Jacksonville Area Attractions

Arts & Culture

• Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, home to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and "Broadway in Jacksonville" productions – adjacent to hotel
• Jacksonville Museum of Science & History – 6 blocks
• Jacksonville Historical Center – 6 blocks
• Florida Theater, host to a variety of stage productions and concerts – 6 blocks
• Museum of Contemporary Art – 6 blocks
• Cummer Gallery of Art and Garden – 2 miles
• Theatre Jacksonville – 3 miles
• Art Walk (first Wednesday of every month) spans more than 15 blocks filled with art and entertainment
• Alhambra Theatre & Dining, the nation's oldest continually operating professional dinner theatre – 11 miles
• Jacksonville Festivals - various locations

Attractions

• NAIWBE Spa – 1 block
• St. John's River – 1 block
• Jacksonville Water Taxi – .37 miles
• Prime F. Osborn Convention Center – connected by Skyway Express Rail System – 4 blocks
• South Bank Riverwalk – short water taxi ride
• Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Arena – 1 mile
• San Marco Neighborhood – 2.5 miles
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens – 7.5 miles
• Anheuser-Busch Brewery – 11 miles
• Jacksonville Beaches & Boat Rentals – 17 miles
• Segway Tours – 20 miles 
• World Golf Hall of Fame – 30 miles
• Trolley Tours – 36 miles
• Pirate and Treasure Museum – 37 miles
• Marineland's Dolphin Adventures – 59 miles

Dining Nearby

Southbank – 1 mile

Chart House

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

BB’s 

Morton’s 

Wine Cellar 

River City Brewing Company 

San Marco – 1.5 miles

Bistro AIX

Matthew's

Taverna 

Avondale - 3 miles

Biscottis

Brick Restaurant 

Blue Fish 

Orsay

Harpoon Louie's 

Shopping

• Riverside Arts Market (every Saturday) stages of entertainment and over 150 artists selling unique, custom creations – 2 miles
• San Marco, home to the infamous Peterbrooke Chocolatier, incredible dining, upscale trendy clothing boutiques and sensational art galleries – 2 miles  
• Jacksonville Farmer's Market – 2 miles
• Shops of Avondale – 4 miles
• St. John’s Town Center – 9 miles
• The Avenues Shopping Mall – 15 miles
• Beaches Town Center, hosts art galleries, boutiques and souvenir shops – 17 miles
• St. Augustine Outlet Shopping – 32 miles

Sports

• TIAA Bank Field, home of the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars – 1 mile
• Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, Minor League Baseball Jacksonville Suns – 1 mile
• VyStar Memorial Arena, home of the AFL Jacksonville Sharks and ABA Jacksonville Giants – 1 mile
• NASL Jacksonville Armada FC – 2 miles
• Kathyrn Abbey Hanna Park, home to miles of pristine sandy beach, the premier surfing spot in NE Florida, hiking, bike trails, fishing, kayaks, pedal boats, canoes, kids splash park, and picnic facilities – 19 miles
• Golf, home to the World Golf Hall of Fame, THE PLAYERS Championship and PGA TOUR 
• World Class Fishing
• Kiteboarding, an exhilarating sport that combines surfing, wakeboarding and gliding – 6 miles
• Watersport Lessons – 6 miles
• Kona Skatepark, the Nation's oldest skatepark – 7 miles
• Stand Up Paddleboarding & Paddleboard Yoga  
• Kayak downtown Jacksonville in the moonlight
• Surfing, the premier surfing spot in NE Florida – 19 miles
• Mountain Biking, 20 miles of bike trails – 19 miles

Recreation

• Hemming Plaza – 5 blocks
• Friendship Fountain, pumps 6,500 gallons per minute, shooting 100 foot high, with 265 lights  – 1 mile 
• Memorial Park, honors 1200 Floridians who perished in WWI – 1 mile
• Kiteboarding, an exhilarating sport that combines surfing, wakeboarding and gliding – 6 miles
• Watersport Lessons – 6 miles
• Deerfield Lakes Golf Course – 7 miles
• Kona Skatepark, the Nation's oldest skatepark – 7 miles
• Kayak downtown Jacksonville in the moonlight
• Kathyrn Abbey Hanna Park, home to miles of pristine sandy beach, the premier surfing spot in NE Florida, hiking, bike trails, fishing, kayaks, pedal boats, canoes, kids splash park, and picnic facilities – 19 miles
• Surfing, the premier surfing spot in NE Florida – 19 miles
• Mountain Biking, 20 miles of bike trails – 19 miles
• South Hampton Golf Club – 20 miles
• King & Bear Golf Course – 20 miles
• Sawgrass Golf Course – 20 miles 
• Fernandina/Amelia Island, premier golf, water activities, family adventures, and boutique shopping – 25 miles
• With Florida’s most beautiful golf courses within miles, book your next golf experience 
• World Class Fishing
• Stand Up Paddleboarding & Paddleboard Yoga
• Go Tuk'n Tuk Tuk tours that can pick up from the hotel

