Cocoa Beach wasn’t headed much of anywhere until July 24, 1950, when, at the behest of rocket genius Wernher von Braun and his coterie, the first missile catapulted from Cape Canaveral.

With rocket launches visible from the honey-colored beaches and the biggest swells on the East Coast, Cocoa Beach, Florida, has all the ingredients for a stellar beach vacation. In fact ...

Take a walk on the world-famous Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier for a different perspective on the area. Originally built in 1962, the pier consists of 2.5 miles of boardwalk planks and juts 800 feet ...