Rhonda’s Vacation Guide for Jacksonville and surrounding areas

Rhonda
Rhonda’s Vacation Guide for Jacksonville and surrounding areas

Sightseeing

Pet and feed lions and tigers. Watch the nighttime feeding.
72 helybéli ajánlásával
Catty Shack Ranch Vadállatmenhely
1860 Starratt Rd
72 helybéli ajánlásával
Pet and feed lions and tigers. Watch the nighttime feeding.
Museum of Science and History
211 helybéli ajánlásával
MOSH
1025 Museum Cir
211 helybéli ajánlásával
Museum of Science and History
Alligator Farm
A beautiful art gallery with incredible views of gardens overlooking the St Johns River. Our daughter got married here.
328 helybéli ajánlásával
Cummer Művészeti és Kertmúzeum
829 Riverside Ave
328 helybéli ajánlásával
A beautiful art gallery with incredible views of gardens overlooking the St Johns River. Our daughter got married here.
Waterfun, indoor video games, go carting for all ages.
121 helybéli ajánlásával
Adventure Landing Jacksonville Beach
1944 Beach Blvd
121 helybéli ajánlásával
Waterfun, indoor video games, go carting for all ages.
Top 25 in the nation.
321 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville-i állatkert és kertek
370 Zoo Pkwy
321 helybéli ajánlásával
Top 25 in the nation.
Celestial Farms
13958 Duval Rd
61 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville Arboretum és Kertek
1445 Millcoe Rd
61 helybéli ajánlásával
16 helybéli ajánlásával
St. Johns River Ferry
4680 Ocean St
16 helybéli ajánlásával
Great view of downtown Jacksonville
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Stinson Park
4050 San Juan Ave
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Great view of downtown Jacksonville
Jacksonville underground Tunnels tour and “Top to Bottom” walking tour
Visit Jacksonville
100 N Laura St
Jacksonville underground Tunnels tour and “Top to Bottom” walking tour
Beautiful to see the night lights on the Jacksonville bridges
Fuller Warren Bridge
Fuller Warren Bridge
Beautiful to see the night lights on the Jacksonville bridges
Oldest and largest tree. A great photo spot for locals!!
41 helybéli ajánlásával
Treaty Oak Park
1207 Prudential Dr
41 helybéli ajánlásával
Oldest and largest tree. A great photo spot for locals!!
58 helybéli ajánlásával
Kingsley-ültetvény
11676 Palmetto Ave
58 helybéli ajánlásával
If you love BOOKS, you’ve got to take a gander at this amazing bookmine!!
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Chamblin Bookmine
4551 Roosevelt Blvd
25 helybéli ajánlásával
If you love BOOKS, you’ve got to take a gander at this amazing bookmine!!
Tour the manufacturing plant
Anheuser-Busch
111 Busch Drive
Tour the manufacturing plant

Sports

Watch a Jumbo Shrimp game. Lots of fun!
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Baseball Club
301 A Philip Randolph Blvd
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Watch a Jumbo Shrimp game. Lots of fun!
Enjoy watching Jacksonville's ice hockey team.
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville Icemen
300 A Philip Randolph Blvd
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Enjoy watching Jacksonville's ice hockey team.
Jacksonville has amazing concerts with all genre of music and sporting events.
62 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville Veterán Emlék Aréna
300 A Philip Randolph Blvd
62 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville has amazing concerts with all genre of music and sporting events.
Wear your teal and black, and come cheer for the Jaguars.
24 helybéli ajánlásával
Jaguar Football Stadium
Bankfield drive
24 helybéli ajánlásával
Wear your teal and black, and come cheer for the Jaguars.
Indoor go-cart race track, with tons of video games and axe throwing as well as food.
55 helybéli ajánlásával
Autobahn Indoor Speedway & Events - Jacksonville, FL
6601 Executive Park Ct N
55 helybéli ajánlásával
Indoor go-cart race track, with tons of video games and axe throwing as well as food.
Golfing galore
19 helybéli ajánlásával
THE PLAYERS Championship
103 Championship Way
19 helybéli ajánlásával
Golfing galore
134 helybéli ajánlásával
Topgolf
10531 Brightman Blvd
134 helybéli ajánlásával
Indoor ski diving
45 helybéli ajánlásával
iFLY Jacksonville
10579 Brightman Blvd
45 helybéli ajánlásával
Indoor ski diving
Skydiving. Many of our family has done this. Highly recommend.
6 helybéli ajánlásával
Skydive Amelia Island
3243 Airport
6 helybéli ajánlásával
Skydiving. Many of our family has done this. Highly recommend.
Second Amendment Guns & Range
85076 Commercial Park Drive
Jacksonville Clay Target Sports
12125 New Berlin Road
Second Amendment Guns & Range
85076 Commercial Park Drive
Kayak And canoe rentals
942 Wonderwood Drive
18 helybéli ajánlásával
Kelly Seahorse Ranch
9500 1st Coast Hwy
18 helybéli ajánlásával
Amelia Island Surf Fishing
134 helybéli ajánlásával
TIAA Bank Field
1 EverBank Stadium Dr
134 helybéli ajánlásával

