cubby Hole
- Watch a St Thomas Aquinas football game
- Challenge Lyrikill to a freestyle contest
- Take a date on the gondola tour (is that still in business?)
- Go to the beach in the heart of winter and send a picture text to your buddy in Boston
- Head to Midnight Madness on Deerfield Beach
- Do a beer funnel on the beach during Spring Break and don’t blame us if you get arrested
- Buy your significant other an pair of underwear that says I <3 To Fart
- Write a poem in the Secret Woods
- Try to spot a manatee (bring lettuce)
- Attempt to water ski at Quiet Waters
- Take a tour of the Ft Lauderdale Fire & Safety Museum
- Organize a neighborhood block party to meet the neighbors
- Buy a sex toy at Hustler
- Catch a karaoke performance by Dennis Rodman
- Find curbside parking at the Super Publix downtown, and just sit in your car for 15 minutes
- Buy clothes for your girlfriend or yourself at Lilac and Lilies
- Drive a moped down A1A on a sunny day
- Eat breakfast at Peter Pan Diner the day after Halloween
- Attempt mountain biking at Markham Park
- Buy marmite at Pond Hoppers
- Root against the Eagles at Parrot Lounge
- Ride the Sun Trolley with a cooler of alcohol for a whole Saturday
- Take a photo in the red phone booth in front of Kings Head in Dania
- Get coffee at Expresso Coffee Company (drive through on Andrews)
- Support a local opening band at Culture Room
- Eat lunch at a Pure Platinum on a Sunday
- Shoot a gun at Big Al’s off Hallandale Boulevard
- Sneakily hang up your own piece of art into an art show
- Ride a bike through a mobile home park
- Take a picture with Holla AKA Bikini Guy
- Catch some Miami bands at Monterey Club
- Buy a mango or avocado from someone selling out of their house
- Spray paint your bike blue
- Pretend to know wine at 7th Street Wine Company
- Attend PRIDE (March)
- Check out an ArtServe exhibit
- Attend Stonewall Festival
- Catch Alexander perform at A1A Dive Bar
- Take a tour of Stranahan House
- Crash a wedding reception at the Riverside Hotel
- Sneak into the pool at the W
- Organize a boxed wine bike rally that stretches from downtown to the beach and everywhere in between
- Get a gyro at the Greek Festival in February
- Catch a cricket match at North America’s only ICC approved cricket stadium in Lauderhill
- Take your parents on a canal tour on one of FTL’s many boat-tour options
- Take a hot girl/guy you just met on the ultimate FTL first date: Dinner at Coconuts, walk across the street for drinks at the Treasure Trove
- Taco Tuesday at T-Mex
- Score free artwork at the annual Red Eye Art Scavenger Hunt
- Watch the swing bridge swivel
- Ladies night at Yolo
- Fake an injury at a pill mill
- Ride your bike over the 17th Street bridge
- Play afternoon tennis at Riverside Park, then go to Florence Hardy Park to continue playing when it gets dark
- Buy a dress at Boca Leche
- Ask the homeless guy with the mullet who the current president is (then run)
- Make a Soup Nazi joke at the soup place in the 450 East Las Olas building
- Explore the fantasy store on Hollywood Blvd, downtown Hollywood
- Tailgate for a football game you are not attending at Sun Life Stadium
- Get your freak on at the Sailboat Bend block party
- Drink a root-beer float from Kilwin’s on Las Olas
- Peruse the one-of-a-kind selection at Mickey’s Orchids
- Catch Fourth Dimension (Broward’s hardest working band) at Fat Cats
- Watch any game you want at Duffy’s sports theater
- Scuba dive for sunken Prohibition-era rum (we like to think there’s some out there)
- Monthly wine tasting at Cellars Wine & Spirits
- Crack up at Laffing Matterz comedy dinner theater at the Broward Center
- Peruse the New Times and respond to the advertisement of your choice
- Get a cheap ($10!) hand car wash on the weekends courtesy of the guy outside West Side Market in Sailboat Bend
- Try the JB’s Cheesesteaks food truck
- Root against the Saints at Shuck N Dive
- Enjoy a catamaran cruise on the Spirit of Lauderdale
- Take a picture with M.I.L.F. Hunter
- Order the cheapest beer, followed by 2 expensive mixed drinks at Capones for their 3-4-1 deal
- Go 10 under the speed limit and enjoy the view on the 595 to I95 ramp (be careful though)
- Sneak into Off The Hookah when they try to charge a $10 cover
- Get a smoothie from the guy with the stand along the river, just past Brinys
- Cosmic bingo (Seminole Casino)
- See a show at Fox and Hound
- Watch a pop punk band at Talent Farm
- Write a poem while waiting to get to the end of the people mover at Super Publix
- Buy a funny mug at Poverello
- Go to Briny’s and take the cliche photo by the shark
- Eat a sub at My Market
- Sneak onto a clay tennis court at Central Park in Plantation
- Lunch at Shooters (listen to steel drum guy)
- Go to the Sistrunk Festival
- Get jerk chicken at the annual Jerk Festival in Sunrise
- Drink green beer on Himmarshee Street for Saint Patricks Day
What did we miss? Let us know in the comments.
I am proud to say that I have personally experienced number 5. 😀
haha. im sad to say i havent experienced #5. one day…..one day
gah, this list is so expansive i couldnt make it past 200. anyhow, pretty sure that @BritFlorida knows of an indian place in Broward. i trust a british palette when it comes to indian, but the place is not very close.
and if i was going to do #5, id just get the real thing. #gangstashit
lol Blondies was marked out! Should read get a black eye at Blondies
Never to go blondies..worst place in south Florida to visit…the security will beat u up for no reason and the drinks are horrible..
it’s awesome that you update the list! i was really confused when there’s new business on a list that is dated 2 years old (maybe update the date, too?) there are several items on the list that are no longer valid. i got really excited when i read #13- 10:30am beach yoga… but it does not exist. (there used to be 8am beach yoga, but that is also no longer.) Beirbrunnen, Coyote Ugly, and Bourbon on 2nd have all been closed for some time.
Thanks for the heads up. We’ll be making a full update very soon. Right now, we have just updated a few of the #’s.
There is a great free sunset yoga class located in front of Yankee clipper on sundays!