This is the ClOSEST Beach to Disney and the Theme Parks 

SIGHTSEEING - - - - 

*DISNEY, UNIVERSAL, SEA WORLD                                                 60 Minutes

*BARRIER ISLAND SANCTUARY                                                      60 Minutes

Learn about sea turtles through exhibits and activities. Then explore on guided or unguided hiking trails and turtle walks. Our beach has the largest concentration of nests for Loggerhead sea turtles and the only area in the world where all three turtles nest: Green Turtles, Leatherback Turtles, and Loggerheads. They're 300 to 1300 pounds!

*KENNEDY SPACE CENTER                                                              20 Minutes
*Brevard Zoo with zip lines                                                                  30 Minutes

*Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science                                 60 Minutes

*Mimm's-air boat rides                                                                       30 Minutes

*FLORIDA ECO-SAFARI....Rattlesnake zipline                                       70 Minutes

WORLD-CLASS BEACHES, FISHING, SURFING, & BOATING - - - -

*Jetty Park State Park with fishing Pier, surfing, jet skis                              5 Minutes

*Cocoa Beach Pier                                                                                 5 Minutes

*Port Canaveral, Cruise ships, Fishing charters, Waterfront dining               5 Minutes  

* Victory Casino Cruise                                                                          5 Minutes

 SPORTS - - - -

*Surf Lessons....Ron Jon's

*Golf-N-Gator

*Basketball courts across the street

*Cocoa Beach Country Club....Golf

*Bikes & 3 wheeled Motorcycles

RESTAURANTS - - - -

* Millikan's Reef                                                                          5 Minutes
* Rusty's at the Port                                                                       5 Minutes
* Fish Lips                                                                                   5 Minutes
* Coconut's on the Beach                                                               15 Minutes
* La Fiesta Mexican                                                                      2 Minutes
* Kelsey's Pizza                                                                             5 Minutes

SHOPPING - - - - 
* Merritt Island MALL                                                                  15 Minutes
* Publix Super Market                                                                    8 Minutes        
*Cocoa Village Shops                                                                   20 Minutes

LOGISTICS:
* Melbourne International Airport (MLB)                                        30 Minutes

* Orlando International Airport (MCO)                                         45 Minutes

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....~ 'one hundred' years from now it will not matter what car, house, money, and clothes I had, But the world may be a little better because I was important in the life of a child.