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A kid smiling and having fun underneath the engine of a Saturn V rocket at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Titusville, FL

See Why They Call Us Florida's Space Coast

Florida’s Space Coast has been the gateway to space since the 50’s when the American Space Program began. You can go almost anywhere in this area and find some sort of connection to space. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is home to some of best space attractions in the world, from seeing Space Shuttle Atlantis on display suspended in mid-air to walking underneath an actual Saturn V rocket and seeing how NASA got Americans to the moon. You can also explore the American Space Museum & Space Walk of Fame in downtown Titusville. They have a vast collection of NASA and space memorabilia preserving the history of Americans in space. You can take a walk down the Space Walk of Fame at Space View Park and see monuments that have been dedicated to some of the most important programs in American space exploration, including Mercury, Apollo, and the Shuttle Program.
Rocket Launch from Playalinda Beach

Ready for Liftoff

There is no doubt that the biggest space attraction that everyone wants to see when they visit Florida’s Space Coast is a live rocket launch. There are more rocket launches happening now then ever before with the likes of SpaceX and United Launch Alliance launching monthly. The second space race is in full effect to see who will be the first to get back to the moon and eventually to Mars; and it’s all happening right here on the Space Coast. Make sure to look at our launch schedule which is updated regularly and find the best launch viewing venue to watch a rocket launch. Download the new Space Coast Launches app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store so you never miss a single launch.

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Space View Park Apollo Program Monument

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Space View Park

Titusville

Close to Downtown Titusville and only 15 miles directly across from the launch pads, Space View Park is the first and only park in America that honors astronauts and the men and women who helped America lead the world in space exploration. Throughout the park you can walk through the…

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Sands Space Planes

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Sands Space History Center

Port Canaveral

Formerly known as The Air Force Space and Missile History Center, the Sands Space History Center is located just outside the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Here you will learn about the spirit of space exploration and discover displays for each launch complex on site at Cape…

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The Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Titusville

Make plans to visit Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for an out-of-this-world experience. Here you’ll be inspired as you dive into the past, present and future of space travel. Be sure to check out the newest attraction, Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex Divided into Mission Zones, where attractions and tours…

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A model space shuttle outside the American Space Museum & Space Walk of Fame

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American Space Museum & Space Walk of Fame

Titusville

Home to amazing space artifacts that you’re likely not going to find anywhere else, the American Space Museum & Walk of Fame houses artifacts donated by individuals, astronauts and space workers. How does this place differ from Kennedy Space Center? Well, to start, if you don’t have a full day…

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Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum Plane

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Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum

Titusville

At the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum maintains and restores all types of aircraft indigenous to the world’s military forces, from pre-WWI to the present. See these aircrafts on display in two hangars, and if you’re lucky, you may see the team in action restoring a plane. History buffs will…

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Where to Eat Near Kennedy Space Center

Out of this World Eateries A trip to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center is the pinnacle of a Space Coast Vacation. Here you’ll experience what it’s like to blast into space, see rockets, shuttles, and launch control centers, it’s also the closest you can get to a rocket launch. But…...

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