Guidebook for Melbourne
Parks & Nature
Nice scenic hiking trails where you will see wildlife and big land turtles! or choose the sidewalk paths. Picnic tables for lunch/supper and grilling out a must!
42 locals recommend
Wickham Park
2500 Parkway DrNice scenic hiking trails where you will see wildlife and big land turtles! or choose the sidewalk paths. Picnic tables for lunch/supper and grilling out a must!
Beach plus dog beach! Walk your dog or have some play time on the beach. Picnic tables for lunch/suppers and a hot dog stand with "when I'm here" lol hours.
56 locals recommend
Canova Beach Park
3299 N Hwy A1ABeach plus dog beach! Walk your dog or have some play time on the beach. Picnic tables for lunch/suppers and a hot dog stand with "when I'm here" lol hours.
Nature Preserve
53.93-acre area with outdoor events & nature trails that wind through 3 different ecosystems.
15 locals recommend
Erna Nixon Park
1200 Evans RdNature Preserve
53.93-acre area with outdoor events & nature trails that wind through 3 different ecosystems.
This is a really nice beach!! The beach is beautiful!!! Access is so easy. There's a parking lot for the beach with plenty of parking and best of all it's FREE!!!
58 locals recommend
Paradise Beach & Park
2301 N Hwy A1AThis is a really nice beach!! The beach is beautiful!!! Access is so easy. There's a parking lot for the beach with plenty of parking and best of all it's FREE!!!
One of Florida's most popular state parks, Sebastain Inlet is a mecca for snook fishing and is easily located on Highway A1A about 15 miles south of Melbourne Beach. When you see the big bridge, you are there. Sebastain Inlet State Park has something for just about everyone. There are hiking trails, paved multiuse trails along the shoreline of the inlet, mountain bike trails, good snorkeling, diving, great fishing, kayaking, boating, two museums, and a great sand bottom shallow swimming and wading lagoon. Don snorkeling gear and swim along the rocks separating the wading lagoon and the inlet and you will see snapper, sheepshead, and many other small fish species. More experienced snorkelers
170 locals recommend
Sebastian Inlet State Park
Sebastian Inlet State ParkOne of Florida's most popular state parks, Sebastain Inlet is a mecca for snook fishing and is easily located on Highway A1A about 15 miles south of Melbourne Beach. When you see the big bridge, you are there. Sebastain Inlet State Park has something for just about everyone. There are hiking trails, paved multiuse trails along the shoreline of the inlet, mountain bike trails, good snorkeling, diving, great fishing, kayaking, boating, two museums, and a great sand bottom shallow swimming and wading lagoon. Don snorkeling gear and swim along the rocks separating the wading lagoon and the inlet and you will see snapper, sheepshead, and many other small fish species. More experienced snorkelers
Sightseeing
Close to Patrick Air Force Base. They just had an awesome Air Show in March! Check out the Melbourne Activities Calendar or PAFB to find when this will happen again!
16 locals recommend
Patrick Air Force Base
Close to Patrick Air Force Base. They just had an awesome Air Show in March! Check out the Melbourne Activities Calendar or PAFB to find when this will happen again!
Cocoa Beach
Approximately 20 min from Cocoa Beach if you want the tourism
Reviews - Watched manatees the other day there! Sometimes a dolphin will wander in. It's a nice little spot right beside downtown Melbourne.
A great little stretch of Crane Creek. I like going there for the bird photography. They have a pair of Osprey that hunt around the marina, and lots of pelicans diving for fish too.
Crane Creek Promenade Manatee Observation Area
990 E Melbourne AveReviews - Watched manatees the other day there! Sometimes a dolphin will wander in. It's a nice little spot right beside downtown Melbourne.
A great little stretch of Crane Creek. I like going there for the bird photography. They have a pair of Osprey that hunt around the marina, and lots of pelicans diving for fish too.
The unincorporated "town" of Merritt Island is located on Florida's largest island, which serves as the home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, still a major tourist attraction, even though space shuttles are no longer being launched from Merritt Island. You can enter the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, meet an astronaut, enjoy the automated thrills of the Shuttle Launch Experience and explore other interactive displays. And, if you are fortunate, you will be in Merritt Island when an unmanned rocket blasts off from the space center or from the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Juxtaposed with all of this is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, a 140,000-acre nature sanct
52 locals recommend
Merritt Island
The unincorporated "town" of Merritt Island is located on Florida's largest island, which serves as the home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, still a major tourist attraction, even though space shuttles are no longer being launched from Merritt Island. You can enter the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, meet an astronaut, enjoy the automated thrills of the Shuttle Launch Experience and explore other interactive displays. And, if you are fortunate, you will be in Merritt Island when an unmanned rocket blasts off from the space center or from the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Juxtaposed with all of this is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, a 140,000-acre nature sanct
Essentials
Walmart Neighborhood Market
3950 N Wickham Rdclose by and just a hop down the road to get your everyday essentials.
have computer access for $1 an hour. Beautiful beside a lake with tons birds and benches to hang and read.
Melbourne Library
540 E Fee Avehave computer access for $1 an hour. Beautiful beside a lake with tons birds and benches to hang and read.
Everything Else
House is approximately 1/2 mile from Eastern Florida Melbourne Campus
Eastern Florida State College - Melbourne Campus
3865 N Wickham RdHouse is approximately 1/2 mile from Eastern Florida Melbourne Campus
Getting Around
About 20 minutes from the Melbourne Airport
34 locals recommend
Melbourne Orlando International Airport
1 Air Terminal PkwyAbout 20 minutes from the Melbourne Airport
Entertainment & Activities
Rocket launches happen. Check out Cape Canaveral for public FREE viewing when they launch.
166 locals recommend
Cape Canaveral
Rocket launches happen. Check out Cape Canaveral for public FREE viewing when they launch.
Only at Brevard Zoo can you kayak through Africa or zipline through South America, over gators and crocs. Adventure around animal exhibits and see the animal residents up-close and personal. Let a giraffe eat right from your hand, pet a rhino or have colorful parrots land on your arms.
The Brevard Zoo is home to more than 650 animals representing more than 165 species from Florida, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Explore each habitat by walking along shaded boardwalks surrounded by lush, unspoiled Florida, paddle-boat around the 22-acre restored wetlands area in the Wild Florida exhibit, or kayak around the 10-acre Expedition Africa exhibit. Cool off in the Indian River Play Lago
322 locals recommend
Brevard Zoo
8225 N Wickham RdOnly at Brevard Zoo can you kayak through Africa or zipline through South America, over gators and crocs. Adventure around animal exhibits and see the animal residents up-close and personal. Let a giraffe eat right from your hand, pet a rhino or have colorful parrots land on your arms.
The Brevard Zoo is home to more than 650 animals representing more than 165 species from Florida, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Explore each habitat by walking along shaded boardwalks surrounded by lush, unspoiled Florida, paddle-boat around the 22-acre restored wetlands area in the Wild Florida exhibit, or kayak around the 10-acre Expedition Africa exhibit. Cool off in the Indian River Play Lago