Daytona Beach
is the ultimate beach town, with it's beautiful, seemingly
endless stretch of hard packed sand ,t-shirt shops, surfers
and sun worshipers! The beach is 23 miles long- at low tide
it is up to 500 ft. across, and is lined with hundreds of
wonderful hotels that give you the ultimate views of the
ocean! Cars are allowed to slowly (10 mph)
cruise up and down the beach at low tide, and can be a nice,
relaxing thing to do after a long day of baking in the sun! If you've never been to Daytona
Beach, check out the
"Beach
Info" section for some great
tips!
The Main Street Pier is the longest pier on the east
coast of the United States, this Atlantic Ocean fishing pier
offers everything you need for
fishing
including fresh and frozen bait and fishing poles for
rent plus the pier features their famous gondola sky lift
that takes visitors over the ocean and back in a scenic nine
minute ride. Helicopter rides are also available and a full
service restaurant is on site! (Click
here for a virtual view from the pier!)
Daytona Beach is undergoing a beautification
process along A1A! The streets have been widened, and
landscaped with a new tropical look, plus there are a lot of
large hotels being built! The new
OCEAN WALK SHOPPES
offer Daytona Beach's finest unique shops,
restaurants, and recreational and entertainment venues which
are great for everyone from families with young children, to
retirees, to young couples! Enjoy a movie at the
, or just soak in the spectacular views
from this area while you sip on a cold, tropical drink!
Daytona is
known as the "Birthplace of Speed" because of the pioneering
auto enthusiasts who would race their cars on the hard
packed sand, along the ocean! The land speed record was
smashed five times by the British millionaire Malcolm
Campbell who, in 1935, roared along at 276 mph! When high
speeds made racing on the sands unsafe, the
Daytona International
Speedway, was built three miles west of downtown
along International Speedway Boulevard! While you're at the
speedway, visit "DAYTONA
USA", "The Official Attraction of NASCAR," - its an
interactive motorsports attraction, which has been
delivering magical motorsports memories to both hard-core
race fans and casual observers through hands-on activities,
challenging thrills and one-of-a-kind sights. Don't miss the
The Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre, where you can experience a
45-minute,3-D film that takes fans inside the world of
NASCAR's elite drivers and teams! From inside the
garages to amazing on-track footage, fans will have a new
perspective on the fastest growing sports in America!
If high speed thrills are your thing, then you
will want to go on the
Richard Petty Driving
Experience!- You'll ride around the 31° banked turns
of the of historic 2.5 mile Daytona
International Speedway and real life racing thrills by
riding shotgun in a 2-seat stock car driven by one of our
professional instructors for a simulated 3-lap NASCAR
qualifying run at speeds exceeding 160 MPH." (must be
booked in advance) You WILL be in a real race car, right
on the actual speedway track! Really gets the adrenaline
going!
The self-proclaimed
"World's Most Famous Beach" is an epicenter of activity for
Florida-bound college students, NASCAR fans and motorcycle
enthusiasts from mid-February through March. Check our
EVENTS
page for more information about what is happening around
town! You may want to join in on Bike Week, Spring Break,
Race Weeks, or the BCC reunion. Each of these bring HUGE
crowds to Daytona and the hotels and restaurants are super
busy during these events! If you want to avoid the crowds,
then make sure to plan your vacation accordingly!
The rest of the
year Daytona Beach is a balmy destination appealing to all
age groups with plenty of local restaurants, bars and shops,
where you can eat, party, relax and shop for souvenirs. If
you love the sand, surf, swimming, and sunbathing then visit
Daytona Beach- you'll love it!
If
you're at home, surfing this site on your computer, then we
hope you will enjoy being able to find out a bit more about
Daytona Beach! While you are here, you can do some
SHOPPING
or take a look at
some cool
PHOTOS
we've
posted!
Even when you're on vacation, it's nice to go to a good
movie, so here is a list of
Local Movie Theaters and list of current movies!
Special
Announcements-
June 6, 2009-The Women's Lifestyle
Magazine EXPO- an educational, fun, family event which
features door prizes, over 100 vendors, seminars, live
entertainment, and much more! This event personifies The
Women's Lifestyle mission, which is is to bring together
resources that enhance and educate women and to create a
direct connection for businesses to personally reach their
target market! Visit their
official website for more information!
Download a free admission ticket to the 2009 Expo.
Expo Location-
Volusia County Fair & Expo Center
(map)
Tommy Lawrence Arena
3150 East New York Avenue
(Hwy 44)
Deland, Florida
Click here
for
Spruce Creek High
School's High Steppin' Hawks Band announcements and videos of some
of their performances!
The
Halifax Humane Society
needs your help!
Support the
Halifax
Humane Society Thrift Shop & Boutique,
they need your help to raise money to care for the animals at the
Halifax Humane Society! To contribute directly to
the Halifax Humane Society, please send your donation to-
Halifax Humane Society, 2364 W. LPGA Boulevard / P.O. Box 9035,
Daytona Beach, FL 32120-9035 Phone: 386-274-4703
The
Flagler Humane Society also needs your help!
The current economic crisis is squeezing Flagler
Humane Society. The Flagler Humane Society has been in Palm
Coast for 26 years and is dedicated to helping all animals.
As the job market plummets and foreclosures spike, the
number of animals being taken in by Flagler Humane Society
has skyrocketed. To contribute directly to the
Flagler
Humane Society, please send your donation to Flagler
Humane Society, 1 Shelter Drive, Palm Coast, Florida 32137.
Phone: (386) 445-1814
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