Music and Entertainment

Jacksonville is well known for its fantastic array of music concerts.
46 helybéli ajánlásával
Daily's Place
1 Daily’s Place
46 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville is well known for its fantastic array of music concerts.
Highly recommend this for a fun, fancy outing. This is a dinner theater with delicious food and great theatrical performances.
37 helybéli ajánlásával
Alhambra Theatre & Dining
12000 Beach Blvd
37 helybéli ajánlásával
Highly recommend this for a fun, fancy outing. This is a dinner theater with delicious food and great theatrical performances.
They have incredible Broadway performances!
47 helybéli ajánlásával
Times-Union Központ a Színházművészetekért
300 Water St
47 helybéli ajánlásával
They have incredible Broadway performances!
173 helybéli ajánlásával
Riverside Művészeti Vásár
715 Riverside Ave
173 helybéli ajánlásával
Check out the concerts and sporting events happening during your stay.
62 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville Veterán Emlék Aréna
300 A Philip Randolph Blvd
62 helybéli ajánlásával
Check out the concerts and sporting events happening during your stay.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Painting with a Twist
1525 San Marco Blvd
7 helybéli ajánlásával

Food scene

a hole-in-the-wall seafood restaurant that the locals are crazy about. Close to Huguenot Park beach.
9 helybéli ajánlásával
Chowder Ted's
5215 Heckscher Dr
9 helybéli ajánlásával
a hole-in-the-wall seafood restaurant that the locals are crazy about. Close to Huguenot Park beach.
A fun dining experience on the Intracoastal waterway. Our favorites are the Rockefeller Oysters and the Blue Chippers.
29 helybéli ajánlásával
Down Under Restaurant
96106 Wade's Pl
29 helybéli ajánlásával
A fun dining experience on the Intracoastal waterway. Our favorites are the Rockefeller Oysters and the Blue Chippers.
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Marlin & Barrel Distillery
232 S 8th St
10 helybéli ajánlásával
If you like walking through nature, this is a great one.
Time Out Sports Grill
13799 Beach Blvd
If you like walking through nature, this is a great one.
The best seafood. Even if you don't eat here, it's worth walking in and looking around.
19 helybéli ajánlásával
Clark's Fish Camp Seafood Restaurant
12903 Hood Landing Rd
19 helybéli ajánlásával
The best seafood. Even if you don't eat here, it's worth walking in and looking around.
108 helybéli ajánlásával
River & Post
1000 Riverside Ave
108 helybéli ajánlásával
Great local seafood
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Whitey's Fish Camp
2032 County Rd 220
31 helybéli ajánlásával
Great local seafood
Cross Creek Steakhouse and Ribs
850 Lane Ave S
Watch candy being made by Pete and his staff. Pete is one half of the original Peterbrooke’s Chocolate. This building has fun candy and chocolate displays
67 helybéli ajánlásával
Sweet Pete's Candy
400 N Hogan St
67 helybéli ajánlásával
Watch candy being made by Pete and his staff. Pete is one half of the original Peterbrooke’s Chocolate. This building has fun candy and chocolate displays
27 helybéli ajánlásával
Valley Smoke Restaurant
11 S Roscoe Blvd
27 helybéli ajánlásával
114 helybéli ajánlásával
Restaurant Orsay
3630 Park St
114 helybéli ajánlásával
Great seafood on the waterfront
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Sandollar Restaurant
9716 Heckscher Dr
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Great seafood on the waterfront
56 helybéli ajánlásával
Salty Pelican Bar & Grill
12 North Front Street
56 helybéli ajánlásával
Fun ice cream spot
27 helybéli ajánlásával
Dreamette
3646 Post St
27 helybéli ajánlásával
Fun ice cream spot
Food Truck City
5960 Richard Street

