U.S. News Insider Tip: For a quieter beach experience, plan to spend the day at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Not only is there the chance to spot wildlife, including sea turtles during ...

The sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Space Coast of Florida. With a landscape of sun-soaked coastal dunes, saltwater marshes and mesic forests—as ...

The idea for Merritt Island, Florida, didn’t come to me all at once. It was sparked by a string of casual conversations with other travel writers and adventurers I’d met while wandering Florida’s ...

Perhaps the most legendary residential property on Florida's Space Coast, the long-vacant Dragon Point is listed for sale for ...

Make the refuge’s visitor center your first stop, where you can pick up maps, peruse exhibits about the area’s habitats and history, and pay the $10 admission fee. There’s a boardwalk trail behind the ...