JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 🌴 ☀️ 🐅 | THE LARGEST CITY IN THE LOWER 48 (4K)
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- I know. I know. Miami and Orlando are all the rage in Florida but you should try Jacksonville. The beaches are clean, beautiful, and not nearly as crowded. It's also way more affordable.
Tampa Bay has really taken off in recent years and I believe Jacksonville will be the next major city in Florida to experience a boom. Just remember, Kevin Across America told you so ;)
Filmed in February 2022, with an iPhone 11 📱 + DJI Mavic Air 2 + RØDE Wireless GO II
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Featured Sites 🏙️
•John T. Alsop Jr. Bridge - thecoastal.com/featured/seven...
•Beaches Town Center - www.beachestowncenter.com/
•Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier - www.visitjacksonville.com/dir...
•Laura Street Trio - / officialbarn. .
•James Weldon Johnson Park - jamesweldonjohnsonpark.org/
•Riverside Arts Market - riversideartsmarket.org/
•Abundant Harvests Farm - www.abundantharvests.farm/
•Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary - cattyshack.org/
•Boneyard Beach @ Big Talbot Island State Park - www.floridastateparks.org/lea...
•Jacksonville Skyway - www.jtafla.com/ride-jta/skyway/
•San Marco Neighborhood - www.visitjacksonville.com/nei...
•Five Points Neighborhood - 5pointsjax.com/
Featured Restaurants 🍽️ 🍺 🥪
•Poe's Tavern - www.poestavern.com/location/p...
•Metro Diner - metrodiner.com/locations/flor...
•Palm Valley Fish Camp (not in the video, but visited) - palmvalleyfishcamp.com/
•River & Post (not in the video, but visited) - www.riverandpostjax.com/
Featured Accommodations 🏨
•My parents' house in Nocatee, FL - www.nocatee.com/
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Video Chapters 📖
00:00 Introduction
00:30 The St. Johns River
01:30 Atlantic, Neptune, Jacksonville Beaches
02:58 My Parents' Neighborhood
03:42 Downtown Jacksonville
05:15 1901 Jacksonville Fire
05:38 Riverside Arts Market
07:18 Musical Break
08:03 Catty Shack Ranch Wildlife Sanctuary
10:21 Big Talbot Island State Park
11:10 Jacksonville Skyway Monorail
12:22 Metro Diner Flagship Location
12:56 Outroduction
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👋🏼 About me...
Hey there! I'm Kevin Lewis, a TV news reporter at ABC7 in Washington, D.C.
I launched this travel journalism TH-cam channel in 2021, with the goal of sharing stories that unite and uplift society. Lord knows there is way too much of the opposite these days.
My videos focus on national parks, state parks, small and mid-sized cities, and the interesting people I meet along the way! 🎥 🚐 I hope you'll subscribe to my channel to learn more about this world we all call home.
As someone who is from Jax and lived there for 20+ years it makes me happy to here someone, especially someone not from there, speak so fondly of It. Love my hometown. Great vid.
Thanks, Jordan! Jacksonville is a city on the rise. I really believe that.
As someone who lives here now it’s still not that good
All the ppl in the comments are ungrateful asf. Jax is a great city . I’m from Michigan where this is considered a vacation. So many other worst places to live . Jax is a thriving city . But I see a lot of natives don’t even have the balls to change anything but instead leave 😂🤷🏾♂️ I’m here to stay 💪🏾🔥
I love JAX! I want to move there in the future! Best climate in FL! And the USA!
Yes, the weather is great. You get some fall-like temps during the winter, which provides a bit of climate diversity.
Great video! So informative!
Thanks, Luis! I try to make my videos informative while still being enjoyable to watch.
Thank you for a great video of my hometown!
You bet, Gregg!
Crime is everywhere. No matter where you live. Everything is expensive. Welcome to life.
Actually, the amount of crime varies a lot by area. Ask anybody if they would rather deal with the crime in a place like Jacksonville vs Chicago or Los Angeles or San Francisco or Portland or Seattle or Washington D.C. or Baltimore. Downtown Jacksonville is like walking inside a church compared to conditions in all of those cities.
Remember the tailgate you in Jacksonville Florida
Very well done. I enjoyed your approach. I plan to learn more about Jacksonville!
