Located just 35 east of Orlando Brevard County offers a wide variety of attractions. From thrilling space shuttle launches at Cape Canaveral, scientific explorations at the Children's Science Center or the planetarium at Brevard Community College in Cocoa, to world class surfing at the famous Cocoa Beach - Brevard County has it all and lots more.
Here are some of the local attractions:
Canaveral National Seashore/Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge
Visitor's Center
7611 S.Atlantic Ave.,
New Smyrna Beach
Phone (904)428-3384
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The northern portion of Brevard County and part of Volusia County include two of the last true wildlife havens, including 57,000 acres of wilderness stretching 25 miles from New Smyrna Beach to the edge of Kennedy Space Center |
King Center for the Performing Arts
3865 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne
Phone 632-1111 |
2,000-seat performing arts center offering the finest in entertainers, Broadway, dance, opera, classical, popular and children's theatre. Art exhibits are featured monthly in the lobby gallery.
Visit at: www.kingcenter.com
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U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Just west of Kennedy Space Center Road 405
Phone 269-6100 |
This is the only facility in the world dedicated to the story of America's first space heroes - the Mercury and Gemini astronauts. Here you relive the excitement of America's first steps in space by enjoying the historic artifacts, personal memenots and rare video footage. Guests may experience the thrill of Astronaut AdventureTM by climbing aboard a full-scale Space Shuttle Orbiter mock-up for a multi-media trip into the future. You can also land the space shuttle Columbia and float in the virutal reality world of weightlessness as you 'repair' the Skylab. The Astronaut Hall of Fame is also the home of U.S. Space Camp® Florida, a residential space/science camp dedicated to encouraging children (*ages 7-11) to study math and science, using the excitement of the space program to spark their interest.
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Historic Downtown Melbourne
Phone 724-1741 |
Nestled along the banks of Crane Creek, the historic heart of downtown Melbourne features several examples of turn-of-the-century architecture. Boats sail in the harbor while visitors shop and enjoy the ambiance of quaint community. |
Melbourne Greyhound Park
1100 N. Wickham Rd.
Phone 259-9800 |
Features greyhound racing November through April.
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Port Canaveral
Cape Canaveral
Phone 783-7831
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Port Canaveral, besides serving as the embarkation point for several major cruise ships, offers three public parks, bike paths, boat launch ramps, fishing pier and charter fishing boats.
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Blue Heron Adventures
Thousand Islands, Cocoa Beach
Phone 799-3740
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Explore the pristine wildlife of the Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County in a stable "open-top" two-person kayak. This is your chance to see dolphins and manatees in their natural habitat, while at the same time witness ospreys, blue herons and other magnificent birds.
Tours last approximately 2-3 hours. For more information visit www.blueheronadventures.com
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U.S. Space Walk of Fame
Near the intersection of Garden St. & Indian River Ave., Titusville
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This collection of outdoor monuments along the Indian River commemorates America's space programs, such as the Mercury and Gemini missions. Special emphases is given to the space workers themselves.
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Kenney Space Center
Visitor Center
Hwy.405, Kennedy Space Center
Phone 452-2121
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The visitor center is your gateway to Launch Complex 39, where NASA prepares and launches the space missions. You may tour the launch area by bus, see IMAX® movies, walk among authentic vintage spacecraft, tour the Apollo/Saturn V Center and attend live briefings on launch preparations.
For more visit the Kennedy Space center website at http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/
or please click here.
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Children's Science Center
1520 Highland Ave., Melbourne;
Phone 254-7782
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Children can explore Space, Earth, Weather, Physics, Technology and much more.
Admission: adults, $5; 60 and older, $3; school-age children, $2; younger than 2, free; after 1 p.m. Thursdays, free. Price includes admission to Brevard Museum of Art and Science.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Visit Web site www.artandscience.org
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Brevard Zoo
1/2 mile east of I-95 at exit 73
25 minutes from Kenndy Space Center
8225 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne
Phone 254-9453
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The only community-built zoo in the country, the Brevard Zoo boasts many unusual features such as onsite kayaking and behind the scenes "Wild Side" Tours. Over 400 animals, including kangaroos, red wolves, a panther and many speices of monkey, live in the zoo's latin America, Native Florida and Australia Loops.
Hours: open everyday 10.a.m.-5 p.m.
Last admission 4:15 p.m.
For detailed information go to:
www.brevardzoo.org
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