U.S. News Insider Tip: For a quieter beach experience, plan to spend the day at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Not only is there the chance to spot wildlife, including sea turtles during ...

The idea for Merritt Island, Florida, didn’t come to me all at once. It was sparked by a string of casual conversations with other travel writers and adventurers I’d met while wandering Florida’s ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rebecca Chapman remembers the moment vividly. She was standing on a beach along the Indian River on Merritt Island watching a man next to her doing a “happy ...