I really appreicate the kind feedback, Janice. My primary goal is to use my background in journalism to educate people on different destinations across the world. Please let me know if I can help answer any questions on JAX.
Finally nice video about Jack. Thank you .
I moved from New Jersey and live on the country side of Jacksonville and I love that.
You bet, Natalya! That's a part of Jacksonville I still need to explore. I'll be flying down to JAX this week for Thanksgiving.
Great presentation.
I really appreicate you watching and taking the time to comment, Rowan.
Thank You... thinking about visiting 😊
Outstanding editing, as I would expect from a professional. The only thing missing was the mention of the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars, as the flyover showed the stadium.
Beautiful video! Thank you sir!
Thanks so much for the high praise! And you're right, I should've woven the Jags into the video, especially with the drone stadium flyover "tease" shots. Feel free to subscribe to the channel for more travel content.
That team is trash
Great video. Sharing with family to get them to visit. Next time don't forget to mention UNF and the other fine colleges in the area. ❤🎉
Thanks, Ellie! I'll have to walk around the UNF campus the next time I'm down there.
@@KevinAcrossAmerica Check out Jacksonville University
Solid editing. We did indeed rebuild the pier btw!
Thanks, Matthew! I'm happy to hear the pier is back in business. It looked like a complicated endeavor.
Excellent video
Thanks, Michael! I love hearing from viewers like you. Happy travels!
Nice report of my favorite Florida city.
I'd a condo in Miami, never want to get back to that crazy town. JAX has also great wildlife. Living at the Pottsberg river, we've bald eagles, all
kind of birds, some harmless snakes,
even dolphins and-new buddy- an 8ft
alligator....very shy (until now,lol)
I totally agree. JAX has so much pristine nature and lots of wildlife. Careful with the gator 🐊
Well you really upsold my hometown!
I think Jacksonville is the last "undiscovered" major city in Florida. With the historic FL population growth, that may all change.
Thank you, Kevin, for your great video on my hometown Jacksonville indeed!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, John! My next stop will be Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Did you try famous Amos on the westside? The only one listed in Jacksonville after COVID. Great country food.
I hadn't heard of Amos, but I will certainly check it out next time I'm down in JAX.
Nice
Thanks for the comment.
Jacksonville is one of the largest cities via land area. Hugenot Park is another wonderful beach and a place to visit.
Thanks for the rec. I just looked it up and Huguenot is just south of Driftwood Beach. I'll put that on my to-do list next time I visit my parents.
Timucuan preserve has a good system of hiking trails only a few miles from the urban core.
Living in the Jacksonville area for 18 years. moved from New York . Real estate is going up in price. Weather is not as hot/humid as South Florida. Crime is concentrated in North West of Duval county. Beaches are nice lots of recreation opportunities Minor league base ball, hockey and the University of north Florida and several fine community colleges. Would recommend checking this tout. International Airport, cruise ships, Interstate 10 which if you want can drive to California, Good diverse racial population.
This is a very good summary of the Jacksonville Metro. Thanks for taking the time to leave this comment 😊
Hey, Jax is full. No more folks. HaPpy you like it though.
It's NOT as hot and humid as South Florida?
We just went to Poe's a couple of months ago.
Did you enjoy it?
As a South Florida resident I never been to Jacksonville but I do know it’s much colder than Miami but still very nice. Jacksonville is growing rapidly currently at 1.6 million people and with a lot of New York people moving down here I can see it jump to about 4.3 Million people. New Yorks rapid decling population currently at 19.1 million people could drop down to as low as 10.3 million people with relocation teams to Jacksonville. I could imagine a timeline where Jacksonville gets all of New York Teams in future turning Jacksonville into New York South.
NBA > Jacksonville Wave
NHL > Jacksonville Burracudas
MLB > Jacksonville Manatees
NFL > Jacksonville Gladiators
MLS > Jacksonville Armada FC
My prediction is that we probably lose the Jaguars to San Antonio however due to Jacksonvilles growing population and New Yorks declining population I can definitely see Jacksonville get all of New Yorks teams in the future as the United States population growth will be west and south and population decline will be east and north.
I prefer Hallandale beach Florida beautiful city good beaches and restaurants and growing businesses and communities, and good night life.❤🇺🇸
I agree with EllieJax - great video . And yes - we do have fantastic universities! (not to mention we are UF's home away from home!) Also you need to mention the Naval Stations like NAS Jax and Mayport. BIG USN area. DUUUUVALLLLL!!!!!
