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# LAUNCHFROMHERE N WE LAUNCH FROM HERE. 44 4 Atlantic Ocean Rich in history, nature, recreation and 1 95 high-tech development, Titusville, SANFORD Brevard County Brevard Florida is the place to launch the best Canaveral 3 National Seashore vacation adventures. 17 46 Playalinda Explore our historic downtown. Ride Beach our expanding cycling trails. Check the 406 402 Merritt Island KSC Gate space launch schedule and be here for National Wildlife ORLANDO Refuge Kennedy the roar of a rocket launch. 405 Space 50 Center Gate 50 NASA PKWY KSC 408 DISCOVER outdoor recreation and wild Universal 405 Orlando 4 Resort 520 KSC Gate nature experiences — on foot, by kayak, 407 on horseback, on a bicycle, on a fishing 528 3 1 PORT expedition, or with your camera. SeaWorld CANAVERAL Walt Disney 528 World Resort 417 95 A1A COCOA WHERE ADVENTURES CONVERGE Epcot 520 FL TURNPIKE BEACH JoeJoe ZackZack ((CCCC BBYY 22.0).0) .org 321.267.3036 Get Outside. Walk. Jog. Cycle. Skate. Step Onto Our Trails Into The Fun. To Daytona 44 LEGEND N International Speedway Edgewater and Daytona Beach International Airport Rotary HOTELS TRAILS & ADVENTURES Park A1A Deland LAUNCH VIEWING 4 415 95 17 CAMPING/RV MARINA Deltona 1 CYCLING DeBary TRAILS AIRPORTS Lake Oak Hill northnorth MonroeNASA PKWY Maytown Canaveral 1 Mosquito Lagoon A FLORIDA TRAIL TOWN Atlantic Ocean Discover the best experiences. National Ride up to an award-winning SANFORD 1 Seashore Chain craft brewery accessible along 46 of Lakes the trail. Cross our pedestrian Park Orlando Sanford CyclingCycling bridge and find parks to stop International Airport and explore. 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Memorial Park ce Merrittn e s 405 To Islandu rs Cocoa ’ a 417 t Kennedy Space Center Visito ATTRACTIONS NEARBY FL TURNPIKE Rotary Park 520 Cocoa 2 minutes to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 1 hour to UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT™ Beach FOX LAKE RD Indian 15 minutes to Canaveral National Seashore Universal’s Islands of Adventure™ SOU Riverfront Park River 15 minutes to Kennedy Space Center® Visitor Complex (featuring The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™) ST TH 30 minutes to Port Canaveral Universal’s Volcano Bay™ Kennedy Point Park 1 r C 30 minutes to USSSA® Space Coast Stadium Complex Universal City Walk™ o 50 m p 35 minutes to Brevard Zoo® Universal Studios Florida™ l e COLUMBIA BLVD 3x Banana 35 minutes to Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier 1 hour 10 mins to WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort 50 River 35 minutes to Ron Jon Surf Shop® Magic Kingdom® Theme Park 1 Indian River 45 minutes to Daytona® International Speedway Disney’s Hollywood Studios® (Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge) A1A 1 hour to SeaWorld® Orlando Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park 192 Viera Aquatica SeaWorld’s Water Park® Epcot® and Disney Springs® To Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex > To Orlando Melbourne Discovery Cove® 1 hour 40 mins to Legoland® Florida Resort 95 407 405 NASA PKWY International Airport 404 Space Coast Regional Airport S P A C E C O M MERCE WAY 24 HOURS IN TITUSVILLE ADVENTURES LAUNCH FROM HERE IN With just 24 hours, 4 Spaceview Park (30 minutes) Tortoise, or at least one of their burrows. Kids (of all get outside and discover our Time to head back to town, you will absolutely be glad ages) will enjoy the hands-on exhibits in the on-site amazing natural attractions. you stopped here at Space View Park at 188 E. Broad education center. 444 Columbia Blvd., on the north St., to see the monuments honoring America’s Space side of SR405, 1/2 mile west of U.S. Hwy. 1, south of Titusville. 1 Playalinda Beach (1 hour) Program and space explorers, discover the names of Sunrise on Playalinda Beach is worth the early start. many of the men and women contributing to these 7 accomplishments, and put your hands in the Pick A Museum (1 hour) This special place is often cited as one of the most 7a Valiant Air Command Warbird Air Museum is beautiful beaches in the U.S. It is much the same view handprints of astronauts. The park is right on the river, and if there is a launch scheduled, this is a lovely place close by. See the growing collection of aviation as our ancestors saw, still undeveloped, with sandy wonders including more than 45 historic warbirds long stretches of open beach, sea oats growing on for a launch view. Check the rocket launch schedule at www.spacecoastlaunches.com and an extensive exhibit of military aviation the dunes and the quiet roar of Atlantic Ocean surf. memorabilia. At Space Coast Regional Airport, at Head over A. Max Brewer Bridge to SR 406/SR 402 5 Explore Downtown Titusville (1.5–2 hrs) 6600 Tico Road, on the south side of Titusville. (Beach Road). ADA accessible beach ramps are Start at the Titusville Welcome Center at found at Eddy Creek and boardwalks 8,10,11 & 12. This 7b American Police Hall of Fame Fame is just off 419 S Hopkins Ave. See the big maps, pick up your US 1 near NASA Pkwy at 6350 Horizon Dr. It houses is part of the 24 miles of Canaveral National Seashore own and ask questions that sometimes only a local and there is a fee per vehicle. Sea turtles love this law enforcement exhibits, a memorial and a Hall of can answer. Get in touch with the town, its history, Fame. It is the nation’s first national police museum shoreline too, and in season (April through October), its attractions and hidden gems. you may see one nesting. Explore and a memorial dedicated to law enforcement www.nps.gov/cana/learn/nature/sea-turtles.htm Take a walk along the Mural Trail. Shop for Titusville officers killed in the line of duty. treasures. Fun stop lots of info and friendly faces. 2 Merritt Island National Wildlife 7c The Moore Cultural Center honors Harry T. & Refuge Visitor’s Center (30 minutes) Visit the American Space Museum (generally has Harriette V. Moore, martyrs of the contemporary civil rights movement, killed on Christmas 1951 when their The refuge is a national treasure—140,000 acres of expert volunteers with stories of past glories, a gift home was bombed. A replica of the Moores’ home coastal dunes, saltwater marshes, scrub, flatwoods, shop and shuttle consoles from the early days. sits on the property along with the Cultural Center hardwood hammocks and fresh impounds—habitat Located next door to the Welcome Center, at (museum) and strolling grounds. The Harry V. & for wildlife. Start at the Merritt Island National Wildlife 308 Pine St. Harriette T. Moore Cultural Center is North of Refuge Visitor’s Center on SR 402 (plus its on the Visit the Pritchard House built in 1891 (next door to Titusville, off US. Hwy 1, at2180 Freedom Ave. Mims. way back from the beach – turn south on Scrub Jay the Welcome Center, limited hours) Way). Pick up a map (and a guide to the many birds you might encounter). Can’t stop? Get a refuge map Learn more history at the North Brevard Historical Another Idea for Your Day online at www.fws.gov/merrittisland Museum, right next door to another local treasure located in the old hardware store, Playalinda 8 Take an Airboat Ride 3 Brewing Company S.