Fort Lauderdale: Segway Tour Downtown, Riverwalk & Beach Views

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What’s the experience like?

The first five minutes were honestly a bit wobbly — I almost took out a palm tree (just kidding, but it felt close). Our guide, Marcus, just grinned and said everyone does that at least once. He had this easy way of making you forget you’re riding something that looks like it belongs in a futuristic mall. The breeze was warm but not sticky as we set off from downtown Fort Lauderdale, helmets slightly crooked and all.

I didn’t expect to feel so nosey peering into these wild waterfront mansions — one had a yacht longer than my old apartment building. Marcus pointed out which celebrity supposedly lived where (I’m still not sure if he was joking about the one with the pink flamingos). We stopped by the Museum of Discovery and Science; you could smell popcorn from somewhere nearby and hear kids laughing inside. There was this moment on Las Olas Boulevard when we nearly lost half our group to a bakery window — the cinnamon smell was unreal.

The best part? That slow climb up the 17th Street Causeway bridge. My legs tensed up (didn’t know Segways could go uphill like that), but then suddenly there’s this huge sweep of water and city below — yachts moving like toys, Atlantic shining off to the side. Someone behind me just went “whoa” under their breath. Our guide let us pause there longer than planned. He said locals come up here to clear their heads at sunset, which made sense after seeing it myself.