I'm looking to compile the ultimate Jacksonville Bucket list. I'm interested in people's opinions of the best restaurants, things to do, etc.
Opinions?
As for a bucket list of things to do in Jacksonville if you are Downtown you want to kayak under the Times Union on McCoys Creek and another trip is to kayak under the Duval county courthouse parking lot and the townhomes of Berkman Plaza-Plaza at Berkman. Do it once. Its not for everyone, but its a bucket list Destination Activity that would have you joining Mayor Brown in making Downtown a Destination and not a pass through.
That's my opinion and I'll be sharing it all year with the Commissioners of FIND and our Regional Partners.
Play golf at Pablo Creek Golf Club. Golf Digest's 5th best golf course in the state of Florida.
Just a few off the top of my head:
- Attend the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
- Get bombed at the Landing during Florida/Georgia weekend
- See the Jax Symphony
- Take in a musical at the Alhambra
- Ride the Skyway end-to-end
- Take a free tour (with complimentary beers) at the Budweiser Factory
- Go to the Jacksonville Zoo
- Go to a Jaguars game at Everbank, a Suns game at the Baseball Grounds, and a Sharks game at the Veterans Memorial
- Tour Kingsley Plantation
- Surf the Atlantic Ocean
- Rent a hotel with a river view for the 4th of
- Go to Friendship Fountain at night (when it's working)
- Walk across the Main Street Bridge
- Ride the bike trails at Hanna Park
- Spend an afternoon at Chamblains
- Walk the Riverwalk
- Spend the night at the Riverdale Inn
- Get donuts from Edgewood Bakery or the Donut Shop
- Eat lunch at French Pantry
- Go to the Art Walk
- Spend an afternoon at JMOCA
- Have a glass of wine in the Cummer Gardens
- See the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Tour
- Go to the Florida and Five Points Theaters
- See the Nutcracker
- Take your camera to Talbot Island
- Drive your car onto Hugeunot Beach
- Go fishing in Memorial Park or at the Jax Beach Pier
- See a concert at Freebird
- See a touring Broadway show at the Times-Union Center
- Go sightseeing in Riverside and Avondale
- See a movie at the San Marco Theater
- Spend a summer day at the Adventure Landing Waterpark
- See a planetarium show at the Mosh
- Get a coffee and read your favorite book on the 4th floor balcony of the Main Library
Any time:
-Bike or roller blade the 14.5 mile (one way) Jacksonville-Baldwin rail trail
-Visit the Riverside Arts Market on Saturdays under the Fuller Warren Bridge
-Take a ghost tour of the Spanish Quarter in St. Augustine
Annual events:
-Enjoy downtown at its best during the Jacksonville Jazz Festival
-Decorate your bike in lights and tour Riverside and Avondale at night during the holiday luminaria celebration
-Run the 15k Gate River Run
All of the above as well as:
Little Talbot Island
Big Talbot Island
All our fantastic beaches
Hike around Fort Caroline Memorial
Catch a movie at the Sun-Ray Cinema
Check out an art show at CoRK
Have beers at Intuition, Bold City, Green Room and Mile Marker
Ride the snake run at Kona, the country's oldest skate park
Check out the annual Wave Masters Surf Contest in Jax Beach
I would add see the Light Parade and fireworks. Ride a segway through Ft. George Island, right after kayaking Ft. George Inlet. and ride an airboat on the intercoastal.
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french pantry
chamblin's
riverside/avondale
duval drive (pvb) & atlantic beach