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PORT
CANAVERAL
Port Canaveral Exploration Tower
Above: The Exploration Tower is by the south side of the cruise port.  It has two observation decks as well as 170,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.

Attractions

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Port Canaveral offers visitors a diverse array of attractions.

Some 45 miles away from Port Canaveral is Orlando with its theme parks - - Disney World, EPCOT, Universal and Sea World. Guests embarking on a cruise from Port Canaveral often combine it with a few days visiting one or more of these parks. Cruise ships calling at Port Canaveral invariably offer shore excursions going to one or more of the parks.

Disney World theme park
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Rocket at John F. Kennedy Space Center
The Kennedy Space Center is visible from the port. It has a visitor center where you can see equipment used in sending a man to the Moon as well as from the Space Shuttle program. (See separate article). Separately, there is the U.S. Air Force Space and Missle Museum with exhibits including missiles, rockets and satellites.
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Not all of the Space Coast is taken up with rocket launchpads. South of the entrance to the harbor is a wide sandy beach that stretches for miles. Jetty Park with four acres of beach has facilities for camping and fishing as well as for swimming and surfing. There are outdoor showers and vendors offer beach chairs. Further along the coast is Coco Beach with surfing and beach facilities as well as shopping.
Jetty Park in Port Canaveral
Wildlife near Port Canaveral
The Port Canaveral area has over 250 square miles of protected wildlife refuges. Tours take visitors into the marshy wetlands and along the coastal waterways. (See separate article). Airboats skim along the the shallows in search of alligators. Tour boats look for manatees, dolphins and rare birds.
Port Canaveral Canaveral Cruises 1
There are also activities relating to the sea such as fishing and boating.  Canaveral Cruises 1 (above) offers scenic tours.  Victory 1 ​(right) offers gambling cruises.  
Port Canaveral Victory 1
For more about cruising to Port Canaveral
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Click here for our Port Canaveral overview page
Click here for our Port Canaveral cruise port page
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Cruise destination - Port Canaveral, Florida, United States - Port Canaveral attractions
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