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When I Hear Melbourne, I Don’t Think of Australia
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Sorry to my Aussie friends, but when I hear the name Melbourne, I don’t think of Australia, I think of Florida — the smallish beach town on the east coast of Florida with a population of less than 100,000. This quaint town is located on the Atlantic Ocean a little over an hour from Orlando and about 40 minutes due south from Port Canaveral.
From what I’ve seen, both offer great beaches… although since I’ve been to Melbourne, Florida but not Melbourne, Australia, my experience is admittedly lopsided.
Highlights of Melbourne… the one in Florida
I do love visiting this area. It’s beautiful and not as crowded as some other beach towns, like Daytona or West Palm.
Satellite Beach
A beautiful beach to visit near Melbourne. I just happened to luck out and visit at a time when there were few other people around. Love that!
Food
I enjoyed eating some delicious pizza at Napoli Pizza N Pasta, and it's very budget friendly.
For more great restaurants check out: The 10 Best Melbourne, Florida Restaurants — Space Coast Living Magazine.
Bones anyone?
Many ancient bones from a variety of animals — fish, birds, reptiles — and even humans have been found in the Melbourne area. Fossils of mammoths were found at the local golf course. Fun. Check out this page from the Florida Museum, Melbourne — Florida Vertebrate Fossils as well as Melbourne Bone Bed — Wikipedia.
More info and things to do:
- Melbourne Florida — Things to Do & Attractions in Melbourne FL (visitflorida.com)
- I have not stayed at any of the hotels in Melbourne — for me it’s always been a day trip — so do not have any recommends, but you can check this out: Melbourne’s Best Hotels: Hotels in Space Coast.
- Melbourne, Florida — Wikipedia
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Have you visited Melbourne… the one in Florida?
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