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EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
Kennedy Space Center - (Booking #32899-1301) Feel the ground move beneath your feet...smell the smoke, hear the blast, see the cloud of fire....the Space Shuttle has lift off!!
- Watch the blast off of the Space Shuttle - Click here for more information about the lift-off and schedule
- Visit Kennedy Space Center - there are many tours available - Click here for more information
Patti recommends:
- While the space shuttles are still in use....don't miss this! It will live in your memory for always.
St. Augustine (Booking #32091-1302) - The first permanent European settlement in America. Discover epic explorers, fabled tales, timeless beauty and unlimited memories. Visiting St. Augustine is a legendary experience....and the shopping is fun, too!
- Explore Castillo de San Marcos on Matanzas Bay
- Historic St. George Street
- The elegant Bridge of Lions
- The Fountain of Youth
- The Lightner Museum
Patti Recommends:
- Wear your walking shoes…there are more than 80 historic sites and attractions
- Visit the
San Sebastian Winery (Booking #32084-1303) - Located in St. Augustine, San Sebastian Winery is the birthplace of American wine. It is housed in a historic building that once was home to the East Coast Railway.
- Tours and Wine Tasting
- Gift Shop
http://www.sansebastianwinery.com/
Patti Recommends:
- Don't miss The Cellar Upstairs - a Wine and Jazz Bar that opens Fridays at 4:00; Saturdays and Sundays at Noon. You can enjoy the sights of the city and the San Sebastian River from this roof top club.
Kingsley Plantation (Booking #32226-1304) - Explore life on a nineteenth century Florida plantation. Once home to Zephaniah Kingsley, his wife Anna, their four children and the people who worked there...both enslaved and free. 
- Tour the plantation house, slave quarters, barn, waterfront, kitchen house, interpretative gardens and bookstore
- Open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Located in Jacksonville on what was once Fort George Island
http://www.nps.gov/archive/timu/indepth/kingsley/kingsley_home.htm
Amelia Island and Fernandina Beach (Booking #32202-1305) - Named after the daughter of King George II, Amelia Island is a Victorian seaport village with small town charm, Southern hospitality and rich history.
Patti Recommends:
- Horseback Riding on the beach – One of the few places in the country where you can ride horses along the ocean’s edge
- Be sure to visit the Amelia Island Lighthouse constructed in1820
