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ida's Southern 'Cracker' cuisine of gator, snake, catfish and frog's legs while surrounded
by the animal menagerie of 'America's largest private taxidermy collection.' This swamp
shack is unforgettable. It's far south of downtown Jacksonville.
Aix
MEDITERRANEAN$$$
$$$
( 904-398-1949;
www.bistrox.com
;
1440 San Marco Blvd; mains $10-28; 11am-10pm Mon-
Thu, to 11pm Fri, 5-11pm Sat, 5-9pm Sun)
Dine with the fashionable food mavens on fusion-y
Mediterranean dishes at Aix, whose menu bursts with global flavors. Reservations re-
commended.
River City Brewing Company
SEAFOOD$$$
$$$
( 904-398-2299;
www.rivercitybrew.com
; 835 Museum Circle; mains $19-32; 11am-4pm &
5-10pm Mon-Sat, 10:30am-2:30pm Sun)
The perfect place to quaff a microbrew and enjoy
some upscale seafood overlooking the water.
Entertainment
Freebird Live
LIVE MUSIC
( 904-246-2473;
www.freebirdlive.com
;
200 N 1st St; 8pm-2am on show nights)
At the
beach, a rocking music venue and home of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Getting There & Around
North of the city,
Jacksonville International Airport
(JAX; 904-741-4902;
runs the free Skyway monorail and city buses
(fare $1.50)
.
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Amelia Island & Around
Residents are quick to tell you: Amelia Island is just as old as that braggart St Augustine
- they just can't prove it. Unfortunately, no Ponce de León, no plaque, so they have to
content themselves with being a pretty little island of moss-draped Southern charm and
home to
Fernandina Beach
, a shrimping village with 40 blocks of historic buildings and
