The southern hospitality that is manifest on all Jacksonville residents is manifest clearly in the way it treats its visitors. Bed and breakfast, fine dining, quaint shops, name it, Jacksonville has it. If you love to travel and you have not been to this part of Florida, this spot should be your next stop. And if you have been here, what is stopping you from coming back?
The best way to go around the city is via rental car. You can find E-Z Rent-A-Car at the airport providing reliable rental cars. Jacksonville offers the best vacation setting with an amazing all-year round weather and fun events. In fact, sports lovers would want to be in Jacksonville this February because of the Men’s Davis Cup versus one of the finest teams in the world, Brazil. The American Women’s Soccer Team battles it out against Scotland at Everbank Fields in an exhibition game.
Aside from athletics, Jacksonville prides itself on other attractions such as the Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Cummer Museum, and the Jacksonville Landing. The place is strategically located in the crossroads where the Atlantic Ocean and St. Johns River converge.
Drive towards Jacksonville Beach and take a leisurely walk along nature areas like the Ravine State Gardens and Guana River State Park. Aside from well-hidden restaurants, you can find to your heart’s delight quaint shops that sell some of the best collectibles in town. Water fun activities in Jacksonville Beach include fishing, surfing, and swimming. For avid golf fans, the Players Championship, a PGA tour happens here every year.
You have not been to Jacksonville if you have never visited St. Augustine. A short drive south will bring you to the country’s oldest city. You will simply be amazed at the streets filled with cobblestones right in the area they call Colonial Spanish Quarter. The oldest European fort in the United States, the Castillo de San Marcos, is right in the heart of this city. While inside the city, do not miss out in visiting Potter’s Wax Museum and the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. The kids will surely love these tourist attractions.
Make your reservations for your Jacksonville rental car at E-Z Rent-A-Car.
