Florida Vacations - Daytona Beach |
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Daytona Beach HighlightsDaytona Beach is home to the Daytona International Speedway, the major attraction in terms of visitor numbers, with a seating capacity of 150,000 and a schedule of approximately nine major events annually. It's also a tourist attraction at non-race times with a free admission World Center of Racing Visitors Center. Visitors can walk out and see the track as well as be entertained by 30-minute guided tram tours of the garage area and pit road. |
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Along with a whole host of other attractions is an action packed IMAX film where the audience are in the drivers seat of a Daytona 500 race car. Halifax Historical Museum is housed in the former Merchant's Bank Building located in the heart of the downtown historical district of Daytona Beach. The collection includes tools and household effects dating from the Spanish and British periods. |
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Among the collection is a portrait of Eva Perón, thought to be the only painting completed in her lifetime that is still in existence. The African Life display has a spectacular collection of gold ornaments. Ponce de León Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is a National Historic Landmark and is the second-tallest in the United States. The lighthouse and original brick buildings, dating to the 1880's, have been restored. Visitors need to be fit and of sound mind to climb the punishing 203 steps to the top of the lighthouse. Enjoy a commentary cruise spotting dolphins, manatees, herons, pelicans, diving cormorants and other assorted marine wildlife, or the man-made estates and historic downtown district along the river frontages. Book a seat aboard a shared charter and try your luck with offshore fishing for marlin, sailfish, king mackerel and other sporting fish. Save the cost of a boat and fish with the locals from the Main Street Pier.
Helicopter Rides are a great way to see the whole city. For a whole change of pace, try some horse riding along the local
trails. And of course, there's every kind of water sports imaginable. |
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