Florida's Space Coast 2008-2009 Official Vacation Planner - (Page 29) kayaking trips around the area. Join zoo naturalists for birding trips just minutes from the zoo! For admission prices and costs for specific programs, call 254-9453 or visit www.brevardzoo.org. Nature Hikes Explore Central Florida’s best wild places! There are many different locations, each featuring a variety of animals and habitats. Check out our list on pages 20-23. Kayaking Trips Paddle around the local waterways and enjoy up-close encounters with a variety of wildlife including pelican, osprey, eagle, roseate spoonbill and reddish egret. A trained guide can navigate you through pristine areas. Guests may also encounter manatee, dolphin, sea turtles, horseshoe crabs, and more, depending on the tours! Check our list on pages 56-59 for the many providers in the area. Kennedy Space Center From I-95 exit 215, head east on Highway 50 to SR 405 east. For children, Kennedy Space Center is a virtual playground of the universe. One of the most popular programs at Kennedy Space Center, “Lunch with an Astronaut,” gives visitors a one-of-a-kind experience to meet a member of NASA’s Astronaut Corps and get their autograph. In two giant IMAX® theaters, the dream of spaceflight comes alive with a wall of sound, five-story screen and realistic 3D special effects. Dramatic footage shot by NASA astronauts during actual missions will make you feel like you’re floating right alongside them. Experience the thrill of racing toward the heavens on the Shuttle Launch Experience. They can also learn about the history of the space program by touring the historical areas of Kennedy Space Center, and taking the bus tour that will visit the site where astronauts are sent to outer space on a regular basis! Camp Kennedy Space Center is an exciting adventure where young people interact through Space Shuttle mission simulations, tours of Kennedy Space Center and the chance to witness first-hand the everyday challenges faced by astronauts. For tickets call 321-449-4400; for general information, call 321-449-4444. Located at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame’s Educational Facilities, just off US 1 near the west entrance to KSC. Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science 2201 Michigan Avenue, Cocoa. Children can explore 22 acres of nature trails Brevard Zoo including a butterfly garden at the Brevard Museum of History and Science. There is a Children’s “Imagination Station”, which includes a simulation of archaeological digs of the 7,000-yearold Windover burial site discovered in Titusville in 1982. Located next to the Brevard Community College Cocoa campus. 321-632-1830 or www.brevardmuseum.org. ng raini tiverT Zoo etec d Jr. D Breva at Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science www.space-coast.com • (877) 572-3224 29 http://www.brevardzoo.org http://www.brevardmuseum.org
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