FLORIDA PLACES AND DESTINATIONS - JUPITER

Jupiter, Florida

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum in this Palm Beach area town offers climbing tours of the landmark 1860 lighthouse.

The waterfront Museum in the newly restored WWII building offers indoor exhibits on Florida maritime, Native American and Pioneer history, and the outdoor exhibits include the Tindall Pioneer Homestead, Pennock Plantation Bell and Oil House Exhibit.

The Riverwalk along the beautiful Intracostal Waterway winds its way from the Jupiter Inlet to the Jupiter Ridge Natural Area. At The Last Galleon visitors can view the archeological processing of artifacts recovered from the oldest Spanish galleon found to date in Florida waters. 




The Manatee Queen Pontoon Boat offers tours of the Intracostal Waterway and Loxahatchee River. Using your own canoe or renting one, you can canoe the scenic Loxahatchee River from Jupiter to Jonathan Dickinson State Park.

The Moroso Motorsports Park is multi-purpose, year-round racing facility; The Roger Dean Stadium is the home of the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals spring training.

The Burt Reynolds and Friends Museum houses a collection of hundreds of artifacts, memorabilia, and cultural contributions of Burt Reynolds.

The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary, a non-profit facility dedicated to the care of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife, provides an educational environment in which children and adults learn the importance of preserving Florida's flora and fauna while experiencing the unique opportunity of seeing wildlife "up close and personal."







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