Guidebook for Cape Canaveral

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Guidebook for Cape Canaveral

Arts & Culture

Excellent Natural History Exhibits
24 locals recommend
Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science
2201 Michigan Ave
24 locals recommend
Excellent Natural History Exhibits

Food Scene

Located at the "Cove" at the port. Innovative menu (fried Lionfish). Nice port view. I especially love the seafood alfredo/pasta. $$
173 locals recommend
Grills Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar
500 Glen Cheek Dr
173 locals recommend
Located at the "Cove" at the port. Innovative menu (fried Lionfish). Nice port view. I especially love the seafood alfredo/pasta. $$
Great calamari. Fresh fish sandwiches/dinners Happy hour oyster and wing deals and great beer on tap. Nice deck overlooking the port. Music. Love this place, have been going here for years with friends and family. "To go" available.
80 locals recommend
Rusty's Seafood and Oyster Bar
628 Glen Cheek Dr
80 locals recommend
Great calamari. Fresh fish sandwiches/dinners Happy hour oyster and wing deals and great beer on tap. Nice deck overlooking the port. Music. Love this place, have been going here for years with friends and family. "To go" available.
Starbucks is inside the Cocoa Beach Surf Company and so is the Shark Pit Grill (great food). Beautiful aquarium. There is also a Starbucks on the corner of 520 and N. Banana River Blvd. I enjoy their special iced coffee concoctions.
20 locals recommend
Starbucks
301 W Cocoa Beach Causeway
20 locals recommend
Starbucks is inside the Cocoa Beach Surf Company and so is the Shark Pit Grill (great food). Beautiful aquarium. There is also a Starbucks on the corner of 520 and N. Banana River Blvd. I enjoy their special iced coffee concoctions.
Love this place. Eat in, delivery or take out. Fantastic, huge pizzas, fresh salads, great pasta. I eat here once or twice a week when I can. Nice little bar with draft beer inside to sit at and wait for your to go order. Outside and indoor tables. Super family friendly. Very popular with locals. Try to order before 6pm they get busy. Tell them Ginny sent you :) 321-868-7177
11 locals recommend
A New York Pizza House
3850 N Atlantic Ave
11 locals recommend
Love this place. Eat in, delivery or take out. Fantastic, huge pizzas, fresh salads, great pasta. I eat here once or twice a week when I can. Nice little bar with draft beer inside to sit at and wait for your to go order. Outside and indoor tables. Super family friendly. Very popular with locals. Try to order before 6pm they get busy. Tell them Ginny sent you :) 321-868-7177
Garlic knots can be awesome. Not as consistently delicious as New York Pizza House but good and very close. Pizza and pasta. Crazy busy Friday and Saturday nights. Coupons are in the townhouse for guests. 321-784-0050
53 locals recommend
Papa Vito's Italian Restaurant And Pizza Kitchen
6200 N Atlantic Ave
53 locals recommend
Garlic knots can be awesome. Not as consistently delicious as New York Pizza House but good and very close. Pizza and pasta. Crazy busy Friday and Saturday nights. Coupons are in the townhouse for guests. 321-784-0050
Very good sushi and Thai and Japanese food. Sushi bar and restaurant. Tommy at the sushi bar is nice. $$
41 locals recommend
Thai Thai Restaurant & Sushi
8660 Astronaut Blvd
41 locals recommend
Very good sushi and Thai and Japanese food. Sushi bar and restaurant. Tommy at the sushi bar is nice. $$
My guests have gone to this Dunkin' Donuts and have given me positive feedback. It is close by. I am not a fan of DD.
23 locals recommend
Dunkin'
5810 N Atlantic Ave
23 locals recommend
My guests have gone to this Dunkin' Donuts and have given me positive feedback. It is close by. I am not a fan of DD.
I go here often. Sports bar with a surfer theme inside the Cocoa Beach Surf Co.. Really good burgers, salads, pizza, and draft beer. I get their Pizza Florentine with Italian sausage instead of bacon. Bella! Starbucks is also located here. Beautiful, full story fish tank with sharks, eels and tropical fish. Park inside the garage for free.
11 locals recommend
Shark Pit Bar & Grill
4001 N Atlantic Ave
11 locals recommend
I go here often. Sports bar with a surfer theme inside the Cocoa Beach Surf Co.. Really good burgers, salads, pizza, and draft beer. I get their Pizza Florentine with Italian sausage instead of bacon. Bella! Starbucks is also located here. Beautiful, full story fish tank with sharks, eels and tropical fish. Park inside the garage for free.
Recommended by my guests and one of my favorites for lunch. Nice menu, sandwiches, seafood. Next to Papa Vito's.
20 locals recommend
Crackers Island Grille
6290 N Atlantic Ave
20 locals recommend
Recommended by my guests and one of my favorites for lunch. Nice menu, sandwiches, seafood. Next to Papa Vito's.
Very good tacos and nachos. Fresh and flavorful. I don't recommend their margaritas.
8 locals recommend
MEXICO'S GRILL
5240 N Atlantic Ave
8 locals recommend
Very good tacos and nachos. Fresh and flavorful. I don't recommend their margaritas.
Great bagels and coffee. Newly opened.
Bagel 13
5240 N Atlantic Ave
Great bagels and coffee. Newly opened.
Very good seafood. Beer. Very beachy. I've been going here for about 25 years. Local favorite. Live music sometimes. Take the kids for lunch.
127 locals recommend
Sandbar Sports Grill
4301 Ocean Beach Blvd
127 locals recommend
Very good seafood. Beer. Very beachy. I've been going here for about 25 years. Local favorite. Live music sometimes. Take the kids for lunch.

