Michelle’s guidebook
Sightseeing
This is a fun place to explore, especially if you are a dinosaur or alligator lover!
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I-Store ye-Dinosaur
250 W Cocoa Beach CausewayThis is a fun place to explore, especially if you are a dinosaur or alligator lover!
Golf-N-Gator
6355 N Atlantic AveLots to do besides golf!
Open 24/7... You have to at least walk through!
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Ron Jon Surf School
150 E Columbia LnOpen 24/7... You have to at least walk through!
Rent surfboards, paddleboards, kayaks, bikes. Guided tours also available.
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A1A Beach Rentals & Outdoor Center
6811 N Atlantic AveRent surfboards, paddleboards, kayaks, bikes. Guided tours also available.
Lots of water sport equipment here.
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Kayak Rental, SUP Rental, Craig Cat Rental Cocoa Beach FL - Wildlife Watersports
306 Manatee LnLots of water sport equipment here.
Cute little city with good restaurants and unique shops. Well worth visiting
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Umntwana weCocoa Village Association
600 Florida AveCute little city with good restaurants and unique shops. Well worth visiting
This is a unique zoo. You can kayak around the giraffe island, the aviary allows you to feed the birds, and you can go right inside the kangaroo pen. It’s a nice place to walk and see many kinds of animals in real habitats.
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Brevard Zoo
8225 N Wickham RdThis is a unique zoo. You can kayak around the giraffe island, the aviary allows you to feed the birds, and you can go right inside the kangaroo pen. It’s a nice place to walk and see many kinds of animals in real habitats.
Veterans Memorial Park
Obloy Family Ranch
165 Gator DrCocoa Village
Manatee Sanctuary Park
701 Thurm BlvdMerritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
1987 Scrub Jay WayHospital
If an emergency arises, this is a wonderful hospital with caring employees and doctors.
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Health First's Cape Canaveral Hospital: Emergency Room
701 West Cocoa Beach CausewayIf an emergency arises, this is a wonderful hospital with caring employees and doctors.
Food scene
Clean, well stocked grocery store with great BOGO's. There are also tasty meals to just heat up at home at a fair price.
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Publix Super Market Cornerstone Plaza
5645 N Atlantic AveClean, well stocked grocery store with great BOGO's. There are also tasty meals to just heat up at home at a fair price.
Try the fish of the day platter, or bacon-wrapped scallops! Usually they have live entertainment also.
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Grills Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar
500 Glen Cheek DrTry the fish of the day platter, or bacon-wrapped scallops! Usually they have live entertainment also.
It's a local place with a great view! You must go out to the end and relax at Rikki Tikki bar and watch the waves and surfers. It is an amazing spot. It was bought by Westgate and is now more touristy and expensive, but is still worth seeing. Take a beach walk and bring flips and money, and drop right in.
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Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier
401 Meade AveIt's a local place with a great view! You must go out to the end and relax at Rikki Tikki bar and watch the waves and surfers. It is an amazing spot. It was bought by Westgate and is now more touristy and expensive, but is still worth seeing. Take a beach walk and bring flips and money, and drop right in.
Pricey, but a great place for healthy, organic, local food. They also have unique local gifts.
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Sunseed Food Coop
6615 N Atlantic AvePricey, but a great place for healthy, organic, local food. They also have unique local gifts.
Fresh fish, scallops, shrimp; right off the boats. I haven't tried their restaurant, but the fresh seafood is wonderful to bring back and fix at home!
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Seafood Atlantic
520 Glen Cheek DrFresh fish, scallops, shrimp; right off the boats. I haven't tried their restaurant, but the fresh seafood is wonderful to bring back and fix at home!
It is in the south Cocoa Beach Publix center, but is a wonderful restaurant! Great drinks, great seafood. It’s a bit pricey, but a special night out.
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Florida's Fresh Grill
2039 N Atlantic AveIt is in the south Cocoa Beach Publix center, but is a wonderful restaurant! Great drinks, great seafood. It’s a bit pricey, but a special night out.
