Brevard County Fact Book 2018 - 2019

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Lilly is a red kangaroo raised by Brevard Zoo staff members after her mother abandoned her in a storm. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
Attractions
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
(WILD) or visit brevardzoo.org and
treetoptrek.com.
Cocoa Beach Aerial Adventures,
6419 N. Atlantic Ave., Cape
Canaveral. Ropes and obstacles.
Call 321-613-0047 or visit
cocoabeachadventurepark.com.
Cocoa Beach Pier, 401 Meade
Ave. Includes shops, restaurants,
fishing pier and outdoor bar.
Call 321-783-7549 or visit
cocoabeachpier.com.
Escape Room Entertainment, 630
S. Wickham Road, Melbourne.
Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sundays; 1 to 9 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays and 11:30 a.m.
to 10:30 p.m. Saturdays. Visit
escaperooment.com or call
321-327-2991.
Escape Cocoa Beach, 5675 N.
Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach.
Includes a Hollywood actress cold
case, Boston robbery, jail break
and rocket science themed
rooms. Call 321-373-2627 or visit
escapecocoabeach.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 5 p.m.
daily. Call 321-394-3408 or visit
explorationtower.com.
Fun Town, 1976 N. Wickham Road,
Melbourne, in Northgate Plaza.
Includes roller skating, laser tag,
arcade and entertainment.
Birthday parties. Hours are noon
to 8 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday, noon to 10 p.m. Fridays
and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays.
Call 321-253-4777 or visit
funtownfl.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, Shuttle Launch Experience,
Apollo/Saturn V Center, Rocket
Garden, shuttle Atlantis and a bus
tour. Also, Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Opens at 9 a.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.
Sky Zone, 624 Barnes Blvd.,
Rockledge. Trampoline park,
dodgeball, obstacles courses. Call
321-265-5867 or visit
skyzone.com/spacecoast.
Tank America, 9150 Ellis Road,
Melbourne. Drive a tank, or crush
a car or play tactical laser tag.
Call 321-241-1122 or visit
info@tankamerica.com
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