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New Students Guide

A guide to answer questions commonly asked by new students at Florida Tech.

Things to Do

Events

Restaurants

Must See 

  • Downtown Melbourne
    • Walking distance from campus!
    • Shops, restaurants, and events.
    • Local favorite restaurants: Backwater and Mangetsu.
  • Eau Gallie Arts District
    • Art galleries, restaurants, shops, and events.
  • Wickham Park
    • Always new events!
    • Disc golf course, aviary, gardens, and Nature Center.
  • Brevard County Zoo
    • 75 acres and over 900 animals!
    • Provides conservation efforts to threatened and endangered animals.
  • Viera Wetlands
    • State park with lots of walking trails. 
    • Birding and wildflowers.
  • Cocoa Beach 
    • Beaches, pier, skate park, tennis and pickleball courts, and more!
  • Kennedy Space Center
    • Exhibits, displays, shows, and events.
    • Historic spacecraft and memorabilia.
    • Space movies in the IMAX theaters.
    • Bus tours of the spaceport. 

Beaches

Transportation

Rideshare Services

  • Uber 
  • Lyft 

Airports

Other 

  • Brightline - future plans to have a station in Cocoa for services to Orlando and Miami