Jacksonville is a popular town on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida. It is situated in Duval County. It is very popular among tourists due to its size, low density and its suitable location.. It has a number of beaches, a Skyway Monorail, art galleries and museums that are located in its downtown. Jacksonville is rich in culture and heritage and houses many attractions of historical importance. It contains and is surrounded by a number of historical landmarks.

Some of the historical landmarks that one cannot miss on a trip to Jacksonville include St. Augustine, Fort Caroline National Memorial, Fort Matanzas National Monument, Walter Jones Historical Park, Veterans Memorial Wall, and Friendship Fountain.

Monuments in Jacksonville

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In the year 1990, the Government of Florida set up the Study commission to work on the African-American history that revolves around Florida, so as to increase awareness about their contributions to it. This commission was required to establish something called a heritage trail that would identify important places in black history and promote them as tourist attractions.

Heritage Trail, Jacksonville

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If you have a great love for history, then Jacksonville is the lace for you. The city's culture and heritage can satisfy anyone's love for history. If you want to take a peek into history, then some of the places for you to travel in Jacksonville city are Woodlawn farm, Abraham Lincoln voices of Jacksonville Audio Tour, Central Park, Walldog murals and Heritage Cultural Museum. To gain further information on these places, click on the link below.

Historical sites in Jacksonville

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Jacksonville is situated along the First Coast expanse of northeastern part of Florida and it is positioned on the bank of the river St. Johns River. The city is located to the south of the border of Georgia and to Miami's north. The settlement of the Europeans and Americans then known as Cowford later became Jacksonville. It is the biggest city in the United States. The Duval County is located in this region. The governments of Jacksonville and Duval County merged in 1968, granting Jacksonville a large area of the land and inserting most of the metropolitan part within the limits of the city.

General info about Jacksonville

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At the center of the city, one will find Jacksonville Landing as well as the Jacksonville river walks. Landing at the riverfront is a famous shopping and dining location. To get access to the Landing one can hire the River Taxi from South bank River walk. The North bank River walk runs a long way along the St. Johns River from Plaza at Berkman to the Fuller Warren Bridge. On the other hand, the walk along the Southbank River stretches a little less connecting Radisson Hotel and Museum Circle.

Walk along the rivers of Jacksonville

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The city of Jacksonville is best explored when a tourist takes a walking tour. All one needs to do is put on those sturdy but comfortable walking shoes and set out to walk around the entire city similar to a local. You will be able to learn about the history of the place; will find some real good food, you will spot several locally owned stores where you can shop till you drop or you may just find a serene atmosphere to sit and relax.

Jacksonville walking tours

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Tour of Jacksonville

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Jacksonville is one of the largest cities in the United States. It is also the county seat of the Duval County. The city is beautified with a large number of places and sites that attract tourists. With a rich cultural heritage, museums and performing arts form a major part of these attractions.

Jacksonville Family oriented vacation

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Many events take place throughout the year that keeps the city crowded by visitors coming from different locations. The well-known museums in the city are Jacksonville Maritime Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Museum of Science & History, Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens and many more. There are a lot of adventure parks, zoo and gardens that are very outstanding and a must visit place.

Family attractions in Jacksonville

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Other attractions include the city center, Jacksonville Landing and the Jacksonville Riverwalks. These places are best for the purpose of shopping that is easily accessible by River Taxi. You can hire or board a taxi, bus or even a van to reach Jacksonville. The van picks up the tourists from their respective hotels and charge fare per head. The tour requires a minimum of 3 persons. You can call and contact the company or book it online as well. A small amount of processing fees is charged if you make online booking. However, there are no additional charges, and the fares are added to the hotel rent that includes taxes, fuel, surcharges and service fee.

Van Tours in Jacksonville

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You can take the hired taxi to all the possible locations or any place of your choice. Many leading operators in the city provide these services. Family packages are also available if you are not travelling alone. If you are lucky then you may even end up getting discounts on taxi booking. Some of the family run taxi services are Gator Taxi and Shuttle service, Citicab and Yellow cab, and the services are not much expensive ranging within $50 most of the time.

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Jacksonville is one of the most hospitable cities in the United States of America, and no trip to this beautiful city is complete without a riverboat cruise in Jacksonville's historic and ever famous river of St. John. River Cruise Inc, has been cruising around the river ever since 1984, has been cruising around the river in a way that you will never forget. There are number of reasons to find to cruise on this river other than tourism, like your birthdays and anniversaries, wedding and receptions, rehearsal dinners, client and potential clients, employees, just for fun, Christmas parties, churches and schools, brunches and lunches, sightseeing, dinner and dancing and late night parties.

Jacksonville City for Riverboat Cruise

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The big tour on the 310 miles long river is an important part of the history of America for the state of Florida. These destinations are quite popular for being one amongst the natural destinations.

Cruising on St John's River

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One of the cruise types is the one on Florida Jacksonville Princess Yacht. This luxury boat offers sunset dinner cruises on selected Saturday nights slowly sailing on the river with an occasional opportunity to watch dolphins jump ahead of you. They also offer dockside lunches on Fridays. Apart from these, there are also Jacksonville Party boats that will fit well within the party time schedules.

Cruising in Jacksonville Princess Yacht

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Jacksonville Princess is one of the finest and unique venue offering an excellence in dining experience. The boat in the second version fits in well both intimate and large groups with a capacity for 70 people that will allow you to provide experience for enjoyment to everyone aboard. Some of the reservations on board are Dinner cruise and graduates cruise that are to be held soon.

Jacksonville Princess Cruise

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There are also other companies offering boating and touring in the Jacksonville river for fun and occasion to make events memorable apart from regular sightseeing cruises over sunset and dawn.

An excellent way to see the various sights and city attractions of Jacksonville, Florida is to take a ride in one of its bus tours and van tours. This is a convenient way to explore the city, especially if you are travelling with a group.

Popular Van and Bus Tour Services in Jacksonville

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Jacksonville is the gateway to Florida and often called as the River City. When you aboard the bus and van tours of Jacksonville, not only will you get to see the attractions and landmarks of the city, but you will also embrace its culture and rich history.

Travel Guide to Jacksonville on Wikitravel

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During the tour, you will learn more about the Timuquan, the first settlers in the area. You will also see the gradual changes and influence of the French and Spanish when it colonized Florida. In the downtown area, you can visit the Jacksonville Football Stadium and the Memorial Wall.

In the Riverside area, you will get to see the more famed neighbourhood of the city. You will visit the Park Lane apartments(first Florida condominiums), the Marble House, The Leon Check and a lot more. These are historical homes that had become the sightseeing destinations of the city.

Most bus and van tours will take you to the Anheuser-Busch. Beer lovers absolutely know this place. It is the brewery of the famous Budweiser beer. You can sample their products for free and have an out of its location in Jacksonville. Free time during the tours is usually spent at St. Johns Town Center.

Anheuser-Busch Jacksonville Tour

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