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NASA Space Shuttle Maintenance Building
NASA - Kennedy Space center is Open daily 9-5:30 except Christmas and Launch days. Better to arrive early before crowds. (Call NASA Space Shuttle hotline 1-800-572-4636 or watch local NASA Cable TV channel for launch info)
Bus Tours depart approx every 15 Min from 9:45 - 2:15. Standard Admission (2005) including Bus Shuttle Tours to some restricted areas and all Exhibits + IMAX films is $30 - Kids ages 3-11 - $20. "Maximum Access" Admission (2005) $37- Kids $27 (Can purchase NASA "Close Up" Tour for additional $22) Allow 5-6 hours. Still leaves some time to spend on the Beach when you get back! OR - Check out nearby Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge (see below) just north of the Cape Kennedy Complex. Interesting and Educational Florida Cocoa beaches attraction.
Brevard County Zoo - 8225 N. Wickham Road (on road over to I-95 on way to Orlando - see Map Tip below.) - Interesting large outdoor Zoo built partly over a Swamp so you walk on shaded boardwalks above alligators, giant anteaters, Florida panthers, and other wildlife below. Almost 500 animals.
Have a "Paws-on" interactive learning area and petting zoo for children. Have an Australia exhibit with kangaroos plus a large free-flight bird aviary where some birds can be hand fed. Fun and educational Family Florida Cocoa beaches attraction for all ages.
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Short guided kayak tours are available or may do 4 hour guided kayak "eco-tour" of Indian river Lagoon. Allow 2-3 hours. Open daily 10-5. Admission (2005) $9 - over 59 - $8. Ages 2-12 - $6. Extra for train ride or Kayak tours.
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AAA members get a discount - have to ask!
Cocoa Beach Port - Now major port for several Cruise Ship lines. Disney usually has at least one of it's line docked here at Florida Cocoa Beaches plus Carnival and some others. Fun to watch them pull out or in. Can even go on a Cocoa Beach Gambling Cruise if you have a yearning to part with some cash on your Florida Cocoa Beaches Getaway. Don't miss the Top Pick "on the water" Cocoa Beach Port Restaurants below!
This link goes to a Google Local Aerial Satellite "Hybrid" map of general north Cocoa Beach and Port Canaveral, Florida area with a Street Map superimposed. Port Canaveral is in upper right of map shown. Double click on map to center it to that point - click "+" to zoom in on area. Useful and Fun!
 Fishlips Restaurant View of docked cruise ships from 2nd floor dining deck |
Cocoa Beach Port Restaurants! Some great waterfront restaurant choices at the Cocoa Beach Port area. Can watch the big and small ships come an go as you have a restful lunch at "Grills Seafood Deck and Tiki Bar" or Fishlips Restaurant 2nd floor covered dining deck one block west of Grills.
To more Grills Seafood Restaurant and Fishlips Restaurant Info. They are both in the Port Canaveral, FL area on the north edge of Cocoa beach - about 10 minutes drive north from the "Ron John Surf Shop corner" on A1A.
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Grills Restaurant View of Cocoa Beach Port Area
More on both Grills and Fishlips Restaurants, as well as others of our favorite Oceanfront and Riverfront "On the Water" Restaurants on our new Cocoa Beach Restaurant Top Pick page.
Take a fun cheap Florida - or wherever - US mini-Vacation. See the highly discounted Getaway Vacation Lodging Packages on our Timeshare Vacation Promotions page
Or see our Almost " Free " Time Share Vacations - Getaways with Time Share Resort Tours "price" page.
Cocoa Beach Pier - 401 Meade Avenue off of A1A - Approximately 1/2 Mile North of 520 - 800 foot long fishing pier high above the water with many restaurants, bars, rentals, and shops plus beach access. Always a lot of activity at the Cocoa Beach Pier.
Cocoa Beach Webcams - Want to see what the beaches and surf really look like before you go? Check out our our Cocoa Beach Web Cams page - some of our Top Pick favorite Cocoa Beach Webcams. Includes two "controllable" Live Interactive web cams where you can point and zoom the camera in Cocoa Beach from your computer. Fun to view - about as close as you can get to being there!
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Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge. 140,000 acre eco-tourism refuge. At north end of Kennedy Space Center complex. Take Hwy #1 up to #406 over to #402 to Merritt Island Refuge Visitor Center. (See handy Map Tip below.) Four Nature Trails of varying length.
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Take the 6 mile Black Point Wildlife driving trail with marked stops along the way. Get driving trail guide at Visitor Center. Inteesting and educational Forida Cocoa beaches area.Cocoa Villiage is a fun Florida Cocoa beaches shopping area with some interesting Historic Buildings. See History and pictures plus a directory of shops and a map at the Cocoa Village Web Site.
