2016 - 2017 Fact Book
Your guide to BREVARD COUNTY. Everything you need to know about life on the Space Coast.
Your guide to BREVARD COUNTY. Everything you need to know about life on the Space Coast.
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Introduction<br />
WELCOME<br />
TO BREVARD<br />
COUNTY<br />
CHECK IT<br />
ONLINE<br />
The FLORIDA TODAY<br />
<strong>Fact</strong> <strong>Book</strong> can be<br />
read online at<br />
floridatoday.com/<br />
factbook<br />
CRAIG RUBADOUX/FLORIDA TODAY<br />
Chris Edwards of Melbourne Beach with Island Water Craft rentals sets up chairs and unbrellas up for beach goers at Lori Wilson Park in<br />
Cocoa Beach.<br />
Brevard home to serious<br />
business, lots of fun<br />
FLORIDA TODAY staff<br />
Brevard County has a treasure trove<br />
of activities awaiting you. The<br />
FLORIDA TODAY <strong>Fact</strong> <strong>Book</strong> is the<br />
place to discover them.<br />
One of the most celebrated attractions<br />
for tourists and residents alike is the<br />
Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex’s<br />
$100 million attraction, Space Shuttle<br />
Atlantis. Opened in June 2013, it stars none<br />
other than one of NASA’s four retired<br />
space shuttles.<br />
The six-story facility housing Space<br />
Shuttle Atlantis lets visitors experience<br />
one of mankind’s most amazing<br />
achievements and learn more about<br />
NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle program.<br />
Back down to Earth, our 72-mile long<br />
county offers endless opportunities for<br />
nature lovers. From strolling along our<br />
ample beaches and kayaking lagoons, to<br />
fishing our rivers and enjoying picnics in<br />
public parks, nature lovers will find an<br />
endless source of appeal.<br />
Those loving the arts and<br />
entertainment will find an unending array<br />
of activities. Theater patrons frequently<br />
rave about the six bona fide community<br />
theaters here.<br />
Visual artists abound here and<br />
regularly exhibit in area galleries; dance<br />
companies perform throughout the year.<br />
Florida Tech runs the county’s two fine<br />
art museums and curates vivid, exciting<br />
exhibitions.<br />
Musical concerts range from country to<br />
classic, from amateur to world renown,<br />
and are held in a variety of venues from<br />
300 to 2,000 seats. It’s enough to make any<br />
music lover call Brevard “heaven.”<br />
Want to discover a club or charitable<br />
organization to broaden your interests and<br />
let your volunteer spirit soar?<br />
Or maybe how to contact your elected<br />
official or find your nearest public school?<br />
This is where to look.<br />
Discover the myriad activities and<br />
attractions waiting to connect you to your<br />
community and remind you why you love<br />
living in Brevard.<br />
4 <strong>Fact</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>2016</strong>-17 Floridatoday.com
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