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Come visit one of America's best kept secrets and you will truly fall in love with our subtropical paradise! 

Just 35 miles east of Orlando, Brevard County prides itself as the home of Kennedy Space Center, the only facility in the world that launches the Space Shuttle; Port Canaveral, the second-busiest cruise port in the world; 72 miles of beautiful Atlantic Ocean beaches; and the largest collection of endangered wildlife and plants in the continental United States. With its tropical weather, cultural activities, educational opportunities, active and passive recreation options, high-technology industries, and family-friendly atmosphere, the Space Coast offers an exceptional quality of life that residents and visitors enjoy year-round. Nearly 500,000 people call its 15 municipalities and unincorporated areas "home."
 
Tucked in among the other beach communities of Brevard County, Indian Harbour Beach sits on two square miles of land between the Atlantic to the east and the still waters of the Indian River Lagoon to the west.  Beachfront parks are a great place for a picnic (most have running water to wash off the sand before you replace your flip-flops) and Gleason Park offers 27 acres surrounding a beautiful lake, with exercise trails, lit by Victorian lights in the early evening. Tennis is available on city courts and baseball and soccer fields are available at the city’s million-dollar sports complex.
 
Whether you're the adventurous type or would rather expand your mind, Florida's Space Coast offers a range of activities to suit everyone. From aqua sports to museum hopping we have just what you're looking for.
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Beaches & Surfing 
The endless Florida Space Coast beaches are tempting year round with warm Southern waters and an average daytime temperature of 73° F. From the Canaveral National Seashore to Sebastian Inlet State Park - whether working on your tan, flying a kite, surf-fishing, or taking a romantic stroll our beaches have something to offer all vacationers.
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Kennedy Space Center 
Start your exploration adventure at the only place in America that blasts man into space, NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Tour the Apollo/Saturn V Center that showcases the tense moments of placing the first men on the lunar surface. The Launch Complex Observation Gantry gives you a birds-eye view of the space shuttle launch pads and the International Space Station Center is where you'll see the actual hardware being readied for placement into orbit around Earth.
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Nature & Wildlife 
The Space Coast is a unique place, where the technologies of space exploration and environmental protection meet the exceptional resources of natural Florida. Whether visiting Kennedy Space Center, area beaches or numerous wildlife areas that dot the 72-miles of Atlantic coastline, a visitor to the Space Coast can find year-round family enjoyment that is naturally out-of-this-world.
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Just For Kids 
Florida Space Coast cares about even the littlest space travelers. We offer a wide range of engaging events and fun activities to entertain and teach your little explorer.
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Camping 
Florida's Space Coast offers more than 2,000 scenic campground and recreational vehicle park sites. Many sites border the sun kissed Florida Atlantic shore, diverse river estuaries, protected wildlife refuges and palmetto paradises. Convenient locations and warm weather provide the perfect settings for picnicking, swimming, surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, boating and hiking. The Space Coast offers the ideal scene for vacationers who want to get back to nature.
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Area history
The county has been occupied by humans for 12,000 years.  The Ais were inhabiting Brevard when it was discovered by Spanish explorers.

Juan Ponce de León is said to have arrived in Florida at the shores of the future county in 1513.

The last naval battle of the American Revolutionary War was fought off the shores of Cape Canaveral in 1783, between the USS Alliance and the HMS Sybill.
Florida's Best Fishing 
Florida's Space Coast offers some of the best fishing in the country! Few places in the world offer the variety of species found here. From big bass and crappie on the St. Johns River to giant redfish, trout and snook on the Indian River Lagoon to exciting billfish action offshore in the Atlantic, the Space Coast is hard to beat!
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Golf 
Perfect climate, beautiful natural surroundings, and award winning golf courses. Just the right elements to create a winning golf vacation!
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Brevard County Baseball 
Space Coast Stadium serves as the spring training facility for the Washington Nationals as well as the regular season facility for the Brevard County Manatees, the Florida State League affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Cultural 
Enjoy the cultural side of Florida's Space Coast with it's many attractions. From museums to the performing arts, we have it all!
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Port Canaveral 
A cruise, recreation and entertainment hub, Port Canaveral is located on Florida's Space Coast, 55 miles east of Orlando. Cruise lines provide a variety of cruise choices for adults or families with children, from partial day gaming cruises to exotic 3-, 4-, or 7-day cruises to the Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean. Cruises can also be packaged with Central Florida's attractions.
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Launch Schedule 
Florida's Space Coast is the proud home of the U.S. Space Program and NASA's Kennedy Space Center Complex. Visitors from Australia to Zaire flock to the Kennedy Space Center area to see spectacular shuttle launches at the only place in the United States that blasts man into outer space.
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Environment
Brevard County contains the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. the Canaveral National Seashore, the St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge, and the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge. Brevard works together with the federal and state government to help preserve these wetlands, coastal areas and controlling pollution.