Jacksonville Top Attractions & Passes
Jacksonville attractions, in short: we list 8 of Jacksonville’s cited top attractions below. The multi-attraction passes — CityPASS and Go City — each bundle their own set of sights into one ticket; we don’t quote a price (inclusions and pricing are set by the provider and change often). Weighing whether a Jacksonville city pass is worth it? That guide compares the passes neutrally.
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS and Go City — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Jacksonville, Florida's metro area, home to nearly 1.8 million residents, offers a diverse array of cultural and recreational attractions. Visitors can explore the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, visit world-class art museums, discover interactive science centers, and enjoy miles of pristine beaches along the Atlantic coast. The city also serves as a gateway to eight nearby National Park Service sites, making it an ideal destination for nature enthusiasts and history buffs alike.
A city pass can simplify visiting multiple attractions by bundling several popular sites into a single ticket. Rather than purchasing individual admission fees, travelers can use one pass to access various combinations of museums, gardens, beaches, and other destinations throughout the metro area. For current information on which attractions are included in available passes and up-to-date pricing, visitors should link directly to the city pass provider's website to review all options and plan their itinerary.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens | Zoo |
| Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens | Art museum |
| Museum of Science & History (MOSH) | Science center |
| Jacksonville Beach | Beach |
| Friendship Fountain | Landmark |
| Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park | Park |
| Riverside Arts Market | Market |
| Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary | Zoo |
City attractions & pass-planning cheat-sheet
A city's top cited attractions and the NPS sites nearby on one page, so you can weigh a pass. Free. We never quote a pass price.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Fort Caroline National Memorial · 18.6 mi | 369,183 (2025) |
| Timucuan Ecological Preserve · 20.9 mi | 1,109,821 (2025) |
| Castillo De San Marcos National Monument · 35.3 mi | 598,070 (2025) |
| Cumberland Island National Seashore · 45.5 mi | 60,299 (2025) |
| Fort Matanzas National Monument · 47.8 mi | 653,152 (2025) |
| Fort Frederica National Monument · 69.7 mi | 108,043 (2025) |
| Canaveral National Seashore · 116.2 mi | 2,496,947 (2025) |
| Fort Pulaski National Monument · 133.3 mi | 320,926 (2025) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to Jacksonville's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.