Here's where the News4JAX team goes for their favorite local pizza around Jacksonville.

Of all the things Jacksonville is known for, pizza probably isn’t one of them. That’s a shame because, any way you slice it, there’s no need to travel far for a delicious pie.

Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day and businesses across the nation are celebrating with discounted pizza and other specials.

Here's where the News4JAX team goes for their favorite local pizza around Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – National Pizza Day is Feb. 9, and if you need another excuse besides that to order a pie, look no further. Blaze Pizza: On Feb. 9, you’ll be able to get one free large 14-inch pizza from Blaze Pizza when you order on Postmates. Hungry Howie’s: You can find a $5.99 National Pizza Day deal for a large one-topping pizza online. Marco’s: On Feb. 9, get a free medium cheese pizza when you purchase any large pizza with the code BOGOCHZ. And if you’re looking to try someplace local to celebrate National Pizza Day, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite restaurants around town to grab a slice.

October is National Pizza Month. Now, that's not to be confused with National Pizza Day (February 9), National Cheese Pizza Day (September 5), National Pepperoni Pizza Day (September 20), and National Sausage Pizza Day (October 11), but boy, does this nation love pizza. People love setting pizza recordsGuinness World Records has recorded an seemingly endless list of pizza records. In 2016, the General Manager of Pizza Hut Africa, Randall Blackford, and a group of employees, led by experienced guides, trekked to the summit of Kilimanjaro with a pepperoni pizza in tow. The feat was undertaken to mark the opening of the first Pizza Hut in Tanzania and the 100th country in which the company had launched a restaurant.