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Author Topic: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?  (Read 1930 times)

Purplebike

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #30 on: March 27, 2012, 10:57:07 PM »
- Chamblin's Uptown (love the cafe on the weekends)
- Kent Campus @ FSCJ (where I teach the most classes, such a great little cozy community of peeps)
- Riverside / 5-Points
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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #31 on: March 27, 2012, 11:30:15 PM »
1)Memorial Park- best place to people watch on a busy day.

2) Ft. George Island- Mt. Cornelia (highest pt on the east coast south of outer banks) & the grand old mansion the state is letting fall apart.  Try the off-road segway tours.  Pretty neat way to see the island.

3) Willie Browne trail at Teddy Roosevelt preserve-Gorgeous martime hammock with a trail along the river bluffs and an overlook that is the perfect spot for lunch and a good book.

Marley Weinstein

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #32 on: March 28, 2012, 02:22:37 AM »
#1- The Beach

Tied for #2- Memorial park & Northbank river walk-  Great to visit on any day

#3- Jacksonville International Airport- The modern facilities makes for pleasant travel

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #33 on: March 28, 2012, 06:01:21 AM »
1. Yacht Club, middle of the week in the summer in the morning at the pool.
2. Avondale, Dancing in the Streets and Christmas.
3. Beer Garden @ the Baseball Grounds, one eye on my kids at the playground and one on the game/Bold City in hand.

ben says

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #34 on: March 28, 2012, 07:25:53 AM »
#3- Jacksonville International Airport- The modern facilities makes for pleasant travel

+1000. This one is often overlooked. One of the smoothest, easiest airports around.

SMoody84

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #35 on: March 28, 2012, 09:49:06 AM »
#1:  Anywhere on the St. John's River or its tributaries
#2:  EverBank Field
#3:  University Club or River Club.  Doesn't happen much, but when I get the chance to go up there, its the best    views in the city.

KenFSU

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #36 on: March 28, 2012, 10:01:20 AM »
1)Memorial Park- best place to people watch on a busy day.

The last two times I've made the trip out to Memorial Park (this weekend being the most recent), it's been closed.

Really frustrating.

Love it when it's open though :)

John P

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #37 on: March 28, 2012, 10:11:39 AM »
1. St Johns town center
2. Walmart on phillips hwy
3. SouthPoint office complex

or

1. Northbank riverwalk
2. Three layers coffee house
3. Zoo

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #38 on: March 28, 2012, 10:13:49 AM »
1. At the beach with Family and friends
2. Most backwater creeks and canals off the Intracoastal and St. Johns waterways in my kayak
3. By my friends pool with family, an endless pitcher of Mojitos and oysters on the grill

Exactly what mine are,, in same order.  (except different friends with different pool and beer instead of Mojitos. lol)

ben says

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #39 on: March 28, 2012, 10:49:17 AM »
1. St Johns town center
2. Walmart on phillips hwy
3. SouthPoint office complex

or

1. Northbank riverwalk
2. Three layers coffee house
3. Zoo

Walmart?

johnnyman

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #40 on: March 28, 2012, 10:54:27 AM »
1. St Johns town center
2. Walmart on phillips hwy
3. SouthPoint office complex

or

1. Northbank riverwalk
2. Three layers coffee house
3. Zoo

Walmart?

As odd as it sounds,, its a pretty nice Walmart.  Not sure I would rank it above beach, river, downtown etc though,, but hey,,,, to each his own.

mtraininjax

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #41 on: March 28, 2012, 12:08:27 PM »
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1. Yacht Club, middle of the week in the summer in the morning at the pool.

New deck pavers, new coating inside the pool, as well as new deck chairs should make the experience more pleasurable.
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Debbie Thompson

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #42 on: March 28, 2012, 01:12:28 PM »
1) Springfield (you saw that coming)
2) Stockton Park - love the view, but haven't been in a long time
3) Walking the beach at night


blizz01

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #43 on: March 28, 2012, 03:13:41 PM »
1.  Avondale (especially during the holidays)
2.  Driving over the Ortega River Bridge/Park
3.  JAX Beach in the middle of the night

4 (sorry).  Any event/festival in October

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Re: Three Favorite Places in Jacksonville?
« Reply #44 on: March 28, 2012, 03:35:18 PM »
1)Memorial Park- best place to people watch on a busy day.

The last two times I've made the trip out to Memorial Park (this weekend being the most recent), it's been closed.

Really frustrating.

Love it when it's open though :)

I've never known Memorial Park to be closed. Are you thinking of Met Park?