What a quaint and informative welcome center. I highly recommend this welcome center as your first stop on Amelia Island because of all the information and pamphlets you’re given! The ladies of the welcome center are so nice and provide you all the information and upcoming events you would need to know to make your stay at Amelia Island amazing.Plus, use the Amelia Island app to discover the famous David Yulee seated right outside the welcome center!

Very friendly and kind staff, and also very helpful and gave good recommendations for what to do in the area.

Downtown Fernandina Beach at the intersection of Centre Street and Front Street is cozy, clean, southern-paced and very walkable. It is a really neat and safe place to bring the whole family and there are multiple options for rich and tasty ice cream, smoothies, and other confections. There are also great local stores that sell shark teeth, kites, toys, t-shirts, hawaiin shirts, etc. It backs up against the Amelia River, so a little bit of patience will reward walkers with awesome sun-sets, sea birds, large sailing ships, local fish catches, and more.We would be remiss if we didnt list some of our favorite spots:1. The Book Loft - a local treasure and one of the last few bookstores available anywhere2. The Salty Pelican - great food3. Eight Flags Antique Market4. A local farmers market on Saturdays5. Places for purchasing fishing baits and gear - and there are folks there who can give you some local pointersWe included a couple of fun pics of our own, but this is one of those places where youd be better served by your own selfies, family pics, etc.And it gets better with every visit!

Great place to learn about Amelia Island and how shrimping affected the area. Its a small museum, but if it is raining like it was when we visited its a nice place check out.

Beautiful building and marina area. Arrived too late to enter museum.

On a normal day, this place is probably pretty nice and great to walk around in. Lots of shops, eateries, etc. We went during the shrimp festival. A couple of things: if youre hoping to score some awesome shrimp to eat, forget it. There was one place that I could find that served poboys and it was awful. Also, unless your kids are well behaved, like crowds, walking, and art, dont waste your time.

We spent a pleasant hour viewing the items within and listening to Mr Bob tell us the history of Fernandina Beach shrimping. From the boats that plied their trade upon the ocean, to the men and women who built the boats, and the net makers who still make shrimp nets among other net devices. Altogether a pleasant morning interlude.

The lady working at the welcome center was very nice and informative. Like the majority of welcome centers they had a lot of brochures about the area, wish we would have had time to be in the area more than one day.

We strolled around the area and stopped here to get an idea what we could do. The lady at the desk was very helpful about places to eat and things to see in the area. There is also a short video you can view as well.

New Years eve shrimp drop lol. Had a great time in a great little town. Look forward to returning

Interesting exhibits focusing on the shrimping industry as it relates to Fernandina Beach. Staff was very helpful and made the excellent recommendation that we visit the Cumberland Island National Seashore / Park (which was awesome).Definitely a recommended stop especially if you are vacationing in or around Amelia Island and are early on in your visit.

The Marina was very nice and clean! A great place to stop. Sad to see what the hurricane did.

This is truly a great town, slow down and enjoy it. Try as many restaurants and bars as you can.

Small but very informative

Be sure to stop here at the beginning of your visit to find out everything you need to know about historic downtown Fernandina Beach and the many activities offered on Amelia Island.

Forest would love this place

I went in to get directions and was never acknowledged by the attendant. He was on his cell phone clearly talking to his bookie about baseball games. I finally just walked out. Ridiculous.

Nice warm welcome

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