22 days in Fort Lauderdale & New York City Itinerary

Known as the "Venice of America" because of its extensive network of navigable waterways, Fort Lauderdale welcomes over 10 million annual visitors, most of them attracted by the city's popular beaches and marinas.

Change things up with these side-trips from Fort Lauderdale: Everglades National Park (in Florida City), Everglades National Park (West Lake Trail, Mrazek Pond, &more) and Miami Beach (Food Tours, Lincoln Road, &more). Next up on the itinerary: see the interesting displays at Lock & Load Museum, experience rural life at La Petite Cheval Farm, enjoy some diversion at Venetian Pool, and take a stroll through Calle Ocho.

For ratings, other places to visit, more things to do, and other tourist information, refer to the Fort Lauderdale tour itinerary app.

The Route module shows you travel options from your home to Fort Lauderdale. July in Fort Lauderdale sees daily highs of 90°F and lows of 78°F at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 17th (Wed) so you can travel to New York City.

Writer Pearl Buck once called New York City “a place apart,” and this giant urban center remains unlike any other in the world.

Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around New York City: Ann Street Gallery (in Newburgh), Makinajian Poultry Farm (in Greenlawn) and Statue of General Tadeusz Kosciuszko (in West Point). And it doesn't end there: take in panoramic vistas at Empire State Building, pause for some serene contemplation at St. Patrick's Cathedral, take in nature's colorful creations at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and admire the striking features of Chrysler Building.

To see ratings, photos, more things to do, and tourist information, use the New York City road trip planning website.

Getting from Fort Lauderdale to New York City by flight takes about 6 hours. Other options: drive; or take a bus. Traveling from Fort Lauderdale in July, expect little chillier with lows of 72°F in New York City. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 29th (Mon) to allow time to travel back home.