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San Marco Square on a Weeknight
San Marco Square on a Weeknight South of the St. Johns River. Mediterranean Revival buildings from the 1920s that make Jacksonville feel, for a few blocks, l...
Off the Radar: Jacksonville Spots Only Locals Know
Every city has its well-known attractions, but the real magic of Jacksonville lies in the places and experiences that don't make it into the guidebooks. Afte...
Boneyard Beach on Big Talbot Island
Boneyard Beach on Big Talbot Island North end of Jacksonville's Atlantic coast. A stretch of sand littered with skeletal remains of salt-killed live oaks and...
The Cummer Museum and the Olmsted Garden
The Cummer Museum and the Olmsted Garden 829 Riverside Avenue on the south bank of the St. Johns. The gardens justify the visit even if you never go inside —...
Upcoming Events in Jacksonville
Here are the top events and happenings in Jacksonville, Florida for the upcoming season. From annual festivals to sports, concerts, and cultural celebrations...
Riverside and Avondale Under the Oaks
Riverside and Avondale Under the Oaks Five Points intersection where Park, Margaret, and Lomax Streets collide — anchored by the Sun-Ray Cinema, a restored 1...
The Timucuan Preserve: 46,000 Acres Nobody Mentions
The Timucuan Preserve: 46,000 Acres Nobody Mentions Largest urban park in the contiguous US that most Americans have never heard of. The Theodore Roosevelt A...
Jacksonville Dining Guide: Where the Locals Eat
Jacksonville, Florida has a dining scene that reflects the soul of the city. From beloved institutions to exciting new arrivals, here are six restaurants you...
The Cummer Museum: Personal, Not Encyclopedic
The Cummer Museum: Personal, Not Encyclopedic Ninah Cummer spent fifty years filling her Riverside estate with art — European paintings, Meissen porcelain, J...
Boneyard Beach at Low Tide
Boneyard Beach at Low Tide Big Talbot Island State Park, north end of Jacksonville's coast. Maritime hammock trail — live oaks and Spanish moss draped like l...
Top 10 Things To Do in Jacksonville
Whether you're visiting Jacksonville, Florida for the first time or looking for something new to do this weekend, here are our picks for the ten best experie...
Underbelly: Where Jacksonville Gets Loud
Underbelly: Where Jacksonville Gets Loud 113 East Bay Street, downtown. Dark mid-sized room beneath a restaurant, sound system tuned for volume, booking that...
Amelia Island: The Victorian Antidote
Amelia Island: The Victorian Antidote 30 minutes north via A1A. Fernandina Beach is the antidote to modern Florida. A 50-block National Register district of ...
Welcome to visitjax.chat
Welcome to visitjax.chat — your go-to local guide for everything happening in Jacksonville, Florida! Whether you're a lifelong resident, a recent transplant,...
The Kingsley Plantation's Complicated Truth
The Kingsley Plantation's Complicated Truth Fort George Island, twenty minutes east of downtown. Oldest surviving plantation house in Florida, 1798. Zephania...
Jacksonville's Nightlife Spreads from the Beaches to Downtown
Jacksonville's Nightlife Spreads from the Beaches to Downtown Jacksonville is geographically huge and the nightlife reflects it — different cities, essential...
Jacksonville's Gentleman's Clubs Are Concentrated on Philips Highway
Jacksonville's Gentleman's Clubs Are Concentrated on Philips Highway Jacksonville has a working gentleman's-club market along Philips Highway (US-1) south of...
Springing The Blues Festival Takes Over Jacksonville Beach This Weekend
Springing The Blues Festival Takes Over Jacksonville Beach This Weekend The beach goes blues this weekend. Springing The Blues, one of Florida's longest-runn...
Barry Manilow's Last Jacksonville Concert Lands at VyStar Veterans Arena
Barry Manilow's Last Jacksonville Concert Lands at VyStar Veterans Arena One more Jacksonville goodbye from a touring legend. Barry Manilow plays what is bil...
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