The unincorporated census-designated place, or CDP, of Merritt Island is located on Florida's largest island, Merritt Island. This Brevard County island and CDP is home to NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center, which is a major tourist attraction and launching point for the NASA Space Shuttle program. Another attraction is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is a 140,000-acre nature sanctuary.
Visitors can enjoy the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, located on State Road 405, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. The daily tours offer guests the chance to float beside spacewalking astronauts while viewing the IMAX film Hubble 3D. Another exciting exhibit to have a look at a future of exciting possibilities is the “Exploration Space: Explorers Wanted.” Visitors can tour NASA’s spaceport facilities, and launch into space on the life-like “Shuttle Launch Experience.” There is also the opportunity to meet one of the program’s astronauts during daily Astronaut Encounters and walk among towering rockets.
For water sports enthusiasts, check out Calema Windsurfing and Watersports, located at 2550 Banana River Dr., Merritt Island, FL 32952. The company offers tours to gide over the water and see Florida's beauty up close. There are options for windsurfing, kayaking, stand up paddling, or go sailing on a monohull or catamaran. Calema’s new 27-foot Trimaran allows the chance to explore the river and view the staggering array of wildlife found in the region. The Banana River is also home to dolphins and manatees year round.
Guests can engage in their own tour by kayak or with one of Calema’s knowledgeable guides, and there are single, tandem and quad kayaks available. The staff provides guidance, instruction and all necessary equipment at a spacious year-round waterfront facility.
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