Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach & Florida's Space Coast: Great Destinations A Complete Guide

by Marcum, Dianne

• ISBN13: 9781581570793
• ISBN10: 1581570791
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-17
• Publisher: Countryman Press

Summary

Great Destinations puts the "guide" back in "guidebook." "Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered...Readable, tasteful, appealingly designed. Strong on dining, lodging, culture, and history."--National Geographic Traveler. "A crisp and critical approach for travelers who want to live like locals."--USA Today. Distinctive for their accuracy, simplicity, and conversational tone, the diverse travel guides in our Great Destinations series meet the conflicting demands of the modern traveler. They're packed full of up-to-date information to help plan the perfect getaway. And they're compact and light enough to come along for the ride. A tool you'll turn to before, during, and after your trip, these guides include: Chapters on lodging, dining, transportation, history, shopping, recreation, and more! A section packed with practical information, such as lists of banks, hospitals, post offices, laundry mats, numbers for police, fire, and rescue, and other relevant information. Maps of regions and locales. Just 35 miles east of Orlando, this 72 mile stretch of Florida coastline is home to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Port Canaveral, and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, no to mention wide stretches of sandy beaches and unspoiled nature preserves.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction	p. 10
The Way This Book Works	p. 11
History: The Edge of the Universe	p. 13
Transportation: Follow the Sun	p. 27
Lodging: Dream a Little Dream of Sea	p. 43
Culture: Reach for the Stars	p. 63
Restaurants and Food Purveyors: Catch of the Day	p. 103
Beaches and Surfing: Make a Splash	p. 135
Recreation: Nature's Theme Park	p. 155
Shopping: Buried Treasures	p. 197
Information: Practical Matters	p. 227
Index	p. 241
Lodging Index	p. 252
Dining Index	p. 254
Maps
Brevard County	p. 6
Florida's Highways	p. 31
Cape Canaveral & Cocoa Beach	p. 35
Port Canaveral	p. 36
Central Brevard	p. 37
North Brevard	p. 38
South Brevard	p. 39
Viewing a Space Launch	p. 65
Nature Preserves and Parks	p. 157
Wildlife Profiles
Sea Turtle	p. 15
Bald Eagle and Osprey	p. 29
Bottlenose Dolphin	p. 51
Roseate Spoonbill	p. 99
Pelican	p. 121
Great Blue Heron	p. 144
Manatee	p. 182
Alligator	p. 217
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