Best Jacksonville Day Trips & Things to Do

Jacksonville may not generate as much hype as its counterparts to the south, but it is just as, if not more, entertaining than all of them combined. Major attractions/events include Jacksonville Landing, where tattoo artists rub shoulders with celebrated chefs and local entrepreneurs; the Riverside-Avondale District, home to over 5,000 historic buildings; and the monthly Downtown Art Walk exhibiting the works of dozens of local artists in participating bars, galleries, restaurants and coffee shops - more than 40 venues in all. A taste of Jacksonville's checkered past may be had in the slave quarters at Kingsley Plantation. But the icing on the cake is without a doubt Jacksonville's gorgeous white-sand beaches and the long list of water activities on offer there.