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Attractions near Merritt Island

The nearest draw to Merritt Island: Acrisure Bounce House, 38 mi away

Roughly 2.5M visitors a year make it to Canaveral National Seashore. All of it lies outside: 22 places within 40 miles, none inside Merritt Island. Among them are 13 museums, 2 zoos & aquariums and a stadium & arena. Walt Disney World Resort, 53 mi away, is the best-known day out.

Attractions nearby
67
within 60 miles
The big one
53 mi
Walt Disney World Resort
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 53 mi west

Walt Disney World Resort

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

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What’s around Merritt Island

Furthest out is Acrisure Bounce House, at 38 mi.

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

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

These 67 are all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Merritt Island → · Merritt Island’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 · Acrisure Bounce House: DampFrijoles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Windover Archaeological Site: ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Earffel Tower: Derek Hatfield from Peterborough, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Space Mirror Memorial: Seth Buckley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Splendid China: Pat David from Mobile, AL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blue Spring State Park: Rizka, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk and Baseball: Florida Memory, Public domain · 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 · Playalinda Beach: User:JohnWalton031954, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Astronaut Hall of Fame: Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 · Canaveral National Seashore: Joneboi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Harry P. Leu Gardens: (Ebyabe), CC BY 2.5 · Old Town: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Central Florida Railroad Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · 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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