So beautiful and clean and you learn so much about and amazing place absolutely beautiful and…read moreremarkable great for all ages I appreciate all hard work and dedication and determination for the community thank you so much for everything I love it so much they always clean and and organized thank you for the staff for your help and advice help and i definitely coming back here bring family and friends learn a lot so amazing inspiration fun make sure you come on a weekday and get here early Hugs lauren

Great local museum! More than just history, there's lots to learn at the Beaches Museum. Kids will…read morelove the train and the scavenger hunt so be sure to check that out while you're there. There are nice gardens and great art.

We love Orchard Kingdom. My daughter has taken sewing classes there for a few years and my son took…read morecello for a little while. It's a cute, creative facility and the creative director/owner, Brenda Edwards, is wonderful. Highly recommend.

Orchard Kingdom is a studio dedicated to training young people in the arts and at the same time…read morefacilitating their growth. Creative Director Brenda Edwards has the gift for writing music curriculum and musicals. In addition, they offer a Summer Program for kids.

The USS Orleck Naval Museum is definitely a must when visiting Jacksonville!…read more This amazing museum is located at the old shipyard (pretty close to the baseball stadium). They have their own free parking for up to two hours. However, there's not many spots so I would recommend coming early. We visited on a Saturday morning and we were the first ones there. The people volunteering were amazing and gave us the full story behind the ship. After learning from them, I felt like we had an even better understanding of the things we were learning from the self-guided tour. One cool thing compared to other ships turned into museums, if that this one actually had a lot of interactive elements. However, keep in mind that some of the videos and sounds can be very loud, so if you are with someone sensitive to loud sounds, perhaps skip those. At the end of the tour they have a small gift shop with some cool items, included ship coins (in case there are any collectors out there). They also had the Navy 250th anniversary coin, which I thought was really cool.

Great time walking the halls and decks of "The Gray Ghost of the Vietnam War"…read more Cost was $22 for my wife and I combined to go on a self guided tour through the ship. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and kind. You could be through and done in 20 min or take your time and be there a couple hours.

I recall the first I visited this museum was in 2017. I had no idea that this museum ever existed…read more This place was recommended to me by my neighbor. My first was awesome and I did get the opportunity to learn a lot about Duval County history. I also love the random painted frogs that are randomly placed outside the adjacent park. Ironically, these are compliments of a local artists who painted them and took the time to randomly place them. They also have a gift shop where a few painted frogs are available for purchase. I managed to purchase one after my visit. If you love learning about history within Duval Cointy, then I highly suggest this type of museum.

11/16/24. The Mandarin Historic Museum was approached by artist Brenda Council to make a bronze…read morestatue of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who had wintered in Mandarin. She wrote Uncle Toms Cabin which was an important anti-slavery book at the time. She would create the clay statues at the Old Post Office in front of people over months. The cost of the "old wax process" then, bronzing, would be thru donations and be around $175k! I never thought our little museum would be able to raise that money but they did and the pre-unveiling was tonight; tomorrow is the public unveiling. The 3 pieces are beautiful; a masterpiece for Duval County! Brenda worked 1,000's of hours creating the treasure.

Went to Game Over to celebrate Father's Day. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The game we…read morechose was the Lost Continent of Atlantis. It was difficult but a lot of fun! The props and clues were very creative. The whole place was very clean and well run. We were not able to take any pictures. I would highly recommend this escape room business!

One of the best and most interesting escape rooms I've experienced! We did the Atlantis themed room…read moreand it was so incredibly well done. Lots of tech and the puzzles were very fun. Jacob was a great Game Master!

Not sure what's up with all the mediocre reviews, but our toddler absolutely loved this place. So…read moremuch that we signed up for the membership

I think it is important to remember that this is a non-profit organisation. It is a community…read moreresource. Yes, the 'exhibits' are older, but your children won't mind! They will still have a lot of fun and learn about different career paths (firefighter, veterinarian, astronaut, journalist, etc). There's also a wheelchair basketball area, a miniature Winn-Dixie, a McDonald's playset, a train set, a puppet stage, a 50s diner, and various tactical toys like magnetic blocks. The employees are friendly, and there's a small gift shop. It was clean and affordable.

After taking my daughter to a birthday party at Creative Me Art Studio last year, my daughter's…read morefirst choice for hers this year was here! Miss Jannine runs a great operation! I felt like I didn't need to do a thing other than get food and show up, she took care of everything else! She kept the kids on task and entertained the whole party! Great place and a great experience!

**Bring your own sketch pad!!** It's $10 each if you don't. However, my kids had a fantastic time…read moretoday doing a cartooning class. They are excited to go again, and they drew a super cute turtle. The kids can put their work up on the projector at the end and discuss their work.

The NoCo Center is an event center/venue in downtown Jacksonville. This is where the Beyond…read moreVanGogh and Beyond King Tut immersive experiences could be seen. It is a lovely building. I didn't know it existed until my son and I went to enjoy the VanGogh immersive experience. But I guess that is because the building was transformed. I was surprised to learn the NoCo Center used to be the 3rd largest church in the country. WOW...what a transformation! Of course, we went back to enjoy the King Tut immersive experience as well. I can't wait to see what is next! There is a parking garage directly across from the center. Moreover, you can park in your favorite place downtown and just walk if you so desire. Not to mention you can park elsewhere, ride the Skyway, and walk. There are restrooms inside, but not inside the event itself...so use it before. There is a place to buy a cocktail or whatever after you check in if you wish. Plus, there is a bar at the end of the event if you wish to chill out, have a drink and discuss the event. Moreover, both events we attended had a very nice gift shop set up at the end. The price depends on the experience you desire and you will have to refer to the event website for this information. The NoCo Center is owned by Corner Lot, which is an independent and privately-owned real estate development firm in North Florida and they are making some great changes to Jacksonville. Go to their website to check them out: https://www.cornerlotdevelopment.com/ Oh My Gosh...what an amazing view they have for Jacksonville and they are preserving history as well. I can't wait to see what's next! Woo Hoo! In the meantime, if the Corner Lot folks in charge of bringing immersive experiences to the NoCo center are reading this...please bring some "different" immersive experiences here.