Lots of beer choices, good sports channels, nice employees, good food
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Rising Tide Tap & Table
523 Glen Cheek DrLots of beer choices, good sports channels, nice employees, good food
Wonderful food, all cooked and baked on site. Nice owners, cute atmosphere.
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Simply Delicious Cafe & Bakery
125 N Orlando AveWonderful food, all cooked and baked on site. Nice owners, cute atmosphere.
It’s our go-to place for meeting friends for breakfast, especially after a walk around “downtown Cocoa Beach”. Good lunch choices also.
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Juice 'N Java Cafe
75 N Orlando AveIt’s our go-to place for meeting friends for breakfast, especially after a walk around “downtown Cocoa Beach”. Good lunch choices also.
Relaxing place to listen to music and eat and drink. Great early bird specials for drinks.
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Island Time Marina & Restaurant
400 W Cocoa Beach CausewayRelaxing place to listen to music and eat and drink. Great early bird specials for drinks.
This is real Lebanese food. Shawarma platter is soo good! Really nice owners.
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Pita Paradise
225 W Cocoa Beach CausewayThis is real Lebanese food. Shawarma platter is soo good! Really nice owners.
Right next door to the health food store, and supposedly very healthy choices that are very tasty
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Sage Bistro
6615 N Atlantic AveRight next door to the health food store, and supposedly very healthy choices that are very tasty
Fun little hole in the wall local place with great fish tacos and hurricane beverages. There is usually live music also.
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Sandbar Sports Grill
4301 Ocean Beach BlvdFun little hole in the wall local place with great fish tacos and hurricane beverages. There is usually live music also.
Great and semi-healthy options, right in down town Cocoa Beach.
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The Tiny Turtle
249 Minutemen CausewayGreat and semi-healthy options, right in down town Cocoa Beach.
Good frozen key lime pies for sale by the slice or whole pie. They also have some local items for sale. Three out of five visits the customer service isn’t great, but sometimes a nice employee will be very helpful. But that frozen piece of pie is worth going.
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I-Florida Key Lime Pie Company
102 Dixie LnGood frozen key lime pies for sale by the slice or whole pie. They also have some local items for sale. Three out of five visits the customer service isn’t great, but sometimes a nice employee will be very helpful. But that frozen piece of pie is worth going.
Florida Beer Company
200 Imperial BlvdGreat place to try many beers
It's a bit of a drive, but if you go to Kennedy Space Center, you should stop here. Unique food and lots of home brewed beers to try. Fun place
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Playalinda Brewing Company - Brix Project
5220 S Washington AveIt's a bit of a drive, but if you go to Kennedy Space Center, you should stop here. Unique food and lots of home brewed beers to try. Fun place
This is a local tourist place. Food is only ok, but it is a fun place with music right on the beach, at the end of Minutemen Causeway
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Coconuts on the Beach
2 Minutemen CausewayThis is a local tourist place. Food is only ok, but it is a fun place with music right on the beach, at the end of Minutemen Causeway
Local music bar. GREAT views on the back patio, daily music (usually) and cheap drinks. But no food. You can bring your own in. There is a pretty good pizza place just around the corner.
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Beach Shack
1 Minutemen CausewayLocal music bar. GREAT views on the back patio, daily music (usually) and cheap drinks. But no food. You can bring your own in. There is a pretty good pizza place just around the corner.
Popular ice cream place, next to Tiny Turtle
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The Fat Donkey Ice Cream and Fine Desserts
247 Minutemen CausewayPopular ice cream place, next to Tiny Turtle
Long Doggers
350 W Cocoa Beach Causewaygood locals place with decent food and drinks
nice outdoor seating, good entertainment, decent food usually. Guests have said food was great one day and then not two days later.
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Gator's Dockside Port Canaveral
683 Dave Nisbet Drnice outdoor seating, good entertainment, decent food usually. Guests have said food was great one day and then not two days later.
