A visit to Melbourne
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Giraffes get up close and personal with little ones when they feed the giraffes special crackers at the Brevard Zoo.
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The giraffe is as curious about humans as humans are about them at Brevard Zoo.
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Visitors to the Brevard Zoo can experience a zip-line Treetop Trek challenge.
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Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Fla., was built by 16,000 citizens 18 years ago, according to Keith Winsten, executive director. It was carved into the Florida landscape and maintains the natural environ. About 400,000 people visit the animals each year and follow one of five loops throughout the zoo.
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Nancy Rader, executive director, stands near a replicated giant ground sloth skeleton at The Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science in Melbourne.
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An exhibit of Seminole Indians at a chickee helps tell the story of early Florida at The Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science in Melbourne.
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All rooms at the Hilton Oceanfront Hotel in Melbourne face the Atlantic Ocean.
One look into the large, dark brown eyes of the majestic giraffe will melt your heart.
You can experience the awe and wonder of this gentle giant at the Brevard County Zoo, just a little more than three hours across the state. Not only will you get to meet the creatures up close and personal from the high level walkway in the park, but also, you and your child can feed the giraffes. Special crackers are sold for $1 for just that reason, and little ones can be seen extending the food as the giraffe reaches out its tongue to gently grasp the tasty morsel.
