Fernandina Beach is the primary community on Amelia Island and one of the principal communities within the Greater Jacksonville region, home to many unique attractions. As the northernmost city along Florida's Atlantic Ocean coastline, the city is best known as the filming site for the 1988 feature film The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking, which used its historic Captain Bell's House as the location for its title character's home. Throughout the city's history, it has been part of eight separate nations, earning Amelia Island the title of the "Isle of Eight Flags." Visitors can enjoy excellent shopping and dining choices in the city's 50-block historic downtown district or stretch out and swim and sunbathe along 40 public beach access areas, including the delightful Main Beach Park or the historic Fort Clinch State Park. A number of kayaking, paddleboarding, and offroad Segway touring companies offer guided excursions of the region's undeveloped areas. Each May, the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival presents an antique vendor show, live music performances, and a fireworks display.

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