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Adventure Landing
1944 Beach Blvd
Jacksonville Beach, FL
904.246.4386
Located just east of the Intracoastal Waterway, this family entertainment center features go-karts, laser tag, bumper boats, mini-golf, batting cages. Waterpark features a new 18,000 sq. ft. wavepool, eleven waterslides, 65-foot pirates play village and lazy river.
Art Connections at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
(904) 356-6857
Admission free Tues. evenings 4-9.
Children can use computers to study the principles of design, actually doing a rubbing or a collage. They can also learn about Florida history through paintings in the Cummer Museum collection.
Jacksonville Fire Museum
1406 Gator Bowl Blvd.
(904) 598-6504
Displays include glass balls designed in the 1800’s to be filled with water and thrown at the fire.
Kids Kampus
1410 Gator Bowl Blvd.
(904) 573-3153
Free Admission
10 acres of open space as well as state of the art playground equipment. Includes an area called “Safe City” which contains a child-sized city in miniature. This amazing miniature version of 4 blocks of Jacksonville features stores, schools, and Little Tyke houses. Tricycles and helmets are available for children to borrow and ride through the “city.”
The park contains a water park complete with squirt guns, sprinklers, jungle gyms, and a water slide.
Peterbrooke Chocolate Factory
1470 San Marco Avenue
(904) 398-2489
Watch chocolate made into many delectable shapes and sizes. Free samples.
Sprinkles’ Museum
101 W. First Street
(904) 356-2992
Tues.-Sat. 10-1. Children’s area: Wed. and Sat. 10-1.
Museum Admission free. Small charge for children’s area. The children’s wing of the Karpeles Manuscript Library is an educational, hands-on play area for ages 1-10.
