Jacksonville, Florida is situated on St. John’s River and the Atlantic Ocean. This city offers plentiful opportunities for sunshine and water sports at Atlantic, Neptune, Jacksonville, and Ponte Vedra Beaches. The Spanish-founded St. Augustine is a short drive south, and Amelia Island is a short drive north.

Jacksonville is filled with wildlife, too. Kids love watching big cats roam at the Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary and the elephants and monkeys cavorting at the Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens.

The area in and around Jacksonville is filled with lush foliage, which you can see on display at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens and Big Talbot Island State Park.