See it set over the bordering Everglades. You could live here for years and never run out of things to do. Some 288 parks lure bicyclists, target shooters, swimmers, canoeists, kayakers, joggers, in-line skaters, campers, baseball and softball players, racquetball and tennis players, picnickers and horseback riders. The county regularly hosts major international competitions. Fort Lauderdale has been one of the American stopovers of the sailing competition known as the Whitbread Round the World Race.
Pompano Park is the winter capital of harness racing.
South Florida's pro sports teams are major players on and off the field. The Florida Panthers professional hockey team also began playing that year and took only three seasons to become Conference Champions. The Miami Dolphins are also former world champions and have their training facilities in Davie, on Nova Southeastern University's campus. The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum in Fort Lauderdale is the world's foremost museum and facility devoted to competitive water sports. This world-class center holds major aquatic competitions and draws many Olympic athletes for training.