Lauderhill, FL

Lauderhill is a residential city in central Broward County, incorporated in 1959 and now home to one of the largest Jamaican and West Indian communities in the United States. Its biggest draw is cricket: the stadium at Central Broward Regional Park was the first venue in the country to host a full international match, in 2010, and still hosts West Indies fixtures. It is also a strong place for Caribbean and international food.

Where is Lauderhill?

Lauderhill sits west of Fort Lauderdale in the middle of Greater Fort Lauderdale, next to Lauderdale Lakes, Plantation, Sunrise, Tamarac and Fort Lauderdale. Florida’s Turnpike runs through the city, and Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard, University Drive and US 441 (State Road 7) are the main roads. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is about 20 to 25 minutes south, and Fort Lauderdale beach is roughly 25 minutes east.

Things to do in Lauderhill

Central Broward Regional Park, a Broward County park, holds the cricket stadium plus fields and courts for other sports, and international match days bring big crowds and a festival atmosphere, so arrive early for parking. The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center runs a year-round calendar of music, theater, dance and film. Golf has a history here too: the Inverrary area hosted the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic on the PGA Tour from 1972 to 1983, and Gleason lived on the course. Day to day, the best reason to stop is the food, with Jamaican, Trinidadian, Haitian, Indian and Latin American kitchens along the main corridors.