Things to Do in Golden Glades

Every year, the Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show corrals home-design retailers, manufacturers, and professionals together for three days of domestic delight. Homeowners tote their personal decorating, landscaping, and remodeling ideas and dilemmas into the convention center and, after immersing themselves in the assembled knowledge of vendors, efficiency experts, and star designers, leave with the fresh ideas and innovative products they need to tuck-point the tree house or plan a new addition.

A Lamborghini Gallardo roars down the asphalt, its driver taking an exhilarated gasp as it grips the road around each heart-pounding turn. Although this is a six-figure vehicle, the driver is no millionaire. He's simply getting a taste of extravagance in one of I-95 Exotics' luxury or exotic cars. The company's fleet of vehicles runs the gamut of the auto world's elite, encompassing makes such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, and even a street-legal Formula 1 racecar. For daily rentals, I-95 Exotics wheels out luxury coupes and SUVs from makers such as BMW, Audi, and Mercedes Benz. If one ride isn't enough, customers can combine vehicles into an exotic tour. Tours join like-minded engine buffs in a trip to Key Largo, which lets them sample—thanks to pit stops every 40 minutes to trade rides—the horsepower of five cars from a list that includes the Ferrari 360, Lamborghini Gallardo, Dodge Viper SRT 10, and a Toyota Prius strapped to an airplane.

I-95 Exotics doesn't only deal in four-wheeled vessels: It also rents motorcycles and charters boats ranging from 18-foot Sea Rays to a 93-foot custom-made italian yacht that sleeps up to eight. It also embarks on private sunset cruises aboard a 34-foot yacht, which includes complimentary champagne to enjoy as passengers survey the iconic Miami skyline and its array of mansion-esque bounce houses.

Certified Kundalini yoga instructor “BB” Shabdpreet Kaur—who's fluent in both English and Spanish—helms Yoga Sprouting, a center that educates adults and children alike on the art of breathing, relaxation through body movement, and meditation. Accented by percussion from a symphonic gong, her sessions strive to bolster immune systems and heighten awareness without outlawing blinking. Children’s classes—expanded into camps during summer months—incorporate strands of song, storytelling and games, imparting engaging relaxation techniques from a curriculum recently adopted by Miami Children's Museum Charter School.

Sometimes a party needs that extra spark, an added dimension that sets it apart from just another get-together. Party Explosion Fort Lauderdale helps you to make your celebration one to remember, offering rentals ranging from essentials such as tables, tents, and linens to festive luxuries such as bubble machines, hot-dog carts, and fog machines. Dance floors and disco balls compel partygoers to boogie at jubilant wedding receptions, and chair rentals for corporate functions help to prevent the CEO from having to sit on the CFO.

C By Me Creative Clothing & Art Studio invites customers of all ages to make bold statements with their outfits by helping them turn everyday articles into vibrant, eye-catching pieces. Amid the studio's pristine white decor and stainless-steel tables, fashion experts help visitors design their own threads by starting with a blank clothing canvas and adding rhinestones, ribbon, and colorful paint. With the kaleidoscopic arsenal of colorful adornments, customers turn anything from shirts and shoes to wallets and tote bags into wearable works of art akin to Michelangelo's fashionable attempt to cut a head hole in the Mona Lisa.

Its sides look like the planking of a ship, but its wheels are suggestive of a bus. On the open-sided deck space, a guide dressed in a felt tricornered hat, sailor's shirt, and red sash crows "Ahoy, matey!" to welcome up to 49 passengers onto the US Coast Guard-certified amphibious vessel. Then the wheeled ship is driven toward the water, where it hits the surface and glides forth with almost no break in rhythm. For the next 90 minutes, Miami Land & Sea Pirate Adventure's semiaquatic tour pirate ship vessel roams both land and sea as guests take in the city's many sights.