In its first full year of operation attendance reached 834,000. For space fun visit the interactive wing of the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville. Here, if your bones and heart are strong, simulators can take you for a walk on the moon, let you land the space shuttle or take a trip across the rough terrain of Mars. You can pull up to 3 G's in a centrifuge, or sit in the cockpit of a jet in a dogfight, provided you are willing to be rolled over five times. It's superb natural setting enticed Disney to build a non-theme park vacation resort in Vero Beach.
Brown pelicans roost in pine trees, blinking rather than flying, as the boat floats past.
Numerous shy manatees slip underwater and disappear when visitors approach. And dolphins boldly round- up fishes near the boat. A paddlewheeler, docked in Sebastian, also offers excursion cruises on the river. The larger craft gives more more protection from the weather and she cruises Pelican Island, the nation's first national wildlife refuge. The area along Indian River, which is part of the Intracoastal Waterway, combines with the Sebastian River and 26 miles of golden Atlantic beaches, offering visitors almost every water sport imaginable without the hassle of crowded beaches.