Spending a few days in Fort Lauderdale, FL. What to do?

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If you like the beach, you should have them all to yourself this time of year. I was in Lauderdale three years ago in early July, and there were only a handful of people on the beach or even outside for that matter during the mid day hours. Plan to get there early, around 8 am or so. Come 10 to 11 o'clock the heat becomes oppressive. A lot of Floridians loose their tan in the summer because it's too hot to lay on the beach.