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Attractions near Cocoa Beach

Museum of Dinosaurs and Ancient Cultures, the place to visit in Cocoa Beach

Each year, some 2.5M people go to Canaveral National Seashore. Only one place to visit is inside Cocoa Beach, but 21 more are within 40 miles. The mix takes in 13 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and an ancient site. For a full day, there is Walt Disney World Resort, 56 mi away.

Attractions nearby
63
within 60 miles
The big one
56 mi
Walt Disney World Resort
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
5
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 56 mi west

Walt Disney World Resort

Resort and entertainment complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

On the map

At 39 mi, Acrisure Bounce House is the farthest one out.

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Orange: Cocoa Beach. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

22 places in all: one in town and 62 within 60 miles.

The places inside Cocoa Beach lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Cocoa Beach → · Cocoa Beach’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Walt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · SeaWorld Orlando: SeaWorld, CC BY 2.0 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Windover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Inter&Co Stadium: Porsche997SBS, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: Bill White, Public domain · Gatorland: The original uploader was Bobak at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Universal's Volcano Bay: NBCUniversal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · WonderWorks: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Discovery Cove: Michael Lowin (Mlowin), CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Space Mirror Memorial: Seth Buckley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Earffel Tower: Derek Hatfield from Peterborough, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Splendid China: Pat David from Mobile, AL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Playalinda Beach: User:JohnWalton031954, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dezerland Park Orlando: ArtegonMarketplace, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Eola Park: OrlandoThings.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ponce de Leon Inlet Light: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Canaveral National Seashore: Joneboi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Astronaut Hall of Fame: Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 · Brevard Zoo: Rusty Clark from merritt usland FLA, CC BY 2.0 · Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens: Zrowny, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Town: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harry P. Leu Gardens: (Ebyabe), CC BY 2.5 · Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orlando Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orlando Science Center: Marc Averette (talk), CC BY-SA 1.0 · Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum: Bubba73 (You talkin' to me?), (Jud McCranie), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Oasis Exhibits: Trifonneke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Muscle Car Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McKee Botanical Garden: Robert Lawton, CC BY 2.5 · Orange County Regional History Center: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · American Police Hall of Fame & Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Space Museum: Gary Blakeley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Zora Neale Hurston Museum of Fine Arts: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aladdin Theater: Fl295 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Foosaner Art Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Liberty Bell Memorial Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marine Science Center: User: (WT-shared) Gamweb at wts wikivoyage, Public domain · Rollins Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Mennello Museum of American Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vero Beach Museum of Art: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Airport Museum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of the Apopkans: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Smyrna Museum of History: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Well'sbuilt Hotel: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Winter Park Historical Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Arboretum of the University of Central Florida: User:Nemesis63, Public domain · Sebastian Fishing Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5

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