If you’ve never been to Sweet Pete’s Candy shop in downtown Jacksonville, you are missing out on the best candy store in the state. That’s according to Southern Living magazine. This month ...

“Housed inside of a 23,000-square-foot Victorian building in downtown Jacksonville, Sweet Pete’s Candy is the largest candy store in the Southeast.” Located in the 115-year-old former ...

He opened this downtown destination – nicknamed the "candy mansion" – in 2014. Sweet Pete's hosts a happy hour on weekdays between 3 and 6 p.m. and serves up brunch on weekends from 10 a.m. to ...