Thanks for the comment, Tim! You are right, the military is a major part of the JAX economy/culture. I should have included it in the video.
Loved Jacsonville
I'm glad you had a good trip there! What were your favorite spots?
I believe I'll live in Jack!!!
It's the last major city in Florida that's quasi-undiscovered, particulary the downtown district.
I love Jacksonville Florida❤ I have lived here for 5 years and Jacksonville keeps getting better and better. After living in multiple areas in Jax I have figured it out. Like most large cities there are good areas and bad areas. Jax is a huge massive city land wise. I would say 40% of Jax is low income high, crime, and neglected "Bad" areas. These are near downtown on the Westside, Downtown on the eastside north of stadium, alot of east arlington, near St Nicholas... These areas are lower income or economically disadvantaged. Generally speaking the majority of the entire west side of jacksonville is lower income or lower middle class. Where is the best places to live then? If your family is making near or over 6 figures you would enjoy buying in a middle to upper middle class area you should consider Bartram, Communities in St Johns County, Mandarin, The Beaches Jax Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach, Ponte vedra Beach, Generally anything East of 295 beltway toward the beach.
You certainly know your stuff re Jacksonville. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and leaving this detailed and insightful comment.
U can’t get lose in Jacksonville Florida it’s a huge racetrack highway is a circle . Every body driving like there in Daytona 500
How is the police there ?
City limits wise, Jax is no bigger than most mid size cities, the size of the airport can prove that. The whole county is considered Jacksonville . The county is actually petty big!. So it being called the biggest city by area is no surprise to me. Not sure if this is true or not but Polk county was told to me, that was the biggest county in Florida. If that’s the case and if Lakeland for example considered whole Polk county Lakeland, they would be the biggest city by area in Florida. Everyone that has been to other actual big major cities, would know that Jacksonville city wise and population doesn’t really stand up with places like Atlanta or Dallas etc. overall Jacksonville is a nice laid back city to me, compared to places like Tampa where I used to live. It actually isn’t a bad place to live. Although if I had more options, I would probably choose somewhere that attracts more tourists . Due to having more things to do, like Orlando. Just my opinion. Still can’t go wrong with Jax if that’s the deciding factor for people that’s thinking about moving here.
You are talking about the urban area for the "city limits" but by strict legal definition, Jacksonville is VERY big as a city. Try 845 square miles. It really is the largest city by geographic size in the lower 48 states. Who cares if Jacksonville can't "stand up" with those mega cities in terms of their big population you mentioned. That's a PLUS as far as I am concerned. Last time I checked, you can start at that JAX airport and get anywhere in the world you want to go and it's one hell of a lot easier to negotiate it than Atlanta or Dallas.
I enjoyed reading your comment. Thanks for taking the time to write it.
I noticed that the "animal sanctuary" that was mentioned called "Catty Shack Ranch" which has mostly Tigers and Lions,
they looked in a normal state of health, in that they didn't look "drugged" or "doped" or "zonked-out" or "zombied-out" or
"droopy-fied" or "sedated" or "medicated", as I have been to very similar "wildlife sanctuaries" in Asia, and the tigers are
practically "sleep-walking" or "son-ambulating", floating with their eyes hanging-out of their heads, in a complete state of
"1 flew over the cuckoo's nest", and I was thinking to myself, were these "tigers" already caught MAN-EATERS, who had
gone into villages in the country-side, Up-country, and fucking eaten a few kids, a couple of rice-farmers, an old granny
who was a stir-fry cook, eaten all her food as well, and devoured half the cattle in the village, and destroyed the Chicken
pens, eaten all the chickens in a couple of minutes. So "they" shot it with a tranquilizer gun, and now keep all the Tigers
in that type of deplorable state. I momentarily thought of pushing my "short-time girlfriend" into the tigers "holding pens",
but knew the tigers would have run-away, scared shit-less. I then started to wonder, could "they" do the same to "people".
The city proper is a bit far from Nocatee, but the 30-mile multi-use Emerald Necklace Trail is also being developed that will connect about 14 JAX n’hoods 🤩😍
Yes, Nocatee is a bit far and annoyingly far from the JAX Airport. I hadn't heard about the Emerald Necklace Trail. I'll look into it.
