Places to Explore In Northeast Coast

Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach

At the northeasternmost reach of Florida, Amelia Island has beautiful beaches with enormous sand dunes along its eastern flank, a state park with a Civil...

• 3 Restaurants
• 8 Hotels
• 19 Things To Do

Cape Canaveral

The once-bustling commercial fishing area of Port Canaveral is still home to a small shrimping fleet, charter boats, and party fishing boats, but its main...

• 3 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Cocoa

Not to be confused with the seaside community of Cocoa Beach, the small town of Cocoa sits smack-dab on mainland Florida and faces the Intracoastal...

• 2 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 4 Things To Do

Cocoa Beach

After crossing a long and high bridge just east of Cocoa Village, you drop down upon a barrier island. A few miles farther and you'll...

• 3 Restaurants
• 5 Hotels
• 5 Things To Do

Daytona Beach

Best known for the Daytona 500, Daytona has been the center of automobile racing since cars were first raced along the beach here in 1902...

• 7 Restaurants
• 5 Hotels
• 15 Things To Do

Fort George Island

One of the oldest inhabited areas of Florida, Fort George Island is lush with foliage, natural vegetation, and wildlife. A 4-mile nature and bike trail...

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Gainesville

The University of Florida (UF) anchors this sprawling town. Visitors are mostly Gator football fans and parents of students, so the styles and costs of...

• 1 Restaurants
• 5 Hotels
• 6 Things To Do

Jacksonville

Jacksonville is an underrated vacation spot. It offers appealing downtown riverside areas, handsome residential neighborhoods, a thriving arts scene, spectacular beaches, craft breweries, inventive eateries...

• 13 Restaurants
• 5 Hotels
• 22 Things To Do

Jacksonville Beaches

Perhaps because the Intracoastal Waterway isn't all that wide where it separates the mainland from the beaches, people here aren't likely to think of themselves...

• 6 Restaurants
• 5 Hotels
• 9 Things To Do

Mayport

Dating back more than 300 years, this fishing village has several excellent and very casual seafood restaurants and markets, as well as a commercial shrimping...

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 1 Things To Do

Melbourne

Despite its dependence on the high-tech space industry, this town is decidedly laid-back. Most of the city is on the mainland, but a small portion...

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

New Smyrna Beach

The long, dune-lined beach of this small town abuts the Canaveral National Seashore. Behind the dunes sit beach houses, small motels, and an occasional high-rise...

• 4 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 6 Things To Do

Ocala National Forest

This breathtaking, 383,000-acre national forest off Route 40 has lakes, springs, rivers, hiking trails, campgrounds, and historic sites. It also has the largest off-highway vehicle...

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

St. Augustine

Along the banks of the shining Matanzas River lies St. Augustine, the nation’s oldest city. It shows its age with charm, its history revealed in...

• 13 Restaurants
• 15 Hotels
• 32 Things To Do

Titusville

• 2 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 5 Things To Do