- Ranked #1 Best City to Start a Business (WalletHub 2014)
- Ranked #75 Forbes Top 200 Best Places for Business and Careers (Forbes 2014)
- Home to 22 miles of coastline made up of four beautiful, sandy beaches
- Operates the largest urban park system in the United States - 337 locations on more that 80,000 acres located throughout the city
- The area's Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve is a U.S. National Park
- JAXPORT Cruise Terminal and Jacksonville International Airport
- Jacksonville is only a short drive from many popular Florida and Georgia destinations:
- St. Augustine, FL
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Orlando, FL - Disney World, Sea World, Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Theme Park
- Tampa, FL - Busch Gardens Theme Parks and The Florida Aquarium
- Amelia Island, FL
- St. Simons Island, GA
- Savannah, Georgia
- Jacksonville Landing & Riverwalk
- Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens (The Zoo is North of the Trout River, not downtown)
- Veterans Memorial Wall
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Professional NFL football team
- Everbank Field - Home to the world's largest scoreboards
- TPC Sawgrass - Home of The Players Championship and PGA Tour Headquarters
- Jacksonville Sharks - Arena Football League team
- Florida/Georgia Bowl
- Jacksonville Armada - Division II soccer League
- Jacksonville Giants - Minor League Basketball
- Jacksonville Axemen - Minor League Rugby
- Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp - Minor League Baseball
- OneSpark - World's Largest Crowdfunded Festival
- World of Nations Celebration
- Great Atlantic Seafood and Music Festival
- Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament
- World Arts Film Festival
- Jacksonville Jazz Festival
- GATE River Run, 26.2 with Donna, The Color Run
- Jacksonville Art Walk
- Riverside Arts Market
- Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
- Museum of Sience & History
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- Veterans Memorial Arena
- The Florida Theater
- St. Augustine Amphitheater
- Alhambra Dinner Theater
- Multitude of 5-star dining options
- Local restaurants and micro-breweries
- Pet-friendly dining & shopping
- Nine award winning hospitals
- Variety of public and private schools for elementary, middle and high school students
- Award-winning colleges/universities