Ahh, the prepandemic days. Now most of these places are gone
Try ABNB
COVID did kill many businesses all around the world. Such a shame.
Chijax, and I didn’t see a single Jaguars jersey
Jaguars jerseys are actually among the highest sellers on the market. Look it up. The Jaguars are also well known in EUROPE as they play there almost every year.
Yes and very popular in the U.K too..I like to think am one of their Biggest fans😁. Go Jax and Go Jag✊🐆
Not the largest by population. Miami has a larger population. Jax has more sq miles though
Believe it or not, the City of Jacksonville has a larger population than the City of Miami. However, Miami has a much larger metropolitan area though.
Nope.
Wrong
You think the City of Miami is bigger? If so, show me your evidence...
@@KevinAcrossAmerica Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida. Both land area and population. Agreed. 👍
Very good video! - Hi from 69-33 😅😅😅
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Jacksonville is also the largest city in the world via urban area
Are you sure about that? I can't find that online.
That’s not true
Not even in the US- Alaska has that claim. In the whole wide world, it’s Chongqing, China.
… hope this isn’t indicative of a Duval education…😳
Great place for the rich. But if your not the city is using you for the rich to benefit. Story of the whole state
I agree that there is extreme wealth and poverty though I think that's notable across the entire state of Florida.
That's news to me. I am far from rich and have been living close to the beach. It's not "cheap" but it's affordable for most people.
Where are the rich in Jacksonville?
Jacksonville Florida is dangerous to drive crazy on route 95 Orange Park they tailgate you where you can move out of the lane the crime is like the wild wild West there’s an accident every day on Jacksonville Houses and get them very high apartments. The rent is getting high. Just make sure you don’t get a house 3:55 H O A out there. The police don’t play out there. Make sure you slow down a normal school zone. Their beaches are dirty.
Whatever you do slow down when you’re driving when the ducks and geese‘s cross the road and turtles because you can get a fine and jail time 💯💯
Jacksonville needs Amusements for the families and no more apartments communities! I just purchased a home in The Preserve at Beacon Lake!!
Congrats on the new home purchase! I truly believe Jacksonville is going to become the next Tampa Bay. It has too much potential with the St. Johns River, Jags, beach, weather, no state income tax, etc...
Nobody wants kids around here. More apartments and more businesses!
not the largest city by population
@user-ky8nd2rz4f Miami have a lot more population. x3 more.
@@sepupr21 Jacksonville is actually the most populous city in Florida. The Miami area has a bigger population because the cities around Miami has a bigger population. According to the 2020 census, Jacksonville had a population of 949,611 and Miami had a population of 442,241. But in the flip side, the metro area of Miami has a population of 6,138,333, while the metro area of Jacksonville only has 1,605,848.
With Northeast and Rust Belt declining population I see nothing but growth for the following areas.
Miami > 8.8 million people
Tampa > 4.6 million people
Orlando > 6.0 million people
Jacksonville > 4.0 million people
Atlanta > 6.6 million people
Charlotte > 4.2 million people
Nashville > 3.2 million people
Norfolk > 4.8 million people
Richmond > 2.6 million people
Arlington/DC > 7.2 million people
Philadelphia > 6.2 million people
Harrisburg > 2.3 million people
No Jacksonville os the largest city by area not by population.
It’s actually both. Look it up.
Learn to talk!!! Nocatee is one of if not the MOST expensive place to be!!!!
Are you responding to something I stated in the video?
you know if you yankees come down here you can at least pronounce Ponte Verde correctly !
Ponte Vedra
I am a Yankee! Been here Ponte Vedra Beach since 1998 haha. You should have added Mike-Lers not Mic-Lers
Guilty as charged. I was also appropriately roasted by a buddy of mine who used to live down in Jax.
Wrong - Not Largest City by Population - but - Largest City By Area !
They are times that I always wanted to visit Jacksonville Beach but the Hotels and places are so expensive to stay.
And its not worth it, I am from Jax and I wouldn't spend that much to visit it again. I left and moved. I love being from there, but, its not that great of a city.
It never ceases to amaze me how much hotels can cost. Have you tried Airbnb or vrbo? Jacksonville, Atlantic, and Neptune Beaches are all nice. San Marco and Five Points are cool neighborhoods within the actual City of Jacksonville.
Bedbugs, central, Jacksonville, Florida