Sightseeing

There is only one Kennedy Space Center! Great Rocket Garden, iMax movies, tours in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
772 locals recommend
Kennedy Space Center
772 locals recommend
There is only one Kennedy Space Center! Great Rocket Garden, iMax movies, tours in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
10 time World Champion Surfer! Grew up and still lives in Cocoa Beach. (you may see him at Grill's at the port or surfing at the pier!)
8 locals recommend
Kelly Slater statue
505 N Orlando Ave
8 locals recommend
10 time World Champion Surfer! Grew up and still lives in Cocoa Beach. (you may see him at Grill's at the port or surfing at the pier!)

Parks & Nature

This is a completely natural beach. The Playalinda National Seashore is unique and pristine. There is limited parking and a small fee to enter. Get there early on holiday weekends.
102 locals recommend
Playalinda Beach
102 locals recommend
This is a completely natural beach. The Playalinda National Seashore is unique and pristine. There is limited parking and a small fee to enter. Get there early on holiday weekends.
Free park on the Banana River.
Manatee Bay Drive
Manatee Bay Drive
Free park on the Banana River.

Shopping

Fun, beachy place to shop. Lots of souvenirs. Has a snack bar and on holiday weekends live music.
346 locals recommend
Ron Jon Surf School
150 E Columbia Ln
346 locals recommend
Fun, beachy place to shop. Lots of souvenirs. Has a snack bar and on holiday weekends live music.
People (my friends and guests) like this store. Lots of beachy, unique items. Low prices. Across A1A from Ron Jon's and Cocoa Beach Surf Co.
12 locals recommend
Bealls Outlet
140 Canaveral Plaza Blvd
12 locals recommend
People (my friends and guests) like this store. Lots of beachy, unique items. Low prices. Across A1A from Ron Jon's and Cocoa Beach Surf Co.

Essentials

Go out McKinley to the light on A1A. Go left and Publix is on your right. Nice sub sandwiches, but go early. There is a nice Mexican restaurant called "Mexico" in the plaza and a Chinese takeout (Ok, not great).
96 locals recommend
Publix Super Market Cornerstone Plaza
5645 N Atlantic Ave
96 locals recommend
Go out McKinley to the light on A1A. Go left and Publix is on your right. Nice sub sandwiches, but go early. There is a nice Mexican restaurant called "Mexico" in the plaza and a Chinese takeout (Ok, not great).
I have had only good experiences with this auto repair shop. Once we had to push my daughter's friends Audi to the shop. Dave diagnosed and ordered parts and had it fixed before her vacation ended. Reasonable prices and they stand by their work. They change oil, fix tires, etc.
Dave's Beach Auto Repair
8200 N Atlantic Ave
I have had only good experiences with this auto repair shop. Once we had to push my daughter's friends Audi to the shop. Dave diagnosed and ordered parts and had it fixed before her vacation ended. Reasonable prices and they stand by their work. They change oil, fix tires, etc.
Specializes in health foods and products, organic, bulk, fresh and natural. Good stuff, reasonable prices.
42 locals recommend
Sunseed Food Coop
6615 N Atlantic Ave
42 locals recommend
Specializes in health foods and products, organic, bulk, fresh and natural. Good stuff, reasonable prices.

Getting Around

There are stops on A1A and the buses go north and south all over the Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach area. Its an inexpensive way to relax and tour the beach area. My kids and their friends took the SCAT all summer long and enjoyed themselves immensely. Stops near Ron Jon's, downtown Cocoa Beach, more. Check their website for more information. ridescat.com
13 locals recommend
Space Coast Area Transit
401 S Varr Ave
13 locals recommend
There are stops on A1A and the buses go north and south all over the Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach area. Its an inexpensive way to relax and tour the beach area. My kids and their friends took the SCAT all summer long and enjoyed themselves immensely. Stops near Ron Jon's, downtown Cocoa Beach, more. Check their website for more information. ridescat.com
Walking distance from the townhouse.
Avis Car Rental
6650 N Atlantic Ave
Walking distance from the townhouse.