Guidebook for Melbourne

Amy
Guidebook for Melbourne

Food Scene

This is hands down the BEST pizza! We eat several times a month, both dine-in and delivery.
Brooklyn Pizza & Pasta Inc
5410 Murrell Rd
This is hands down the BEST pizza! We eat several times a month, both dine-in and delivery.
This is a nice laid back local restaurant chain offering beach fair.
Long Doggers - Viera
1970 Viera Blvd
This is a nice laid back local restaurant chain offering beach fair.
The closest coffee place.
23 locals recommend
Dunkin'
5810 N Atlantic Ave
23 locals recommend
The closest coffee place.
Who doesn't love a chicken sandwich from here?
Chick-fil-A
777 E Merritt Island Causeway
Who doesn't love a chicken sandwich from here?
Awesome burgers!
Burger 21
7171 Lake Andrew Dr
Awesome burgers!
Our favorite Mexican in the area. If you go, we highly recommend the Carnitas.
Fiesta Azteca of Suntree
6765 N Wickham Rd
Our favorite Mexican in the area. If you go, we highly recommend the Carnitas.
Locally owned, fresh Mexican food
Tequila Azul
6630 Colonnade Ave
Locally owned, fresh Mexican food

Essentials

The local grocery store, with the added bonus that this is a Greenwise Publix, meaning they have expanded options in the organic/all-natural category.
Publix Super Market at Stadium Corners at Viera
5380 Stadium Pkwy
The local grocery store, with the added bonus that this is a Greenwise Publix, meaning they have expanded options in the organic/all-natural category.
Super Target, groceries and more.
19 locals recommend
Target
250 Crockett Blvd
19 locals recommend
Super Target, groceries and more.

Arts & Culture

The local cinemas.
9 locals recommend
AMC Avenue 16
2241 Town Center Ave
9 locals recommend
The local cinemas.
Privately run museum housing a large collection of war planes. If you're interested in US war history, well worth the 2-3 hours you can spend here.
24 locals recommend
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
6600 Tico Rd
24 locals recommend
Privately run museum housing a large collection of war planes. If you're interested in US war history, well worth the 2-3 hours you can spend here.

Sightseeing

Head here for a nice little downtown area with shops, restaurants, and a riverfront park.
50 locals recommend
Historic Cocoa Village Association
600 Florida Ave
50 locals recommend
Head here for a nice little downtown area with shops, restaurants, and a riverfront park.

Everything Else

Local donuts, great for a weekend breakfast.
6 locals recommend
Love Bugs Bakery
5445 Murrell Rd
6 locals recommend
Local donuts, great for a weekend breakfast.
Historic landmark on Florida's Space Coast, the world-famous Cocoa Beach Pier stretches 800 feet over the Atlantic Ocean and is home to restaurants, bars, gift shops and live musical entertainment. In addition to great fishing, the Cocoa Beach Pier offers fishing equipment rentals, beach rentals, fresh water showers, regulation beach volleyball courts, lifeguards year round and some of the absolute best surfing on the East Coast! (excerpt from website)
261 locals recommend
Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier
401 Meade Ave
261 locals recommend
Historic landmark on Florida's Space Coast, the world-famous Cocoa Beach Pier stretches 800 feet over the Atlantic Ocean and is home to restaurants, bars, gift shops and live musical entertainment. In addition to great fishing, the Cocoa Beach Pier offers fishing equipment rentals, beach rentals, fresh water showers, regulation beach volleyball courts, lifeguards year round and some of the absolute best surfing on the East Coast! (excerpt from website)

Entertainment & Activities

Great for kids and anyone interested in space travel! A little pricey though...
772 locals recommend
Kennedy Space Center
772 locals recommend
Great for kids and anyone interested in space travel! A little pricey though...
Second busiest cruise port in the United States. There is a Visitor Center, a beach and pier (Jetty Park) as well as several restaurants where you can eat on patios overlooking the water. On the weekends, you can grab lunch while watching the cruise ships come and go.
141 locals recommend
Port Canaveral
9005 Charles M Rowland Dr
141 locals recommend
Second busiest cruise port in the United States. There is a Visitor Center, a beach and pier (Jetty Park) as well as several restaurants where you can eat on patios overlooking the water. On the weekends, you can grab lunch while watching the cruise ships come and go.
Great place to rent any kind of boat, from pontoons, to speed boats, to jet skis.
13 locals recommend
321 Boat Rentals & Club
1101 North Harbor City Boulevard
13 locals recommend
Great place to rent any kind of boat, from pontoons, to speed boats, to jet skis.
Local stadium where Washington Nationals did Spring Training until they moved last year. You can still catch the Brevard Manatees, a Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliate. The stadium also hosts fairs, car shows, and other events throughout the year.
28 locals recommend
Space Coast Stadium
5800 Stadium Pkwy
28 locals recommend
Local stadium where Washington Nationals did Spring Training until they moved last year. You can still catch the Brevard Manatees, a Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliate. The stadium also hosts fairs, car shows, and other events throughout the year.

Parks & Nature

Almost guaranteed to see some alligators if you spend some time here. You can drive around or get out and hike depending on what you are feeling.
49 locals recommend
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
49 locals recommend
Almost guaranteed to see some alligators if you spend some time here. You can drive around or get out and hike depending on what you are feeling.