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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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The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island

4750 Amelia Island Parkway
Amelia Island, FL 32034 Map

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Amelia Island Plantation Hotel

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

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Attractions

Amelia Island Museum of History

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

Between Post and Fisk sts
829 Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, Florida

Distance: 1.7 mi. (from destination center)

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Alexander Brest Planetarium

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

Distance: 1.0 mi. (from destination center)

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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

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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