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What to do in Central East Florida
Outdoors • Cultural and Historical • Recreation and Tours • Attractions
Outdoors
 Blue Spring State Park
2100 W. French Ave., Orange City. (904) 775-3663. Well known as a winter home for endangered manatees, the Park features more than a dozen distinct biological communities.
Brevard Zoo
8225 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne. (Exit 73 on I-95). (407) 254-WILD.
More than 400 animals from native Florida, Latin America and Australia. Free-flight aviary, animal contact yard, train ride, snack bar, gift shop.
Bulow Creek State Park
3351 Old Dixie Hwy., Ormond Beach. (904) 676-4040. The dominant feature of this park is the 800-year old Fairchild live oak, a monument to the vitality of the land.
Bulow Plantation Ruins State Historic Site
P.O Box 655, Bunnell. (904) 517-2084. Ruins of a coquina sugar mill, destroyed during the Second Seminole Indian War.
Canaveral National Seashore
308 Julia St., Titusville. (321) 267-1110. Part of a barrier island with 24 miles of undeveloped beach and wetland environment, the park offers sanctuary for more than 1,000 species of plants and 300 species of birds.
De Leon Springs State Recreation Area
601 Ponce De Leon Blvd, De Leon Springs. (904) 985-4212. De Leon Springs delivers millions of gallons of water daily; visitors can explore by swimming, canoeing, or a nature trail.
Fort Pierce Inlet State Recreation Area
905 Shorewinds Drive, Fort Pierce. (561) 468-3985. This 348-acre park of beach, dunes and coastal hammock includes nearby Jack Island, a favorite with birdwatchers.
Hontoon Island State Park
2309 River Ridge Rd., DeLand. (904) 736-5309. Once inhabited by Timucuan Indians, this island was also a dry cattle ranch and pioneer homestead. Now accessible by private boat or ferry.
Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail
(800) 871-4403. A 110-mile trail with panoramic views of the lake, marshes, waterbirds and wildlife.
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 488, DeLeon Springs. (904) 985-4673. Visitors can walk on nature trails through pine and hardwood forests in this 19,000-acre refuge.
Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve
25 mi. NW of Okeechobee via Hwy. 441 and CR 724. Okeechobee. (941) 462-5360. Preserve with rich variety of flora and fauna.
McKee Botanical Gardens
350 U.S. HWY 1, Vero Beach. (561) 794-0601. Currently under restoration, this public garden was originally founded in 1932. Call for public tours schedule.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 6504, Titusville. (321) 861-0667.
One of Florida's premier wildlife viewing areas, the refuge features marshes and uplands surrounding Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area
9700 S. A1A, Melbourne Beach. (321) 984-4852. This saltwater fishing location is also site of a Spanish salvor's encampment.
Tomoka State Park
2099 N. Beach St., Ormond Beach. (904) 676-4050. Early Native Americans once lived off this area's fish-filled lagoons.
Turkey Creek Sanctuary
1502 Port Malabar Blvd., NE, Palm Bay. (407) 952-3433. Boardwalks allow visitors to see sand pine scrub, hardwood hammock and wet hardwood forest.
Cultural and Historical
BCC's Astronaut Memorial Planetarium
1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa. (321) 634-3732. Star shows and movies, observatory, telescopes, hands-on displays.
Brevard Museum of Art & Science
1463 Highland Ave., Melbourne. (321) 242-0737. Hands-on children's exhibits on physics, chemistry and mechanics.
Brevard Museum of History & Science
2201 Michigan Ave., Cocoa. (321) 632-1830. Special exhibits, nature trails.
The Casements
25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach. (904) 676-3216. Restored winter home of John D. Rockefeller. Art gallery.
Center for the Fine Arts
3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. (561) 231-0707. Largest cultural arts facility of its kind on the Treasure Coast. National, international art exhibitions.
DeLand Museum of Art
600 N. Woodland Blvd., Deland. (904) 734-4371. Changing exhibit schedule every eight weeks.
Halifax Historical Museum
252 S. Beach St., Daytona Beach. (904) 255-6976. Museum displays a timeline of Florida history, including photographs, war memorabilia, models, and portraits.
Indian River Citrus Museum
2140 14th Ave., Vero Beach. (561) 770-2263. Museum tells the story and preserves artifacts, photos and memorabilia of pioneers who established the county's citrus industry.
Liberty Bell Museum
1601 Oak St., Melbourne. (321) 727-1776. Full-size replica of the Liberty Bell and home of American history and war artifacts.
Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation
640 Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd., Daytona Beach. (904) 255-1401. Nestled amid the Bethune-Cookman College campus, this historic home is preserved as it was when Bethune lived here and Eleanor Roosevelt visited.
Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
3865 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne. (321) 632-1111. Opera, ballet, shows and other performances.
Museum of Arts and Sciences
1040 Museum Blvd., Daytona Beach. (904) 255-0285. Changing and permanent exhibits and art, science and history collections.
Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts
1776 Lightfoot Lane, P.O. Box 6, Barberville. (904) 749-2959.
Folk art settlement dedicated to preserving local history.
 Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
4931 S. Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet. (904) 761-1821. Offers a panoramic view of the Daytona Beach area
St. Lucie County Historical Museum
414 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. (561) 462-1795. Exhibits include the loss of the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet, restored 1919 fire engine, and a Seminole encampment.
Surfside Players
PO Box 320053, Cocoa Beach, FL 32952-0053; (321) 783-3013; fax (321) 799-4242 Live theater on Cocoa Beach.
UDT/Seal Museum
3300 N. A1A, Hutchinson Island, Fort Pierce. (561) 595-5845.
Features the origin and wartime triumphs of the UDT and the SEALS.
Valiant Air Command Aviation Museum
6600 Tico Road (Space Center Executive Airport), Titusville. (321) 268-1941. One of the nation's newest military aviation museums, including artifacts from WWI through Desert Storm.
Recreation/Tours
Ace of Hearts Ranch
7400 Bridal Path Lane, Cocoa. (321) 638-0104; fax (407) 638-0104
Back Country Charter Service
270 Greenwood Circle, Ormond Beach. (904) 672-8929; fax (904) 673-5230
Discover Diving Dive Center
92 Dunlawton Ave., Daytona Beach. (904) 760-3483
Dockside—Harborlight Inn Resort
1160 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce. (561) 468-3555; fax (561) 465-8009
Florida Ranch Tours
PO Box 12912, Fort Pierce. (561) 467-2001; fax (561) 461-5334
Funday Discovery Tours
1905 Atlantic Street, Apt. #325, Melbourne Beach. (321) 725-0796; fax (321) 724-0736
Grasshopper Airboat Rides
3530 Carnaveral Groves Boulevard, Cocoa. (321) 631-2990
Holly Bluff Marina
2280 Hontoon Rd., DeLand. (904) 822-9992; fax (904) 822-6978
Honest John's Fish Camp
750 Mullet Creek Rd., Melbourne Beach. (321) 727-2923
Kayaks, Etc.
2626 U.S. Highway #1, Vero Beach. (561) 794-9900; fax (561) 794-9911
The ”Manatee”
PO Box 1227, New Smyrna Beach. (904) 428-0201; fax (904) 428-2662
Nix's Fishing Headquarters/
Lake Okeechobee Guide Association
3235 Highway 441 SE, Okeechobee. (941) 763-2248; fax (941) 763-2248
Ocean Lady Charters
2000 Newfound Harbor Drive, Merritt Island. (321) 452-2564
Osprey Outfitters
132 S Dixie Ave., Titusville. (321) 267-3535
Safari River Tours, Inc.
1905 Hontoon Rd., DeLand. (904) 740-0333;
fax (904) 740-7577
Sea Venture Charter Boats
380 Pine Boulevard, Merritt Island. (321) 453-6764
Skydive DeLand, Inc.
P.O.Box 3071, DeLand. (904) 738-3539; fax (904) 736-1233
Space Coast Nature Tours
30 N. Holiday Lane, Titusville. (321) 267-4551; fax (321) 267-4551
Attractions
Daytona Beach Garden Show
763 North Beach Street, Ormond Beach. (904) 677-1836; fax (904) 671-1855.
DAYTONA USA
1801 W International Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach. (904) 947-6800; fax (904) 947-6802 Motorsports attraction includes history and technology.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
5600 US One N, Fort Pierce. (561) 465-2400; fax (561) 468-6910. Founded to explore the mystery of Earth’s oceans.
 Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center. (321) 452-2121; fax (321) 449-4344. See space shuttle launch pads, Apollo/Saturn V Center.
Old Spanish Sugar Mill
PO Box 691, DeLeon Springs. (904) 985-5644; fax (904) 985-3315. Make your own pancakes at the table.
US Astronaut Hall of Fame
6225 Vectorspace Boulevard, Titusville. (321) 269-6100 ext. 6120; fax (321) 267-3970. World’s Largest collection of U.S. astronaut artifacts and memorabilia.
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