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Come grab
some fun at
Orlando’s
closest beach,
Cocoa Beach,
Florida.
Cocoa Beach is on Florida’s beautiful Space Coast.This
classic iconic beach town has cruise ships and rocket
trips, fishing rigs & dinosaur digs, surf megastores & surf
lessons, riverfront tee times & oceanfront happy hours,
art galleries and gourmet galleys, 1,000-island kayak tours
and 1,000 reasons more to vacation with your family at
THE Great American Beach.
Cocoa Beach is the east coast surfing capital with its world
champion surfers, world famous Ron Jon’s One of a Kind
Surf Shop and Museum, and Cocoa Beach Surf Company.
Cocoa Beach is the perfect spot to learn how to surf with
its easy going surf and its many surfing schools. Are you a
daredevil? Take up kite surfing or parasailing.
If you prefer live aquatic mammals, take a kayaking trip
around Cocoa Beach’s Thousand Islands where hundreds
of manatees, dolphins and other wildlife dwell. Many local
kayaking trails are a birdwatcher’s paradise. Cocoa Beach is
also part of the largest sea turtle nesting grounds.
Cocoa Beach offers a large variety of hotels and resorts.
Whether you are planning a family beach vacation, leisure
travel, a business trip, a weekend getaway, or just a day at
the beach, you’ll find the right room at the right price.
You can visit attractions like the Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex or the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Takeoff on the Shuttle Launch Experience or marvel at
one of the rocket liftoffs launched throughout the year.
Cocoa Beach is Orlando’s closest beach – only 45 minutes
from Orlando International Airport and less than an hour
from the world famous central Florida theme parks. Visit
www.legendaryCocoaBeach.com to learn more.
Discover
attractions &
distractions
that are out
of this world.
The endless fun in and around Cocoa Beach includes:
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Cruises from Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Disney
Cruise Lines at Port Canaveral
The Dinosaur Store and Museum
Cocoa Beach Pier
Cocoa Beach Surf Museum
Astronaut Hall of Fame
U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum
Valiant Air Command Warbird Air Museum
American Police Hall of Fame & Museum
Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science
Brevard Veterans Memorial Park & Veterans Military Museum
Constitution Bicentennial Park
Surfside Playhouse
Indian River Queen Riverboat Dinner Cruises
Lone Cabbage Airboat Rides
Cocoa Village River District
Harry T. & Harriet V. Moore Memorial Park & Cultural Center
Shop, dine
unwind or
go wild!
Sample the goods and good times including:
Ron Jon Surf Shop and Surf School
Cocoa Beach Surf Company and Surf Camp
Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach, Inc.
The Cove at Port Canaveral
Fish Tales Tours
Sobe Surf Eco Tours
Eco-Adventure Tours
Cocoa Beach Country Club
Coconuts on the Beach
Wildside Tours
Cocoa Beach Kayaking
Jungle Adventures
Marine Science Center
Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Canaveral National Seashore
Brevard Zoo
Spruce Creek Park, Sidney Fischer Park & Shepard Park
Hotels to suite everyone’s
tastes & budget.
Best Western Oceanfront
5600 N. Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 783-7621 ext. 366
www.bestwesterncocoabeach.com
Courtyard by Marriott
Cocoa Beach/Cape Canaveral
3435 North Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 784-4800 • (800) 321-2211
www.courtyardcocoabeach.com
Days Inn
Cocoa Beach
5500 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 784-2550
www.daysinncocoabeach.com
Doubletree Hotel
Cocoa Beach - Oceanfront
2080 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 783-9222 • (800) 552-3224
www.cocoabeachdoubletree.com
Four Points by Sheraton
“It’s a new stay!”
Hotels in
the heart of
Florida’s Space Coast
Cocoa Beach
4001 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 783-8717 • (866) 225-0145
www.fourpoints.com/cocoabeach
Hilton
Cocoa Beach Oceanfront
1550 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 799-0003 • (800) HILTONS
www.hiltoncocoabeach.com
International Palms Resort
& Conference Center – COCOA BEACH
1300 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 783-2271 • (800) 206-2747
www.internationalpalms.com
Quality Suites
Cocoa Beach
3655 North Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 783-6868 • (800) 228-5151
www.qualitysuitescocoabeach.com
Radisson Resort
at the Port
8701 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
(321) 784-0000 • (800) 333-3333
www.radisson.com/capecanaveralfl
Residence Inn by Marriott
Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach
8959 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
(321) 323-1100
www.marriott.com/mlbri
Ron Jon® Cape Caribe Resort
1000 Shorewood Drive, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
(321) 799-4900 • (888) 933-3030
www.ronjonresort.com
Hampton Inn
Beachfront Wakulla Suites
Cocoa Beach/Cape Canaveral
3425 North Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 799-4099 • (800)-HAMPTON
www.hamptoninncocoabeach.com
3550 North Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
(321) 783-2230 • (800) 992-5852
www.wakullasuites.com
Catch the
coolest
events on
the coast!
Below are some
highlights in 2011:
January 2011
Man Of La Mancha at The Cocoa Village Playhouse!
Space Coast Wildlife Birding Festival
February 2011
The King And I at The Cocoa Village Playhouse
Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery
March 2011
Laughter & Reflection With Carol Burnett – King Center
April 2011
Mamma Mia! – King Center
Final Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour
May 2011
Thunder On The Beach: Super Boat Grand Prix
June 2011
Hot Rod Caravan At Port Canaveral
FSFA Offshore Slam Fishing Tournament
July 2011
Cocoa’s Riverfront Independence Celebration
with Brevard Symphony Orchestra
September 2011
National Kidney Foundation Surf Festival
October 2011
3rd Annual Cocoa Beach Air Show
November 2011
Space Coast Arts Festival
Space Coast Birding &
Wildlife Festival
located on
www.legendaryCocoaBeach.com