Daytona Beach Travel Guide

 3 Reviews  NASCAR was founded in Daytona in 1947, and the early races were run on the sandy Atlantic coast beach. In 1957 NASCAR owner Bill France, Sr. broke ground for a new track, which opened in 1959 as Daytona International Speedway. The 2.5 mile track has very steep 31 degree banking on the turns, built... 

 11 Reviews  Daytona Beach has a population of about 70,000, but the beaches, bike weeks, and racing draw some eight million visitors each year. The sand at Daytona Beach is hard packed and suitable for driving cars. In fact this is one of the rare beaches in the US that allows and encourages cars on the beach.... 

 3 Reviews  the daytona beach cemetery is located on main street across the street from the boot hill saloon. this historic cemetery is the final resting place of many of daytona's early settlers and and several confederate civil war veterans. a historic and interesting place to visit on main street. 

 4 Reviews  Okay, so in high school my best friend's mom died in a horrible motorcycle accident. Hence, I am a little weary around the things. Bike Week, though is a little less of a celebration of the bikes themselves and moreso of just the general biker culture. At first, I was like, "Oh, ***! We're going to... 

 2 Reviews  Kennedy Space Center was created in 1958 and NASA bought much of the land in 1962. In 1963 the site was named after President Kennedy shortly after his death. I visited Kennedy Space Center in 1985, when it was still a relatively new facility and less than a year before the Challenger disaster. 

 jdlee57 Says:  We visited the Angell & Phelps chocolate factory and took their free tour. The tour was about 20 minutes. During the tour the guide explained the process of making chocolate while we watched through the viewing glass. We were able to watch them from the cooing process to the... 

 Ewingjr98 Says:  The Tarragona Tower and its twin arches were constructed in 1925 to mark the entrance to a new neighborhood called Daytona Highlands (originally named Coquina Highlands). In the great depression, the plans for this large community were put on hold, and in the 1940s one of... 

 3 Reviews and 488 Opinions  Me and my friends gone to Daytona Beach last December 2008, where we experienced good quality... 

 grandmaR Says:  This restaurant has been built since we last stayed at this marina, and it is BIG and popular. They have had to put in reserved spaces for the boaters, otherwise they'd have no place to park. Charlie, our friend whose boat is here gets free food for taking care of the fish... 

 burtonmusic Says:  I hang out here quite a bit mostly because of the following reasons:1)It's on the water with a beautiful atmosphere2)Live entertainment (Neil Freestone plays every Friday 5-9pm so that's my night)3)Really tasty food at a good price, awesome fish dishes4) After 10 it turns... 

 travelgem1 Says:  Motorized vehicles allowed on beach. Don't be fooled if you are in an area that doesn't allow cars - you still have beach patrol, ice cream vendors, etc. Nothing like the roar of a car rushing inches away from your head as you sleep on the beach to make you jump up and drag... 

 dISAGREEABLE Says:  I CAN'T AGREE WITH THE TIP ON HALIFAX. MY EXPERIENCES THERE WERE NOT THAT GOOD.--ALL 3 TIMES. THE FIRST ONE BEING AN EMERGENCY. THE NURSES I HAD VIRTUALLY IGNORED ME AS MUCH AS THEY COULD. IT SEEMED THEY WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY not TO DO ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF COMFORT... 

 travel_gurl Says:  I'm using this area to just say that although I had a nice time, I was there with colleagues mainly on business. The area isn't really all that kid-friendly and is heavily into the "biker" scene. There are many biker bars (some quite nice, one with a great blues band!) but...