Attraction
Bonnet House Museum & Gardens
35-acre estate across from the neighborhood: monkeys, orchids, house tours.
$25 / $12 groundsNo dogs
Attractions & Museums in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Attractions and museums within 15 miles of Fort Lauderdale — Dania Beach, Pompano Beach and Sunrise included — nearest first.
12 things to do · Updated September 2026
12 places within 15 mi
Attraction · Free
NSU Art Museum, MODS, Stranahan House, History Fort Lauderdale
NSU $16 (free first Thursdays); MODS science + IMAX ~$27; Stranahan 1901 house tours $15; History FTL $15 with frequent evening events.
No dogsShopping
FATVillage / Flagler Village
Last-Saturday art walk, breweries, Sistrunk Marketplace.
yes (outdoor)
Shopping · Dania Beach · 4.9 mi
Dania Pointe & Gulfstream Park Village
Open-air lifestyle centers; PopStroke, Lucky Strike, racing.
yes (outdoor)
Attraction · Pompano Beach · 8.0 mi
Butterfly World
World's largest butterfly park; lorikeet feeding.
$38No dogsAttraction · Pompano Beach · 8.0 mi
Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse tour
Boat ride to the lighthouse grounds and a climb; one Saturday a month via a preservation-society membership.
~$25–30No dogs
Attraction · Sunrise · 8.0 mi
Flamingo Gardens
60-acre botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary with tram.
$30No dogs
Shopping · Sunrise · 8.0 mi
Sawgrass Mills
Largest outlet mall in the US; Colonnade and Oasis wings are open-air.
outdoor wings yes / indoor no
Shopping · Sunny Isles Beach · 12 mi
Aventura Mall
Third-largest US mall — and officially dog-friendly (leashed; on-site dog park).
Dogs OK
Attraction · North Miami Beach · 13 mi
Ancient Spanish Monastery
12th-century cloisters shipped over by Hearst. Often closed weekends for weddings — call.
$10No dogs
Attraction · Boca Raton · 17 mi
Boca Raton Museum of Art
Mizner Park itself is dog-friendly outdoors.
$16No dogs
Shopping · Boca Raton · 17 mi
Mizner Park & Royal Palm Place
Open-air with amphitheater and museum; Town Center is the big enclosed mall.
yes (outdoor)
Shopping · Miami Beach · 23 mi
Lincoln Road
Pedestrian mall, Sunday market, huge on Halloween.
yes (outdoor)
Attraction · Delray Beach · 24 mi
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
16 acres of gardens, Cornell Café, Saturday tea ceremonies; Lantern Festival mid-Oct.
$18No dogs
Shopping · Delray Beach · 24 mi
Atlantic Avenue & Pineapple Grove
Boutiques, galleries, the best strolling main street in the region.
yes (patios)
Attraction · Miami · 25 mi
Pérez Art Museum (PAMM) & Frost Science
PAMM free first Thursdays and second Saturdays; bayfront Verde restaurant. Leashed dogs OK on the Museum Park lawn.
PAMM $18, Frost $33no (inside)
Attraction · Miami · 25 mi
Wynwood Walls & Museum of Graffiti
The surrounding streets are free, mural-covered and very dog-friendly.
Walls ~$12yes (streets)
Shopping · Miami · 25 mi
Brickell City Centre
Open-air multi-level; Saks, Casa Tua Cucina food hall.
yes (common areas)
Shopping · Miami · 25 mi
CocoWalk / Coconut Grove
Open-air; Saturday organic market; the most dog-forward neighborhood in Miami.
Dogs OKShopping · Miami · 25 mi
Dadeland & Dolphin Mall
Big enclosed malls (Dolphin has Bass Pro, D&B, CineBistro).
No dogsAttraction · Coral Gables · 29 mi
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
83 acres. Monthly 'Dog Dates' admit dogs — check ticketapp for Oct/Nov dates.
$25Dog Dates only
Attraction · Coral Gables · 29 mi
Venetian Pool & Biltmore
Spring-fed 1924 lagoon pool (closed Mon); free Sunday history tours at the Biltmore.
$23No dogs
Attraction · Coral Gables · 29 mi
Deering Estate
Two historic homes on 444 bayfront acres; October ghost tours, canoe tours, Nov 15 vintage auto show.
$22No dogs
Shopping · Coral Gables · 29 mi
Shops at Merrick Park & Miracle Mile
Open-air Neiman/Nordstrom; restaurant row and pedestrian Giralda Plaza.
Dogs OK
Attraction · Coconut Grove · 29 mi
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
1916 villa and formal gardens on the bay.
$25No dogs
Nothing else within 15 mi