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- There is ample free parking in Cocoa Villiage 1 block west of the "Main Drag" running North-South - Brevard Ave. -- off of Florida Avenue. Tip 2
- Check out interesting Murdock's Bistro Restaurant at 600 Brevard Ave in Cocoa Villiage for lunch - our Cocoa Village Restaurant Top Pick -- plus a nearby "on the River" Cocoa Restaurant favorite just south of Cocoa down Hwy 1.Melbourne, FL - Also fun shopping and browsing in historic area of Downtown Melbourne -- nearby to south. Speciality shops, art studios, antiques, and small restaurants. Plus interesting historic architecture.
Melbourne is about 20 minutes south of Cocoa Beach - or about 10 minutes South from Satellite Beach.
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May be able to see some manatees playing at nearby Viewing Pavilion at Crane Creek Promenade on south edge of shopping area. For Broadbanders, here is a 2 Meg short Manatee Movie.Tip 2
Some great Melbourne area Restaurant choices on our Waterfront Melbourne Florida Restaurant Top Pick page - "Reviews" - Pictures - Tips.
Melbourne Tip 3
Nearby Airport - Melbourne International Airport - is only 8 miles southwest of Satellite Beach. It is a newer, clean, "peaceful" Airport that Delta, NorthWest, American, and US Airways now fly into. Melbourne Airport is about 16 miles southwest of Cocoa Beach so it is very convenient - and has much shorter check-in lines than Orlando International!!!Check out current Air Fares into Melbourne (MLB) to see if is worth paying a few dollars more for the convenience and to miss the conjestion and waiting time of big Orlando International!
Several Major Car Rental Companies are inside the spacious newer Terminal. Usually Orlando Air Fares are a bit less, but sometimes the fare into Melbourne Vs Orlando (MCO) is almost the same -- occasionally Delta is even a bit less.
Search TIP using Travelocity to compare Air Fares - click the drop down box beside "Arrival City" after you do Melbourne (MLB) Fare search to get "54 mi-Orlando, FL" to quickly do Orlando Fare comparison to Florida Cocoa beaches without re-entering info.
BIG Tip!! - Florida Airline / Rental Car Travel Tip - could be a BIG Money Saving Tip depending on your itinerary -- Recently discovered from Delta Airlines that Delta and most other airlines will currently let you fly INTO one City in Florida and OUT OF another City in Florida and count it rate wise as a Regular Round Trip due to there being so much vacation travel into and out of Florida.Really good news is that most Car Rental Companies now use the same rule! -- you can pick up car at one location in Florida and drop off at another in Florida and get "return to same location" lower rates.
BIG help! For example, we recently were able to fly into Jacksonville, FL and rent a car to start trip with 3 days in nearby St. Augustine, FL -- and then return the Rental car to Melbourne, FL airport where we flew out of after our week stay at a nearby Cocoa Beach Condo -- all at "Round Trip" Rates! Check it out on your next Florida Vacation!
Ron Jon Surf Shop - At north end of Cocoa Beach at 4151 Atlantic Avenue (also Hwy A1A). World famous large 2 acre shop with all kinds of swimwear, sportswear, and beach gear for all ages. Open 24 hours a day 365 days a year. A popular Florida Cocoa Beaches shopping trip.
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If you need something from a large shopping center or want to go to a Movie, go to Merritt Square Mall (+ 16 Movie Theaters) on Merritt Island - on south side of SR 520 shortly after you come off of the last causeway bridge. Dillards, Burdines, Sears, and JC Penneys plus many specialty shops.
There are over a dozen restaurants at the Merritt Square Mall - and the Cobb Merritt Square 16 AMC Movie Theaters - some located on the south side of the shopping center, and some along the south edge of the shopping center parking lot. If you or the kids decide to take in a movie after dark some evening when you are not watching for Turtles, this link goes to what's playing at the 16 theaters and a map you can print -- or call 321-459-3737 for info.
Tip Early in your stay, pick up a copy of the small free SEE Space Coast Magazine (booklet)+ MAP. Detailed listing of Attractions, Dining, Shopping, Nature Areas, Golfing, Fishing,
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Our "Top Pick" Florida Cocoa Beaches Guide Book - Great resource! The Unofficial Guide to Florida by Pam Brandon Includes reviews on Florida beaches + Attraction ratings and rankings by age group. Guide has received high reviews at Amazon -- Also Unofficial Guide to Florida with Kids (4 1/2 Star Rating) More choices on our "Top Pick" Florida Guide Books page |
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