2016 - 2017 Fact Book

Arts & Entertainment
Attractions
MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY
Lexi Orser, 9, bags up Bromeliads from her family’s nursery, McCrory’s Sunny Hill Nursery in Eustis, at Florida Tech’s Botanical Fest.
Andretti Thrill Park, 3960 S.
Babcock St., Melbourne. Includes
miniature golf, go-karts, batting
cages, an arcade, laser tag and
indoor ropes course. Hours are 11
a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, 10 a.m. to midnight
Fridays and Saturdays, and noon
to 9 p.m. Sundays. Call 321-956-
6706 or visit andrettithrillpark-
.com.
Botanical Gardens at Florida
Institute of Technology, 150 W.
University Blvd., Melbourne. The
15-acre botanical garden has trails,
beautiful flora and fauna. Hours
are sunrise to sunset daily. Call
321-309-3836 or visit garden.fit.edu.
Brevard Zoo, 8225 N. Wickham
Road, Melbourne. Hours are 9:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with last
admission at 4 p.m. Includes gator
feedings, giraffe feedings, train
ride, canoeing, conservation
education, art exhibits and more.
Also home to Treetop Trek aerial
obstacle course (separate admission).
Call 321-254-9453 or visit
brevardzoo.org and treetoptrek-
.com.
Cocoa Beach Pier, 401 Meade
Ave. Includes shops, restaurants,
fishing pier and outdoor bar. The
pier stretches 800 feet over the
Atlantic Ocean and is home to
numerous festivals and events
during the year, including the Ron
Jon Easter Surfing Festival and the
NKF Rich Salick Pro-Am Surf Festival.
Call 321-783-7549 or visit
cocoabeachpier.com.
Escape Zone, 630 S. Wickham
Road, Melbourne. Includes a
shipwrecked theme room, diamond
heist, “CSI: Homicide” and
zombie invasion. A second Escape
Zone location is planned for
Cocoa Beach. Call 321-327-2991 or
visit escapezonefl.com.
Exploration Tower, 670 Dave
Nisbet Drive, Cape Canaveral. This
seven-story tower is occasionally a
site for parties, community functions
and festivals. It’s a great site
for viewing rocket launches or
watching cruise liners leave the
Port. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
daily. Call 321-394-3408 or visit
explorationtower.com.
Golf N Gator, 6355 N. Atlantic
Ave., Cape Canaveral. Includes
miniature golf, alligator feeding
and Safari Todd’s wildlife show.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday
through Thursday and 10 a.m. to
10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Call
321-799-4545 or visit golfngator-
.com.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor
Complex, SR 405, Merritt Island.
Admission includes IMAX 3-D
films, Angry Birds Space Encounter,
Shuttle Launch Experience,
Apollo/Saturn V Center, Rocket
Garden, shuttle Atlantis and a bus
tour. It also includes admission to
the nearby Astronaut Hall of
Fame. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
daily. Admission is $50 for adults,
$40 for kids. Call 866-737-5235 or
visit kennedyspacecenter.com.
Lighthouse Cove Adventure Golf,
3811 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa
Beach. Includes mini golf, caves,
waterfall and ice cream shop. Call
321-613-0701 or visit lighthousecoveminigolf.com.
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