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Osswald Park

4.9 (8 reviews)

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Ariel W.

This is a 30 acre park in the Rock Island neighborhood, which was an unincorporated pocket between Ft. Lauderdale and Oakland Park. The park is located next to the Bryant Branch Library. The park was once a cow pasture that was donated in 1967 by Mr.Joseph Osswald, a local businessman and land owner. He wanted the land to be used for public recreation. In 2005 Rock Island was annexed by the City of Fort Lauderdale. Today the park is one of the largest in the city and serves as a community gathering place that provides educational, recreational, and play opportunities. The park has a recreational center, two ball fields, three shelters, two tennis courts, racquetball courts, two covered basketball courts, a jogging exercise path, outdoor fitness stations, kids splash pad, playground, three hole golf course, and a lot of iguanas. Whether you want to exercise or play, Osswald Park has something for all ages.

And I scored the avocado tree i wanted. I eat one of these 3-4 times per week, love them
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Very nice clean park, easy access with plenty of parking. Several ball fields and well lit for nighttime games. I was there for a city of Ft Lauderdale tree giveaway and they did an amazing job. Well organized from registration to laying out the various trees all labeled with information on eash

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I think this indoor playground is a decent size and has a good variety of activities for kids. They…read morehave bikes, a mini trampoline, slides, and a ball pit, which keeps children entertained. It's also very clean and usually doesn't get overly crowded, which I appreciate. The downside for me has been the customer service. Since they opened, I've mostly seen male staff, and unfortunately some of them seem to lack patience and communication skills when interacting with both kids and parents. Working in a kids environment definitely requires a lot of patience and friendliness. Another thing I didn't like is that they charge for an extra adult. So if both parents come with one child, one parent has to pay extra. I've been to many indoor playgrounds and have never had to pay for a second adult, so that's honestly one of the main reasons I stopped going. The location is convenient, but I do think it's a little pricey for what it offers. Memberships or punch cards would make it feel less of a rip off.

Very clean, convenient, and rarely packed, but the customer service is lacking…read more Most of the staff lack interpersonal skills, seem generally clueless, and argue amongst each other. Also, for what they charge (over $20), the gate/latch mechanism to go in and out of the play area should be a bit more secure rather than put together with cheap materials. Of course, it's the parent's responsibility to watch their kids and not the facility's, but a better system would provide some added peace of mind.

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3.6(351 reviews)
2.8 mi

A friend of ours had tickets to see The Odyssey but couldn't make it so we bought his tickets. We…read morehad heard that the movie was specifically made for IMAX viewing and were excited to see it. We only had General Admission tickets which required us to be here at least 90 minutes before showtime. Priority Seating allows you to arrive 45 minutes before showing and gets you in before the general ticket holders. They only sell 100 of the Priority Seating tickets per show and the theater seats 243 people. We had gotten there about 2 hours before showtime and there were already people in line. The best seats to see this are up high and in the center. We didn't get those seats since they were all taken. I've never been here for a movie and thought the screen would extend out to the sides. The movies are projected floor to ceiling so that you see more of the picture. There were some part of the movie where my husband said that he felt a little dizzy. I wish that they had assigned seating so that you didn't have to get there so early to get the best seats. I would suggest that if you're seeing a movie here, that you pay a little extra and get Priority Seating tickets.

I've been wanting to check out MODS for so long, and I finally made it, on a Bank of America free…read morefirst weekend. Unfortunately, and quite surprisingly, the visit was undewhelming. I stood in line at the ticket window outside to get my free passes and purchase another ticket. The exterior courtyard outside of the museum has an incredible, very cool giant moving clock with all kind of gadgets moving around and so much to look at and observe. The museum was not what I expected at all. Walking through the front doors, I was confused, because the museum was completely open to walk into: no one took our tickets or checked our passes and there was no sign or place where it was obvious to do this, so we just walked right in. This felt very strange after waiting in line, and if I had paid for more tickets, I would have been more annoyed. It seems like the museum is just free and the tickets are completely arbitrary. The downstairs level has a huge portion that is a playspace for young kids, which was too young for my kids. It also has a large permanent exhibit of Florida creatures in aquariums as well as different enclosures. and this was all very well done. A great way to begin our visit. The otter exhibit was a wash, as we saw no otters. Several of the other exhibits downstairs were not in working order. We headed upstairs to the revolving exhibit about world records. The entire concept is based on testing your knowledge and trying to beat world records, with the computer systems keeping track of your progress. But at least 30% if not more of the stations did not work at all, and some that did work did not track progress. It was pretty frustrating that there were no 'out of order' signs on the many exhibits that didn't work. While some of the stations were fun and a hit, it is disappointing for kids to see things they want to try and keep on trying to turn them on but it not work. We arrived within the first two hours of the museum opening, so there is no way that all those exhibits broke just that morning. The effect felt neglectful and sad. More broken exhibits greeted us in the upstairs permanent collection as well. I kept thinking... "this is it?!" This is the whole museum?! We did stay til close, as my kids discovered the maker space at the very end and wanted to test out the paper airplane launcher. I wish we had hit this before the records exhibit.

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4.1(36 reviews)
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Needed a place to stop by with my toddler and children before flying out from the airport. We…read moreliterally had 10 hours to kill. My little one loves playground but being outside in a park all day in this weather is not pleasant. This is a very affordable, clean, and fun indoor playspace. Food kitchen is closed on weekdays but they still have coffee! No outside food but they have in and out privileges so we were able to have lunch close by and go back in which is a rarity to have. All my kids loved it, especially my little one age 4. Would def come by again when I'm in the area. Plenty of parking and it's next to a plaza with many food choices. Prices are reasonable for 2 adults and 1 child. Must bring or wear grip socks for kids Playing. Adults can wear regular socks! They sell them at ~$4 a piece if you forget. Also be careful when opening the door. It's really light and swings pretty easily, it fling wide open.

We were in the area with a couple of kids and this was a perfect indoor playground. It is way too…read morehot to play outside. The place was a bit pricey for what it is, but I like the concept. I do like there were some seating area for the adults to sit and watch, but there are some spots you can't see unless you follow them. We were there on a week day mid-morning, so it wasn't packed. The kids had a great time. There is a cafe on site, but the menu was limited so we opted to go elsewhere (walking distance) to grab a bite to eat. If you're visiting Ft. Lauderdale and are in the area with little kids, this is a great spot to cool off while the kids burn their energy off.

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Wanted to just have an entertainment game fun night without driving far. They did change the inside…read moreand have regular trampolines but we didn't want to jump or do ropes course and no proper shoes for laser tag. There are fewer games then they used to have. Alot of claw games for higher ticket points. I noticed one virtual game and one motorcycle race ride. Various fighting games and fair type ones. The large air hockey was not working there were 2 smaller tables and a pool table, which we noticed had 2 of the same number 15 balls and another missing. You can only buy either $20 or $50 or even more expensive game card nothing in-between it offered 400 points or 1200. They also required to sign a waiver even though we only were going to play video games, which was off since other places do not do that. We still just made the best of it to enjoy the fun.

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