You're about 20 minutes (by cab) from the Fort Lauderdale beaches (up US-1, then across 17th Street), so if you have time, and want to stroll along the beaches area, that may be an idea. Cabs aren't inexpensive though, so be advised.

Also, give yourself plenty of time for check-in for your flight at FLL. We were there 2 weeks ago, for a family visit, and the line-ups to go through the scanners were very long for midday flights at T-4, probably longer at the other, larger terminals. Expect a 35-40 minute line-up to get to the scanners (minimum) if you are traveling at a busy time of day--and be prepared to remove your shoes for x-raying--they were making everyone do so.

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