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By Carrie Nathans

  • Put your pedal to the metal on the go-kart track or shoot down a water slide at Adventure Landing, east of the Intracoastal Waterway on Beach Boulevard.
  • Watch drama, comedy, and musical performances at Players-By-The-Sea, a community theater.
  • Reserve a tour at Fort Matanzas National Monument, where a masonry watchtower once protected Saint Augustine from British soldiers.
  • Catch an indie flick at the Florida Theater mid-May, when a four-day film festival featuring documentaries, shorts, and full-length productions draws movie buffs from around the world.
  • Cool off on a balmy summer afternoon at Jacksonville Beach, which boasts more than six miles of sugar-white sand and refreshing water.

Jacksonville Travel Guide

Once infamous for its smelly paper mills, the sprawling metropolis of Jacksonville—residents call it "Jax," from its airport abbreviation—is now one of the South's insurance and banking capitals. Development was rampant throughout Duval County during the 1990s, with hotels, restaurants, attractions, and clubs springing up, especially in suburban areas near the interstate highways. Aside from that, there are 20 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches upon which to sun and swim, championship golf courses, and an abundance of beautiful and historic national and state parks to roam. Read More

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Hotels

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The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island

4750 Amelia Island Parkway
Amelia Island, FL 32034 Map

Distance: 22.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 5 class stars

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Amelia Island Plantation Hotel

6800 First Coast Highway Bldg A
Amelia Island, FL 32035 Map

Distance: 20.1 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Comfort Inn Oceanfront

1515 N. 1st St.
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 Map

Distance: 15.9 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 2 class stars

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Attractions

Amelia Island Museum of History

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Between Beech and Cedar sts
233 S. 3rd St
Amelia Island, Florida

Distance: 25.9 mi. (from destination center)

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Housed in the old Nassau County jail, built of brick in 1878, this award-winning local museum... Read More

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Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

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Between Post and Fisk sts
829 Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, Florida

Distance: 1.7 mi. (from destination center)

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Built on the grounds of a private Tudor mansion, this modestly sized but... Read More

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Alexander Brest Planetarium

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Museum of Science and History
1025 Museum Circle
Jacksonville, Florida 32207

Distance: 1.0 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The night sky is always visible inside Jacksonville's Museum of Science and History. Built in 1988,... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Jacksonville

Distance (mi.)
Jacksonville International Airport 6.0 map
Orlando International Airport 131.4 map
Tampa International Airport 171.9 map

Other Smaller Airports near Jacksonville

Distance (mi.)
Gainesville Regional Airport 57.9 map
Brunswick Glynco Jetport Airport 64.7 map
Daytona Beach Regional Airport 87.4 map

Flight Deals to Jacksonville

Originating From
Columbus, OH (CMH) to Jacksonville (JAX) $151
Atlanta (ATL) to Jacksonville (JAX) $156
Manchester (MHT) to Jacksonville (JAX) $158
Providence (PVD) to Jacksonville (JAX) $158
Buffalo (BUF) to Jacksonville (JAX) $164

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