Breweries & Wineries

BREWERIES

• Aardwolf Brewery, a renovated Ice House from the mid 1930’s – 1.8 miles 
• Intuition Ale Works, offers free WIFI, bring your own food, tours of the brewery, all served by Cicerone Certified Beer Servers – 2.77 miles 
• Bold City Brewery, locally owned/operated – 4.8 miles 
• Veterans United Craft Brewery, the owner, a formal Naval Flight Officer, started a home brewery which became a public passion – 11 miles
• Engine 15 Brewing Co., uses a steam fired 5 BBL Brewhaus built in the 1990’s – 16 miles 
• Pinglehead Brewing Company, named after the mythical god of Big Beer, they offer full flavored beer with quality ingredients – 16 miles
• Greenroom Brewing, a dog friendly, bring your own food taproom with 7 permanent taps and 9 rotating taps – 17 miles 
• JAX Ale Trail, book tours and activities

WINERIES

• San Sebastian Winery, ranks as one of Florida's premium wineries offering live music and free tours of the 18,000 ft facility and tastings – 37 miles
• Dakotah Winery, includes free sampling with stunning views with wildlife refuge – 117 miles
• Lakeridge Winery and Vineyards, 26 years of grape growing, a 45 minute tour and tasting, and a distinguished festival list makes this winery a must see – 133 miles
• Monticello Winery, small farm winery which also offers organic food in a sustainable system producing citrus, micro-greens, fruits and nuts – 143 miles

Universities

• Florida State College of Jacksonville – 1 mile
• Edward Waters – 4 miles
• Jacksonville University – 8 miles
• University of North Florida – 9 miles
• Florida Coastal School of Law – 10 miles

Businesses

• ATT – adjacent to hotel
• BB&T – 1 block
• CSX Transportation – adjacent to hotel
• Craig IS – connected to hotel
• Wachovia Bank Tower – connected to hotel
• FPIC Downtown Office – connected to hotel
• Wachovia Bank – connected to hotel
• Federal Building – 1 block
• Bank of America – 1 block
• Foley & Lardner – 1 block
• Humana – 1 block
• KPMG – 1 block
• McGuire Woods Battle & Booth – 1 block
• Palmer & Cay – 1 block
• PricewaterhouseCoopers – 1 block
• Deloitte – 1.5 blocks
• Ernst & Young – 1.5 blocks
• Jesse Ball Du Pont – 1.5 blocks
• Modis – 1.5 blocks
• HDR Engineering – 2 blocks
• Holland & Knight – 2 blocks
• Rayonier – 1 mile
• Aetna - 1 mile
• Baptist Medical Center – 1 mile
• Federal Reserve Bank – 1 mile
• Nemour’s Children’s Hospital – 1 mile
• Stein Mart – 1 mile
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield – 1.5 miles
• Fidelity National – 1.5 miles
• FPIC Riverside Office – 1.5 miles
• St. Joe Co. – 1.5 miles
• St. Vincent’s Hospital – 2 miles
• Shand’s Jacksonville – 3.5 miles
• Naval Air Station – 10 miles
• Mayo Clinic Jacksonville – 17 miles
• Mayport Naval Station – 22 miles
• Orange Park Hospital – 22 miles
• IBA Particle Therapy – connected
• Proton Therapy Center – 2.5 miles and free transportation
• Hinshaw & Culvertson – 1 Block
• Coca-Cola – 5 miles
• St. Lukes Hospital – 8 miles
• CB Richard Ellis – connected
• Rayonier – 1 block
• Wolfson Children’s Hospital – 1 mile
• Everbank – 1.5 miles
• Duval County Courthouse – 2 blocks
• City Hall – 6 blocks