Beaches, Parks, Springs, Trails

A great beach on Jacksonville's Northside. Experience the ocean on one side and St Johns River on the other. People love fishing off of the jetties.
89 helybéli ajánlásával
Huguenot Memorial Park
10980 Heckscher Dr
89 helybéli ajánlásával
A great beach on Jacksonville's Northside. Experience the ocean on one side and St Johns River on the other. People love fishing off of the jetties.
Another great beach. Just thirty minutes north of us.
98 helybéli ajánlásával
Fernandina Beach
98 helybéli ajánlásával
Another great beach. Just thirty minutes north of us.
36 helybéli ajánlásával
Hanna Park Campground
500 Wonderwood Dr
36 helybéli ajánlásával
Thirty minute drive to this great beach.
136 helybéli ajánlásával
Atlantic Beach
800 Beach Ave
136 helybéli ajánlásával
Thirty minute drive to this great beach.
18 helybéli ajánlásával
Boneyard Beach
18 helybéli ajánlásával
Especially on reenactment weekends. Hiking trails are great. Beach is known for great shark tooth hunting.
73 helybéli ajánlásával
Fort Clinch Állami Park
2601 Atlantic Ave
73 helybéli ajánlásával
Especially on reenactment weekends. Hiking trails are great. Beach is known for great shark tooth hunting.
A great fishing spot. Just reopened. Watch the sunrise too!
86 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville Beach Pier
503 1st St N
86 helybéli ajánlásával
A great fishing spot. Just reopened. Watch the sunrise too!
43 helybéli ajánlásával
Mickler's Landing
County Road 203
43 helybéli ajánlásával
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Mike Roess Gold Head Állami Park
6239 State Rd 21
12 helybéli ajánlásával
35 helybéli ajánlásával
Alexander Springs
35 helybéli ajánlásával
This is an incredible experience to take a houseboat or float in the springs.
Holly Bluff Marina
2280 Hontoon Rd
This is an incredible experience to take a houseboat or float in the springs.
9 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail
1800 Imeson Road
9 helybéli ajánlásával
My favorite place to play pickleball. Call ahead to reserve a court. (I have a court on our driveway too, available to use)
Fort Family Park
8000 Baymeadows Rd E
My favorite place to play pickleball. Call ahead to reserve a court. (I have a court on our driveway too, available to use)
Timucuan Ökológiai és Történelmi Természetvédelmi Terület
12713 Fort Caroline Road
15 helybéli ajánlásával
Royal Springs Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
20016 157th Ln
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Bring a kayak, canoe, jet skis, boat, fishing poles, and utilize the waterway behind our home for some great family memories!
Ellis Island
Bring a kayak, canoe, jet skis, boat, fishing poles, and utilize the waterway behind our home for some great family memories!
18 helybéli ajánlásával
Okefenokee Swamp
18 helybéli ajánlásával

City/town information

An hour north of us, St.Simons has great golfing, boutiques, shopping and great restaurants.
52 helybéli ajánlásával
St. Simons
52 helybéli ajánlásával
An hour north of us, St.Simons has great golfing, boutiques, shopping and great restaurants.
A wonderful town an hour and a half north from us. Take a Trolley Tour of the city. There are lots of quaint shops, ice cream, candy stores, and souvenirs on River Street with buildings over 300 years old, parks. See where Forest Gump was filmed. A famous restaurant is Pirate House.
252 helybéli ajánlásával
Savannah
252 helybéli ajánlásával
A wonderful town an hour and a half north from us. Take a Trolley Tour of the city. There are lots of quaint shops, ice cream, candy stores, and souvenirs on River Street with buildings over 300 years old, parks. See where Forest Gump was filmed. A famous restaurant is Pirate House.
Two and a half hours will get you to Orlando where there's Disney World, outlet malls, and all kinds of family fun.
349 helybéli ajánlásával
Orlando
349 helybéli ajánlásával
Two and a half hours will get you to Orlando where there's Disney World, outlet malls, and all kinds of family fun.
Rent kayaks, canoes, paddle boards. Amelia Island Charter Tours, scooters around the island, great restaurants, White Oak Plantation, Traders Hill Farms, Fort Clinch.Has great beaches like Little Talbot Island and Big Talbot Island. Fort Clinch with old fort and walking trails. It has fun shopping and restaurants on Center Street. Ms. Carolyn's Restaurant - yummy. You can go antiquing and shop at boutiques too. Home to Marlin and Barrel Distillery. Take a boat trip along the coast and learn about the history of the area and the animals too.
98 helybéli ajánlásával
Fernandina Beach
98 helybéli ajánlásával
Rent kayaks, canoes, paddle boards. Amelia Island Charter Tours, scooters around the island, great restaurants, White Oak Plantation, Traders Hill Farms, Fort Clinch.Has great beaches like Little Talbot Island and Big Talbot Island. Fort Clinch with old fort and walking trails. It has fun shopping and restaurants on Center Street. Ms. Carolyn's Restaurant - yummy. You can go antiquing and shop at boutiques too. Home to Marlin and Barrel Distillery. Take a boat trip along the coast and learn about the history of the area and the animals too.
43 helybéli ajánlásával
Cumberland Island
43 helybéli ajánlásával

Airport

We are just fifteen minutes from the airport making this a great destination for your arriving or departing flights no matter the hour.
56 helybéli ajánlásával
Jacksonville Nemzetközi Repülőtér
2400 Yankee Clipper Dr
56 helybéli ajánlásával