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Cape Canaveral Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

city in Brevard County, Florida, United States

About Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral is part of a region known as the "Space Coast", since all of the manned United States spacecraft are launched from the Space Coast. The city sits at the northern end of a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of Florida, south of the geographical cape. Falcon 9 (pictured above), the first rocket to land its first stage, takes off from theKennedy Space Center. The visitors' complex of the space center is found across a waterway, to the west. The northern part of the city, known as Port Canaveral, is one of the U.S.' main ports for cruise ships.

Top Attractions in Cape Canaveral

Explore the best things to see and do in Cape Canaveral:

  • A1A Beach Rentals
  • Anglers Envy Fishing Charters
  • Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
  • Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum
  • Cocoa Beach Sportfishing Charters
  • Fin Freak Offshore Charters (Obsession Fishing Charters)
  • Jetty Park Beach and Pier
  • Manatee Sanctuary Park

Where to Eat in Cape Canaveral

Must-try local food and restaurants:

  • 🍴Fishlips
  • 🍴Grill's Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar
  • 🍴Rusty's Seafood
  • 🍴Seafood Atlantic

Where to Stay in Cape Canaveral

  • 🏨Cape Winds Resort
  • 🏨Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
  • 🏨Holiday Inn Club Vacations Cape Canaveral Beach Resort
  • 🏨Residence Inn

Cape Canaveral Travel Guide Sections

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