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The Space Coast ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Daytona Beach (15mi) 0 20 km 0 10 miles New Smyrna Beach DeLand 44 A T L A N T I C Turtle Mound O C E A N Apollo Beach 415 A1A 92 1 Deltona Oak Hill 95 Lake Munroe Mosquito 1 Lagoon Canaveral National 3 Seashore 4 Haulover Lake Canal Jesup Klondike Beach The% Space Coast Geneva Black POP 186,510 / 321 17 Point Dr Playalinda Beach 406 46 402 Merritt Island ¨ Titusville National Wildlife Includes Why Go? Refuge Merritt Island .............324 1 Indian More than 40 miles of barrier-island Atlantic Coast stretch St River Kennedy Cocoa Beach ..............328 from Canaveral National Seashore south to Melbourne Orlando 50 Jo Space Beach, encompassing undeveloped stretches of endless hns 405 Center Cape Canaveral ...........331 408 Ri white sand, an entrenched surf culture and pockets of Old v Cape Canaveral Cocoa Village .............333 er Florida. Air Force Station Melbourne ..................334 The Kennedy Space Center and several small museums Bee Line Expwy(toll) Banana River Indialantic .................. 337 dedicated to the history, heroes and science of the United 528 528 Cape Canaveral Titusville..................... 337 States’ space program give the Space Coast its name, and 520 the region’s tourist hub of Cocoa Beach is just south of Cape 520 417 Cocoa Beach Canaveral’s launching point for massive cruise ships. But be- Cocoa yond the 3-D space movies, tiki-hut bars and surf shops, the 532 Village East Lake A1A Best Places to Eat Space Coast offers quintessential Florida wildlife for every- Tohopekaliga ¨ one from grandmas to toddlers. Kayak with manatees, camp Kissimmee 532 Dixie Crossroads (p338) N Wickham Rd Patrick Air Force Base on a private island or simply stroll along miles and miles of Brevard ¨ Green Room Cafe (p330) Zoo 404 Pineda Cswy sandy white beaches – it’s easy to find a quiet spot. Lake 419 ¨ Tohopekaliga Fat Snook (p330) 518 ¨ Ocean 302 (p336) Melbourne A1A International 5th Ave ¨ Chef Larry’s (p338) 441 Airport Melbourne Cswy Indialantic ¨ Crush Eleven (p334) Melbourne 1 When to Go Melbourne Beach Indian Cocoa Beach °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 95 River Best Places to 40/104 8/200 Sleep 30/86 6/150 ¨ Solrisa Inn (p334) ¨ Beach Place Guesthouses 20/68 4/100 (p330) 10/50 2/50 ¨ Port d’Hiver (p335) 0/32 0 ¨ Crane Creek Inn (p335) J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨ Casa Coquina del Mar (p338) Jul Crowds dimin- Apr More sunny Fall Peak migra- ish; prices drop; days than any tory-bird season loggerhead sea other month, and and drier weather turtles nest along most spring-break- make for prime miles of sandy ers have come and wildlife-spotting. coastline. gone. Daytona Beach 323 (15mi) 0 20 km 0 10 miles New Smyrna Beach DeLand 44 A T L A N T I C Turtle Mound O C E A N Apollo Beach 415 THE SPACE A1A 92 1 Deltona Oak Hill 95 Lake Mosquito Munroe C 1 Lagoon Canaveral OA National 3 Seashore st 4 Haulover Lake Canal Klondike Beach S Jesup P Geneva Black A 17 Point Dr Playalinda Beach C 406 COA E 46 402 Merritt Island Titusville National Wildlife 1 Indian Refuge st St River Kennedy H Orlando 50 Space I Jo G hns 405 Center 408 H Ri L v Cape Canaveral I er Air Force Station G hts Bee Line Expwy(toll) Banana River 528 528 Cape Canaveral 520 520 417 Cocoa Beach Cocoa 532 Village East Lake A1A Tohopekaliga Kissimmee 532 N Wickham Rd Patrick Air Force Base Brevard Zoo 404 Pineda Cswy Lake 419 Tohopekaliga 518 Melbourne A1A International 5th Ave 441 Airport Melbourne Cswy Indialantic Melbourne 1 Melbourne Beach Indian 95 River The Space Coast Highlights 1 Kennedy Space Center 3 Titusville (p337) Watching waves or simply soaking up (p324) Letting America’s a rocket launch from Space the scene. space program and the View Park or grabbing a beer in 6 Brevard Zoo (p335) passion of its astronauts fill the historic downtown. Learning about conservation you with awe and wonder. 4 Canaveral National while kayaking past giraffes and 2 Merritt Island National Seashore (p326) Spotting zip-lining over alligator pits. Wildlife Refuge (p325) nesting turtles and diving 7 Melbourne (p334) Kayaking with manatees and pelicans. Catching community theater dolphins. 5 Cocoa Beach Pier (p328) and symphony in the historic Surfing Florida’s hottest downtown..
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