You may have driven past the Beaches Museum in Jacksonville Beach. The bright yellow building near the corner of Beach and 3rd Street is hard to miss. Better yet, maybe you have attended their Polar Express day or other seasonal event. But did you know it’s actually a great museum filled with local Florida history? […]
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Every year, many Floridians travel north to visit Washington DC. All the museums & history, it’s easy to see why it’s a must see at least once. Our family went for the Smithsonian Museums (which we LOVED), but we also went for one special ride back: The Amtrak Auto Train. Amtrak has a service from
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If your family is looking for family fun for all ages and willing to drive just a little bit north of Atlanta, Chattanooga, TN is a 7 hour drive from Jacksonville and has so much to offer. Our family has gone here many years over Spring Break and enjoyed it each and every time. There
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Unless you are into art, or visit downtown Jax a lot, you may not know, we have a contemporary art museum. MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) is associated with UNF, and located in a building next door to the downtown library. After a recent visit, we’d recommend that it’s really worth the stop. MOCA has
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It doesn’t take long living in the Jacksonville area to know we are a navy town. With Mayport so close and NAS Jax just a jump across the river, it is actually kind of shocking it took Jacksonville so long to get a dedicated Naval Museum. The USS Orleck Naval Museum is a result of the
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