Attractions
New Smyrna is located about an hour northeast of Orlando, and only an hour and a half from Disney World, Universal Studios and about a dozen other parks.
If theme parks aren't your thing, we're including some fun links of things to see and do while you're in the area.
As always, please feel free to contact us if there is anything we can help you with. We want your trip to Florida to be a fun, memorable one!
Kennedy Space Center
Visit NASA's Kennedy Center to watch a launch, take a tour and learn about NASA's history. The launch closest to the wedding is:
Date: Sept. 16 +
Mission: STS-133
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Launch Time: 11:57 a.m. EDT
STS-133 Description: Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4), a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MLPM) and critical spare components to the International Space Station.
Don't forget to visit the Merritt Island National Wildlife reserve while you're there - it was established in 1963 as an overlay of NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center. Consisting of 140,000 acres, the Refuge provides a wide variety of habitats: coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks provide habitat for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals.
Things to do in New Smyrna
Here's a link to the New Smyrna visitor's bureau where you can find information on beaches, golfing, fishing, kayaking, historical sites and parks.
Disney World
There's plenty to do at Disney World - from Epcot to Animal Kingdom to Blizzard Beach, this place offers something for everyone!
The Black Hammock
407-365-1244
2356 Black Hammock Fish Camp Road
Oviedo, FL 32765
What would a trip to Florida be without a swamp, cheap beer, alligators and an airboat ride!
Outlet Mall
For all of you who love to shop, the prime outlet mall is just south of Orlando and offers a Barneys of NY, Juicy Couture, Saks Fifth Ave outlet, Nieman Marcus outlet and many, many more!
St. Augustine Florida
St. Augustine is located up the coast from New Smyrna, about an hour and a half north on the 95.
Founded in 1565, it is the oldest continuously occupied European established city, and the oldest port, in the continental United States.
