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Jacksonville Travel Overview

If you're in town on a Sunday in the fall you might be able to catch the Jaguars football team in action-the city is very proud of its new franchise. The Cummer Museum of Art; in the Riverside neighborhood near downtown; has a good collection of American artists and a fascinating garden with a view of downtown. Architecture buffs will find the Riverside district fascinating. Many homes here were designed by noted Jacksonville architect Henry Klutho; a student of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style.

On both sides of the St. Johns river; in downtown Jacksonville there are riverwalks that provide great views of downtown as well as access to the Jacksonville Landing; an open-air mall that is often the site of concerts; political rally's or other events; and other attactions along the way. The riverwalks are great places for romantic walks in the evening.

The Museum of Science and History has a series of rotating hands-on exhibits; generally geared toward children; and also is home to the Alexander Brest Planetarium; with hourly shows. Across the river you can dine and shop at The Landing; a Jack Rouse project modelled after the larger (and more successful) Inner Harbor in Baltimore. Next door to the Landing is the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts; home to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra; regarded as one of the best orchestras in the state for those who might care to take in some high culture.

Jacksonville has three beach towns; which are pleasant enough and have fine beaches but more or less blend together. Immediately to the south is Ponte Vedra Beach; where many golf and tennis stars live and where the TPC at Sawgrass golf tournament is played each year. One-day memberships to the Sawgrass course are available; but only deeply committed golf fans will want to pony up the roughly $300 it takes to purchase one. The somewhat less committed golf fans will want to head for the World Golf Village; just off I-95 between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Several challenging courses and the World Golf Hall of Fame are here; as well as an entertainment complex that includes an IMAX theatre.

Jacksonville is only 30 minutes north of St.Augustine; the nations oldest city. Be sure to make the trip down to visit; it is well worth it.