Rock Out in Your Pompano Beach Rental Car

The city of Pompano Beach is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. Pompano Beach Airpark, located within the city, is the home of the Goodyear Blimp Spirit of Innovation. If you’re cruising through the city in your Pompano Beach rental car, you might want to stop by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, the Museum of Discovery and Science or John U. Lloyd Beach State Park.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood
If you want to try your luck at the Blackjack tables, drive your Thrifty rental car to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. Located at 1 Seminole Way, this hotel and casino is situated on 100 acres of the Hollywood Reservation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The main hotel tower boasts a 145,000 square foot casino, a 4-acre lagoon-style pool area, fifteen restaurants, sixteen shops, the poker room, a spa, improv comedy club, over ten bars and nightclubs and "Hard Rock Live," a concert venue. Try your luck at Blackjack, Baccarat, Mini Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Let It Ride & Three Card Poker. The hotel features a 12-story Mediterranean-style tower with 481 guest rooms and 86 suites with panoramic views.

Museum of Discovery and Science
For something a little more educational and much less costly, the Museum of Discovery and Science is located nearby at 401 SW 2nd St. Stop by in your Pompano Beach rental car for an afternoon of cerebral excitement. The museum features a five-story high-screen IMAX theater (with a 60'x80' screen playing both 2-D and 3-D movies), a number of "ecoscapes," as well as a simulated ride to Mars and a MaxFlight airplane simulator. Some of the most popular exhibits at the museum highlight the quantity and variety of Floridian animal species on display. The Museum of Discovery and Science currently features a Discovery Center for ages seven and under, Go Green exhibit, Runways to Rockets including airplane simulators and information about space, games, puzzles, food concessions and a moving exhibit. Recently, a 34,000 square foot, $25 million expansion doubled the amount of exhibit space in the museum, adding exhibits like the Everglades Airboat Adventure, Prehistoric Florida, Otters at Play, Storm Center and Florida Water Story.

John U. Lloyd Beach State Park
For a relaxing day at the beach, drive your Pompano Beach rental car 18 miles south to John U. Lloyd Beach State Park. Located at 6503 N Ocean Dr., in Dania Beach, this state park offers visitors a variety of activities, including fishing, surf casting, canoeing and kayaking, as well as swimming, boating, picnicking and wildlife viewing.