| < Back to Merritt_Island page |
| All Articles for : Merritt_Island |
|
 |
|
| Central East Florida Overview |
|
| Spanning the areas known as the Treasure Coast and the Space Coast, Central East Florida offers visitors some of the most famous beaches and attractions in the nation. |
|
| Tags: Cape_Canaveral, Cocoa_Beach, Melbourne, Daytona_Beach, DeLand, Fort_Pierce, Jensen_Beach, Merritt_Island, New_Smyrna_Beach, Ormond_Beach, Port_St_Lucie, Sebastian, Stuart, Titusville, Vero_Beach, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Unique Paddle Trips |
|
| You and no more than five others will paddle through narrow mangrove tunnels, camp on raised platforms above the swamp swimming with gators and explore areas of the Everglades few ever see. |
|
| Tags: nature, Everglades_National_Park, kayaking, canoeing, tours, Florida_Keys, Fort_Lauderdale, Crystal_River, Charlotte_Harbor, manatees, Merritt_Island, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Jet Set |
|
| Each April, the start of the flying year, more than 160,000 people “drop in” to Lakeland for the seven-day Sun ’n Fun Fly-In which features daily air shows, a nighttime aerobatics display and, occasionally, fly-bys courtesy of the Blue Angels. |
|
| Tags: Lakeland, Tallahassee, history, Lake_Wales, museums, Pensacola, Merritt_Island, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Birds of a Feather |
|
| The unique refuge was established in 1931 to provide a wintering habitat for migratory waterfowl and is one of the oldest in the National Wildlife Refuge System. |
|
| Tags: Fernandina_Beach, Key_West, Merritt_Island, Micanopy, Orlando, Sanibel_Island, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Titusville, wildlife, trails, birding, St_Petersburg, parks, nature, Homosassa, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Florida Zoofari |
|
| Because of this exhibit, Lowry Park Zoo was named the number one zoo in the United States for young children by Child Magazine. |
|
| Tags: Gulf_Breeze, Jacksonville, Merritt_Island, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm_Beach, Sarasota, Tampa, zoos, wildlife, family, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Blast Off or Come Down to Earth at Cocoa Beach |
|
| The "World's Most Diverse Estuary," the Indian River Lagoon snakes along The Space Coast, comprised of the Indian and Banana Rivers and Mosquito Lagoon. There's not a beach in sight, but you won't miss it a bit. |
|
| Tags: Cocoa_Beach, Merritt_Island, Titusville, Kennedy_Space_Center, kayaking, zoos, sealife, dining, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Exploring Estuaries: Indian River Lagoon and Charlotte Harbor |
|
| I'm startled from my historical reverie by some movement in the grass. Could I be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the threatened Atlantic salt marsh snake? |
|
| Tags: Charlotte_Harbor, Cocoa, Cocoa_Beach, Merritt_Island, New_Smyrna_Beach, Tampa, kayaking, wildlife, parks, nature, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Indian River Lagoon National Scenic Highway |
|
| Located on more than 6,000-acres of the Canaveral National Seashore, this world-class facility is known not only for its advancement of space exploration, but also for its dedication to preserving the natural environment and providing a home for thousands of native wildlife species. |
|
| Tags: Cocoa, Cocoa_Beach, Merritt_Island, Sebastian, driving_tours, Scenic_Highway, Titusville, nature, Melbourne, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Winged Imaginations |
|
| . . . there's that certain something about flight that puts our collective imagination in a tailspin and ends us up landing on Florida's Space Coast. Not only because it's home to Kennedy Space Center, but because of the depth of winged things one can experience in this one-of-a-kind environment of aeronautical and natural wonders - from butterflies and bald eagles to space shuttles and Flying Tigers. |
|
| Tags: Cocoa, Merritt_Island, Titusville, family, Kennedy_Space_Center, nature, birding, Melbourne, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Just Add Water |
|
| Drive the wildlife trail and main road across estuary, scrub, and pine flatwoods to the Manatee Observation Deck, where the docile, blimpy marine mammals gather. |
|
| Tags: Cape_Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa_Beach, Merritt_Island, surfing, nature, cruises, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| City Profile: Cape Canaveral |
|
| Other highlights include the Rocket Garden; the Launch Status Center, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at mission briefings every hour; Space Shuttle Plaza, a full-sized replica of a shuttle orbiter; and Astronaut Memorial, which honors the astronauts who gave their lives to further space exploration. |
|
| Tags: Cape_Canaveral, Cocoa, Merritt_Island, Titusville, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Birding in Northeast Florida |
|
| Belted kingfishers, brown pelicans, double-crested cormorants and a variety of herons and egrets live in nearby marshes and are regularly spotted. |
|
| Tags: Amelia_Island, Fernandina_Beach, Melbourne, Merritt_Island, Ponte_Vedra_Beach, Sebastian, Tallahassee, Titusville, Vero_Beach, birding, wildlife, parks, driving_tours, |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| The Great Florida Birding Trail |
|
| From beautiful beaches to lost-in-time wetlands, birders of all levels can experience Florida's diverse habitat, wildlife and local flavor while engaging in ornithological pursuits. |
|
| Tags: Apalachicola, Crystal_River, Fernandina_Beach, Lake_Wales, Merritt_Island, Seaside, Suwannee, Titusville, birding, parks, nature, wildlife, tours, hiking, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Wildlife Calendar |
|
| Nowhere else can you see reclusive alligators, playful manatees and beautifully plumed water birds all in a single day. |
|
| Tags: Big_Pine_Key, Crystal_River, Gainesville, Key_Largo, Marco_Island, Melbourne, Merritt_Island, Navarre, Orlando, Sanibel_Island, Sarasota, Sebastian, Titusville, nature, kayaking, hiking, canoeing, wildlife, parks, Everglades_National_Park, dolphins, Florida_Keys, manatees, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
