10 Attractions Downtown Jacksonville Should Have

[Tacachale]

I would say an updated MOSH is a must have. The museum is an embarrassment for a city the size of Jax and it honestly had something to do with why my wife and I left. Maybe not a big deal to everyone but... it should be.

There is certainly a lack of cultural attractions that have a huge affect on quality of life.  When you look at lists of Top Things To Do in Jax, the Riverside Art Market is usually in the top 3.  It isn't because RAM is that awesome, it is because there isn't anything else.

Come on. Jacksonville has two good art museums. Oklahoma City has only one, Nashville has only a very small one, if you count the Frist, and even communities with reputations for the arts like Greenville and Asheville have only one. MOSH is planning a massive expansion. Jacksonville also has a full time symphony with its own concert hall; I don't know of any others in Florida. We have at least three theater companies with their own theaters. We also have the Kingsley Plantation and one of the best zoos in the country. We're holding our own.

[Captain Zissou]

^But how many of them are in the urban area of Mandarin where new urbanist Kerry can enjoy them?

Before you say it, I know Mandarin actually has some neat cultural attractions, but I doubt Kerry does.

[itsfantastic1]

^But how many of them are in the urban area of Mandarin where new urbanist Kerry can enjoy them?

Before you say it, I know Mandarin actually has some neat cultural attractions, but I doubt Kerry does.

I'm hoping for a Glenn exposé of Mandarin's finest establishments. That's how I'll know we've made it!