Part of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan statistical area, Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida and was the first non-native settlement in the area, founded by a group of freed slaves following the American Civil War.

     In the 1960's, as a result of the U.S. Space program, Cocoa Beach started a major population increase.  NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center is located approximately 15 miles north of town, where guests still enjoy many shows, exhibits, and attractions that give this popular area the name The Space Coast.  All of NASA-launched manned spaceflights have departed from either Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral; Project Mercury in 1961 to the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011.

     Cocoa Beach has been referred to as the quintessential beach town.  Get your surf on at any one of the many surf and beach shops and try your luck at some surf lessons at the Cocoa Beach Surf Lessons and Beach Rental.  Beach time continues with swimming and snorkeling or a relaxing nap to the sound of the surf on beautiful Cocoa Beach!  Then choose a Private Dolphin/Manatee Eco River Sightseeing Sunset Tour on a luxury, covered 35-foot USCG inspected tour boat where sightings of Dolphins, Manatees, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, and multi-million dollar homes are on the menu!

     Speaking of menus...Cocoa Beach has many great places to eat.  Relax amongst a pirate-themed diner on the beach at Barrier Jack's.  Try their gravy/biscuits, shrimp and grits, or the Crab Cake Benedict for breakfast.  Surf on down to family-owned Florida's Seafood Bar and Grill and try their garlic shrimp over linguine, raw oyster shooters, or melt-in-your-mouth Prime Rib!  Try some comfort food with southern hospitality at Murdock's Bistro.  Start with their fried pickles or "Bottlecaps", a favorite appetizer consisting of fried, pickled jalapenos served with buttermilk ranch.  Then move on to the smoked pork or chicken barbecue, the catfish fingers, or a "Po Boy" sandwich.  Don't forget to drop in on a Sunday for their weekly Bloody Mary Bar.  After visiting Murdock's Bistro, you'll totally understand their motto of "Good food, good friends, good wine, great times"!!

     After all of this fun and great food, it is time for a good night's sleep.  Choose from many great motels, hotels, and resorts with price ranges to fit any budget.  Among those are Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, Best Western Cocoa Beach Hotel & Suites, and The Resort on Cocoa Beach.

     From oceanfront parks, great dining, shopping, beach activities, an art community, and so much more...Cocoa Beach, Florida truly has it all!  Come and visit The Space Coast and see what all the excitement is about!!!