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Cocoa Beach has long been considered the gateway to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is 40 minutes outside Cocoa Beach. Visitors to the center will see historic spacecraft and memorabilia, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, astronaut training simulators, a space shuttle launch experience, a close-up view of the space shuttle Atlantis, Space Mirror Memorial honoring fallen astronauts, and so much more. There are a number of add-on attractions at the Visitor Complex for an additional price. Some of these include photo opportunities with icons of NASA spaceflight operations, a guided tour with an astronaut, live action gaming featuring real NASA missions, and lunch with an astronaut.

Address: 405 Kennedy Space Center, FL, Phone: 855-433-4210

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Visit the pelican rookery at Banana River Aquatic Preserve Go fishing at the famous Cocoa Beach Pier See local history exhibits at Exploration Tower Learn about East Coast surfing at Florida Surf Museum Walk the mile-long nature trail at the Helen & Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary Go shopping at Historic Cocoa Village Take a guided tour with an astronaut at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Have a picnic in Lori Wilson Park Enjoy exhilarating birds-eye view with Cocoa Beach and Thousand Islands Helicopter Tour Tour Sands Space & History Center Watch Cape Canaveral launches from Shepard Park Have lunch at The Fat Snook, a casual beachside restaurant Take the kids to The Dinosaur Store & Museum Go kiteboarding with 321 Kiteboarding and Watersports Go kayaking with Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach Book a trip with Fin and Fly Fishing Charters See dolphins and manatees with Fin Expeditions Take a lesson at Ron Jon Surf School Take the kids to Lighthouse Cove Mini Golf

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