Tom Yum Gai soup is excellent and I usually get the spider roll and the french roll. It's all enough for 2-3 to share. Other guests have recommended the mixed seafood pad thai and the seaweed salad. Eat-in ambiance isn't the greatest, so I recommend you get take out and enjoy it at the house. They have one restaurant on A1A next to the Canaveral Post Office, and one in Cocoa Village.
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Thai Thai Restaurant & Sushi
8660 Astronaut BlvdTom Yum Gai soup is excellent and I usually get the spider roll and the french roll. It's all enough for 2-3 to share. Other guests have recommended the mixed seafood pad thai and the seaweed salad. Eat-in ambiance isn't the greatest, so I recommend you get take out and enjoy it at the house. They have one restaurant on A1A next to the Canaveral Post Office, and one in Cocoa Village.
Within walking distance of the triplex and a nice bike ride from Poinsetta, this place makes ready-to-cook entrees that people really seem to like. It’s a nice local place to get fresh and wholesome food.
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Canaveral Meats & Deli
8109 Canaveral BlvdWithin walking distance of the triplex and a nice bike ride from Poinsetta, this place makes ready-to-cook entrees that people really seem to like. It’s a nice local place to get fresh and wholesome food.
Right around the corner from the Rosalind triplex, order to go or dine in. Nice people!
DiLorenzo's Pizzas, Subs & Italian Restaurant
8125 Canaveral BlvdRight around the corner from the Rosalind triplex, order to go or dine in. Nice people!
Weird name, but it’s walking distance from the Rosalind triplex and has great produce and sometimes tacos and desserts.
Mater N Tater Produce
8147 Canaveral BlvdWeird name, but it’s walking distance from the Rosalind triplex and has great produce and sometimes tacos and desserts.
This cute and fairly new bar and distillery is on Central Avenue just east of McDonald’s and A1A, just off the freeway. They have drink specials, some pretty decent bar food, music and comedians at certain times of the month. The owner and the bartender were friendly, and very helpful. All the bar guests were fun and interesting as well, which is usually rare but made this our new go-to place!
Oceanside Distillery Cape Canaveral
240 W Central BlvdThis cute and fairly new bar and distillery is on Central Avenue just east of McDonald’s and A1A, just off the freeway. They have drink specials, some pretty decent bar food, music and comedians at certain times of the month. The owner and the bartender were friendly, and very helpful. All the bar guests were fun and interesting as well, which is usually rare but made this our new go-to place!
Mangia & Bevi Pizzeria Napoletana
218 W Cocoa Beach CausewayCafe Surfinista
86 N Orlando AveThis is a very busy restaurant and I’ve never heard anyone complain about the food. True southern cooking!
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Southern Charm Cafe
8501 Astronaut BlvdThis is a very busy restaurant and I’ve never heard anyone complain about the food. True southern cooking!
This is walking distance from the house and is next door to Papa Vito’s Italian Restaurant. Great ice cream, very nice owner. And it’s fun to walk or bike over to a local place!
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Tropic Ice Cream
6200 N Atlantic AveThis is walking distance from the house and is next door to Papa Vito’s Italian Restaurant. Great ice cream, very nice owner. And it’s fun to walk or bike over to a local place!
Water Sports
Surf & Ski Water Sport
1872 E Merritt Island CausewayWell maintained boats and jet skis.
Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach
5000 Ramp RdChildren
It’s a bit of a drive but it’s $5 per child, parents are free, and my 2 yr. old grandson loves it!
Melbourne Kids Village
It’s a bit of a drive but it’s $5 per child, parents are free, and my 2 yr. old grandson loves it!
This is a brand new facility. Inside are teenage and adult classes, and the playground outside also has a bit of a waterpark. Many guests have said it’s a wonderful place to bring their children.
City of Cape Canaveral Community Center
This is a brand new facility. Inside are teenage and adult classes, and the playground outside also has a bit of a waterpark. Many guests have said it’s a wonderful place to bring their children.