Travel
to Cocoa Beach Florida
- by Jean
Pardue
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Cocoa Beach, Florida -
The Undiscovered Country
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- The more you
understand about any subject, the more
interesting it becomes. As you read this
article you'll find that the subject of Cocoa
Beach is certainly no exception.
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The Space Coast, as it
is known, is home to the John F. Kennedy
Space Center and Cape Canaveral. Cocoa Beach,
Florida is only fifteen miles from the
Kennedy Space Center and the city thrived
when NASA employees and their families
started to take up residence there during the
1960s. Parades took place in the city to
celebrate manned space missions.
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More Facts about
Cocoa Beach
The area was the
backdrop for the story of a fictitious
astronaut in the hit TV show, I Dream
of Jeannie.
The city is
located in Brevard County and the
census for 2005 showed a population of
12,435. Kyustendil in Bulgaria is its
only sister city.
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- Cocoa sometimes
flaunts hordes of sightseeing tourists with
its great beaches, scenery, wildlife and
sporting opportunities. The large tourism
center of Orlando is only an hour away by
car.
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- The mild climate of
the Mideastern seaboard an ideal place for
playing golf, surfing, parasailing or
deep-sea fishing. Cocoa Beach Florida claims
to have the largest surf shop in the world.
It sells everything related to surfing and
skating and there is a surfing museum, a
surfing training center and a sculpture
garden.
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Port Canaveral is close
by, where major companies dock their cruise
ships and there is the opportunity to sample
a casino cruise ship. Local wildlife includes
dolphins and Florida Manatee. The Kennedy
Space Center attracts many visitors and there
are exhibits of space exploration hardware
and memorabilia in the museums, two IMAX
theatres and bus tours.
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- The local zoo is
called Brevard Zoo and contains animals and
birds from every continent and has
conservation programs in place. There are
guided kayak tours and a zoo train for the
children to enjoy.
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Visitors can hand feed
the giraffes and see rhino, alligators and
crocodiles and Indonesian fruit bats.
Australian species include kangaroos and
wallabies, kookaburras and cockatoos. Various
types of monkeys and llamas are from South
America. The collection has a good reputation
at Cocoa Beach Florida in trying to help
endangered species.
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- Wildlife can also be
seen at the Merritt Island National Wildlife
Refuge. NASA owns the land near Cocoa Beach
Florida, which stretches over 140,000 acres
and covers different terrain, including
marshes, coastal dunes, pine forests and oak
hammocks.
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There are plant
species, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians
and mammals, some of which are on the
endangered list. Visitors can explore on
walking or driving trails, by canoe or boat
and there is limited fishing and wildfowl
hunting allowed.
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- There is not a doubt
that the topic of Cocoa Beach, FL can be
fascinating. If you still have unanswered
questions about this area or travel to
Florida, you may find what you're looking for
in the next article.
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- Side Note::
Florida is the 27th state in the Union and
can be a very exciting place to visit with
numerous locations and attractions for the
entire family. Finding facts about Florida is
essential, especially if you are planning a
Cocoa Beach holiday or considering making the
Sunshine State your home.
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Destinations
and Travel Spots in
Florida
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Traveling
to St. Augustine
Florida
- When making a decision about
traveling in Florida, make sure and
add St. Augustine to your list. It's
the oldest city, you know...
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Vacation
in
Florida
- Discover what to do in the state
of FL when making your traveling
plans. No matter if this is a photo
trip or a family vacation I know you
will enjoy reading this one!
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Jean
Pardue is a
professional travel writer located in the
Southeastern USA. Her work has been published
online and she travels with her stock
photographer husband, Bob
Pardue,
extensively around the US.
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