The Jacksonville International Airport is another option to reach Amelia Island, located just 30 minutes south of the island, or taking any of the transportation facilities at Fernandina Beach, including rental cars, shuttle service or via the municipal airport. Florida's Atlantic coast provides Amelia Island with great watersports such as kayaking, canoeing and sailing.

Amelia is situated exactly south of Cumberland Island in Georgia, which is part of Cumberland Island National Seashore, with 3 major ecosystem regions and public land managed as a wilderness area. On Amelia Island, visitors can enjoy six championship golf courses and many tennis courts, most of these within resort complexes.

The island has a historic downtown shopping district that not only encompasses great restaurants, galleries and boutiques, but is also scenery to the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, the Bausch & Lomb Tennis Championships, and the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival.

Many visitors to Amelia Island come here following the path of a historic event known as the Amelia Island Affair, dating from Florida's colonial era, and after the abolishment of the American slave trade in 1805, and the Embargo Act of 1807. During those early days of the 19th century, the Spanish coast of Florida became a resort for smugglers, that made the island a miniature republic.

Although there are many things to do and see in Amelia Island, one of the most popular and not commonly see in other beaches is treasure hunting. People are encouraged to bring to the island their metal detector, but if they do not have one, there are metal detector rentals at the beach for hours of amusement digging up the sand.

Historic Ferdinand Beach on Amelia Island, encompasses about 50 blocks of downtown, designated as the Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places because of the high number of structures, including buildings and houses, dating from the late 19th century. The first map of Fernandina was platted and issued by the Florida Railroad Company in 1857.

Although fire destroyed the original buildings from the docks to 3rd street in 1876, and another fire destroyed the south side in 1883 from 2nd to 3rd street., many homes of that period and those belonging to the turn of the century were restored to their original condition, making this area of Amelia Island unique in its type as a coastal location.

Another exceptional region within Amelia Island is Greenway, a 238 acres of environmentally sensitive region extending from Fernandina Beach to Egans Creek This is a new project in which is expected to develop a Nature Center, providing multi-purpose pathways, boardwalks and trails to visitors and bird watchers.

It is believed that Amelia Island has many undiscovered natural treasures, apart of those that can be found under the sand practicing the popular treasure hunting, the most popular in Florida's First Coast, Atlantic region named for St. Augustine, America's city with the oldest permanent European settlement.

As of 2000, the US Census Bureau recorded a population of 10,549 people only in Fernandina Beach, county seat of Nassau County, created in 1824, and named for the Duchy of Nassau in Germany. However, as of 2004 the population in Fernandina Beach increased to 11,241 and still growing as the region become economically stronger.

Most of the economy in Nassau County is based on areas close to Amelia Island, ranging from agricultural activities, including tree farms, trucking and pulp production, and home construction. Amelia City and Fernandina Beach, both located within Amelia island are major tourist destinations.

Moreover, Fernandina Beach real state, medical care and legal service are in the top of other professional services in the First Coast. The Amelia Island Plantation was transformed into a world-class resort compared with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and another tract of 7,400 acres land in the central area of the county, known as White Oak Plantation, an old time private zoo, today’s top resort.

Amelia Island is strong in economic opportunities, history and beautiful landmarks, as well as geographically convenient to visit, work, relocate or marry. There are numerous weddings held on Amelia Island, an it is easy to obtain a marriage license. Like in other states, single adults must both be at least 18 years of age and visit the Clerk's office.

The marriage process take about 20 minutes presenting social security cards, driver's license or naturalization number. The license fee is $88.50, although Florida's residents are entitled to pay only $56.00.