Everything Cocoa Beach is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Cocoa Beach.
Melbourne, Florida is one of many places where drivers have filmed their Tesla's pedestrian-detection screen rendering phantom figures among the headstones of an empty cemetery at night — part of the viral 'Teslas see ghosts' phenomenon. Experts attribute it to Tesla's camera-only vision system misclassifying gravestones, statues, and shadows as pedestrians.
12 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Believe it or not, this unassuming spot was once at the heart of Florida's booming citrus industry. The Marion S. Whaley Citrus Packing House, also known as the Sullivan Brothers Victory Groves Citrus Packing House,…
From this unassuming building, history was made: NASA controlled America's first manned spaceflights. This is the Mercury Control Center. Here, engineers and flight directors orchestrated Project Mercury, putting the…
Melbourne, Florida is one of many places where drivers have filmed their Tesla's pedestrian-detection screen rendering phantom figures among the headstones of an empty cemetery at night — part of the viral 'Teslas see…
Feel that rumble in your chest? It's the echo of history, because right here, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, humanity first dared to truly reach for the stars. Back in the late 1950s and 1960s, this place was…
Hold on tight, because right here, history launches! Since 1968, nearly every human spaceflight for the United States has blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, just over there. It started as the NASA Launch Operations…
Imagine astronauts like Neil Armstrong preparing for their incredible journey to the moon right here. This is the Operations and Checkout Building, where they spent crucial time before launch. Originally called the…
Ever wonder where all the data from the Apollo missions went? This unassuming spot, once home to the Central Instrumentation Facility, was the heart of data processing for the entire Kennedy Space Center. During the…
Pull over for a sec and check out this little chapel – it's more than just a pretty building, it's a symbol of community spirit. Back in 1892, the residents of Melbourne Beach decided they needed a place to worship…
Right here, history was witnessed, documented, and broadcast to the world. This is the Launch Complex 39 Press Site, where journalists from across the globe gathered to watch America reach for the stars. Since 1968,…
From this center, every US human spaceflight has been managed, a place where history is made with every launch. The Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center, or LCC, manages launches from Kennedy Space Center. It's…
Prepare to be dwarfed! That colossal building looming on the horizon isn't just big; it's where dreams of reaching the moon and beyond were assembled: the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB. During the Apollo program in…
Follow the path of giants on the Crawlerway, the massive roadway that transports rockets from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launchpad. This isn't just any road; it's a carefully engineered pathway designed to…