Holidays in Titusville

Titusville is a city in Eastern Central Florida. It is situated along the Canaveral National Seashore where there are expansive beaches, dunes and lagoons. Titusville is also one of the few places in America where space rockets are launched from.

Titusville Holidays: Travel Essentials

The Space Coast Regional Airport is the nearest landing spot for Titusville holidays. However, that is not the only a regional airport in the area. International flights land at the Orlando International Airport about 40 miles from Titusville. Cruise ships also stop at Port Canvaral which is approximately 25 miles from Titusville. The region is five hours behind GMT. Titusville has plenty of sunshine for much of the year, but quite a bit of rain falls during the summer months. As such, spring is perhaps the best season to visit.

Destinations to visit in Titusville

Titusville has some fabulous beaches along the Canaveral National Seashore. Playalinda Beach, on a nearby barrier island, is one that has high tides suitable for surfing. At Cocoa Beach there is the Cocoa Beach Pier which is an 800 ft fishing pier with bars and restaurants. From there anglers can take a Cocoa Beach Sportfishing Charters deep-sea fishing trip. The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge spans across numerous habitats including marshes, coastal dunes, pine forests and flatwoods.

Tourists flock to the Kennedy Space Center complex during their Titusville holidays. This museum exhibits a range of historic spacecraft and memorabilia, and includes two IMAX theatres. There, visitors can also take a simulated ride into space on the Shuttle Launch Experience. Another space and rocket museum in Titusville is the Patrick Air Force Base; this museum preserves various examples of space rocket and missile hardware. The museum also includes an outdoor Rocket Garden collection where there are Active Delta II launchpads and the original Complex 26 gantry.