10. The Brevard Zoo

This may not be the biggest, but it’s is one of the best — voted #8 in the country by U.S. News magazine. Admission is currently by reservation only. There are no elephants or lions, but there are over 900 animals, including rhinos and giraffes.

11. The Melbourne Beach Pier

This is one of the oldest structures on the beachside of the Space Coast, built in 1889 as a dock for boats bringing supplies to the island. It also brought the first beach lovers. Traffic got so busy that a short rail line was built to transport people from the dock to the beach, not quite a mile away. Today the pier juts 650-feet out into the lagoon and is used for sunset viewing and fishing. The pier was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.