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Jax is such a large city, square mile wise. Most people that say" dont go" or it sucks for this and that reason cant possibly have seen all or been to every area of jax. I'd say 50-60% of Jax is nice, quiet and beautiful. The closer you get to the beaches, the nicer it can get. There are beautiful areas along the river in Mandarin, San Marco, Riverside and the southside as well. The 5 pts area is great. Have lunch at European Street cafe. If you stay out of the north west corner of Jax, your fine. Head down towards the beaches and take Ponte Vedra Blvd south to US1. You'll drive by some beautiful homes. Hurley Haywoods house, lots of golfers and sports figures. If you want shopping, the St Johns Town Center is a very nice slightly upscale shopping area. You have just about every type of food within a 5 minute drive. Tinseltown Movie theaters.

I agree with Byron about Brumos. Has a different vibe than it did when Bob Snodgrass was alive. Dont know why. I guess its just a victim of the "corporate model". Still, you can see some interesting stuff. Trophies, usually a historic car or two in the showroom.

Go have dinner in San Marco. Catch a movie at the historic 1938 San Marco theater. You can actually order a beer and eat a slice of pizza while watching a movie. Great for a date night. Beautiful historic area.

And Shakin Joe....I beg to differ. Not to be shallow, but all my college buddies from CT were always amazed at the amount of beautiful girls here. Not sure where you were looking, but that comment is just not true!