Oct 18-21 Biketoberfest . Voltran Transit Co operates local buses in the area. The main attraction here is Cape Canaveral in the Titusville area - home of the US Space Program. All of NASA's shuttle flights take off from the Kennedy Space Center . The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex runs continuous tours of the complex where visitors see the actual launchpads and astronaut training centres as well as museums and exhibits.
IMAX presentations give visitors the illusion of space travel.
Visitors should plan to spend at least an hour at easch of these three new facilities. The Astronauts' Hall of Fame , a few kilometres from the Kennedy Space Center offers a self-guided tour through the early days of space exploration, focusing on the Mercury 7 and Gemini astronauts. A virtual reality trainer and shuttle simulator make this a hands-on exhibit. The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum displays historical military aircraft. The Canaveral National Seashore is an unspoilt area of beaches and sand dunes where the giant loggerhead and green turtles come ashore in summer to lay their eggs.