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Cape Canaveral National Seashore--Nudists
dustmon Says: The last parking lot after you go into the National Park is where you need to park to get to the nude beach area. A word of warning, the parking lot fills up on weekends by 6:30 or 7AM at the latest---folk usually sit in their cars and eat breakfast or sleep until 9 or so...
doug48 Says: located at old fort park is the foundation of the jane sheldon hotel. this fourty room hotel was built in 1859 and was shelled by union gunboats on july 26 1863. the shelling destroyed the hotel and all that exists today is it's foundation.
doug48 Says: old fort park is located on n. riverside drive across the street from the new smyrna beach city hall. this park is on a man made fortified hill that is believed to built in the 1500's by menendez de aviles. some historians think that this site was foundation of the andrew...
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
euzkadi Says: Close to New Smyrna is located this great National Park, a big park of more than 140,000 acres. Very rich in plants, birds, reptiles and mammal species, some of them listed as endangered by the the Us Federal governement. The place is great for observing wildlife without...
1 Review and 92 Opinions This is a lovely old hotel with the air of a past era elegance. You won't find night life here, just...
Holiday Inn New Smyrna Beach (Daytona Beach)
68 Opinions
Treats on the Beach: Great Ice Cream
dustmon Says: Ads showing 50 soft serve flavors and 20 hard scoop flavors...we had to check it out-----got black cherry and mint chocolate chip===about $7 for the 2-----not bad for good ice cream---- ice cream, we're gonna get ice cream
dustmon Says: We had the grilled Flounder (garlic mashed pots, cole slaw) and the fried shrimp/scallop combo (garlic mashed pots, green beans) ---recommended by our landlady for our 3 night trip....$27 for the 2 dinners and we had beers and sodas with that....nice and I would recommend...
J.B.'s Fish Camp: try the soups!
dustmon Says: Right on the waterway, JB's is a great place to watch the sunset, or to watch the dolphins that play around in the marsh. I have enjoyed the oyster bisque and the seafood chowder, and they have Wild Turkey 101, my poison of choice. The views of the marsh are beautiful and...
Kelsey's Riverview Restaurant: Bridge Tender's Home
grandmaR Says: I had hoped we could come for lunch, but when we were there in January 2005, this restaurant was open only for dinner. And the time we tried to come by boat, they didn't have room for us to dock at the marina.Formerly, the Hours of Operation wereMonday - Thursday11:00 AM -...
scott's bluewater grill: excellent seafood
doug48 Says: scott's bluewater grill is one of those pleasant surprises you stumble upon when traveling. it is located in the food lion shopping center on atlantic ave. sadly this excellent restaurant is now closed.
PJ's Seafood Shack: NSB's only Wood Oven Pizzas
quillgirl Says: The big attraction is the bar, and the beachy feel, plus the really nice deck overlooking the intercoastal waterway and mangrove forest. Laid-back and friendly. The bar is the big attraction, but PJ's also serves meals (just ok). What they do right is brick oven pizza and...
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to get to new smyrna beach, you can fly to orlando (60 miles) or daytona beach (20 miles).
if you are driving to or from ORLANDO, avoid I-4 at all costs. it is crowded, slow, and frustrating, despite its appearance of being direct according to a map.
the rental car places tell you that it takes only an hour to go between orlando and new smyrna beach, but because I-4 is under construction and congested ALL OF THE TIME, this is not accurate; it takes longer than an hour. it is far easier, and probably equivalent in time, to take a route that avoids I-4.
FROM the orlando airport, i had an easy drive going --
-- east about 5 miles on SR 528 (toll road)
-- north about 25 miles on SR 417 (toll road)
-- north about 1 mile on US 17/92
-- east about 3 miles on SR 46
-- north about 20 miles on SR 415
-- east about 11 miles on SR 44
SR 44 becomes the south causeway to the "island" side of new smyrna beach, then becomes 3rd avenue, then curves right to join south atlantic avenue.
the tolls are approx $3 total. this route is very easy to drive, and much easier to drive than it is to describe!
a second way, FROM the orlando airport, is to head east on SR 528 (toll road) and connect with I-95 north, to the SR 44 exit, then go east to new smyrna beach. i have NOT tried this route, but it looks simple on the map (however, i do not know anything about whether I-95 is crowded or under construction).
Updated Apr 23, 2005
beachwear outlet: beach clothes, bathing suits, whatever you need
susiemargare Says: this is an enormous store with beach clothes and bathing suits, and anything elsebeach-related that you can think of for men, women, and children.for women, their selection of bathing suits is terrific. especially nice is that their selection of women's ONE-PIECE suits is...
wild side: many choices for beach clothes and bathing suits!
susiemargare Says: this is an enormous store with every type of beachwear imaginable for men, women, and children.they also have surfing wear, sweatshirts, t-shirts, sarongs, cover-ups, etc. they will put a free decal on a sweatshirt or a t-shirt that you buy; there are lots of decals to...
doug48 Says: new smyrna beach has the dubious distinction of being the shark attack capitol of the world. the ocean off new smyrna beach is the habitat of black tip, spinner, and bull sharks. normally bites are caused by young sharks and are rarely fatal. most of the attacks are to...
proceed without sunscreen at your own risk!
susiemargare Says: you need sunscreen ALL of the time. i took a 90-minute walk on the beach one afternoon during the second week in april and got sunburned (i wasn't wearing sunscreen and regretted it for the next couple of days!).
doug48 Says: pictured is the walking trail just behind the sugar hill ruins. this trail takes you through a florida palmetto hammock which gives you an idea of what the new smyrna beach area looked like in the mid 1800's.
The Original Overhead Door of Daytona Beach
grandmaR Says: I took this photo as we drove into New Smyrna. It seemed to be an early style building. It is actually Dunn Lumber, which has the Original Overhead Door of Daytona Beach and has been "Serving Volusia, Seminole, Orange, and Flagler Counties with building material needs since...
grandmaR Says: The Marine Discovery Center is a non-profit organization that conducts ecological and historic boat tours of the estuary. They also do the Sunset Inlet Tours which include wine and cheese and are $2.00 more than the regular tours.I think the historical tour might be the most...
doug48 Says: this interesting historical site is missed by most visitors to new smyrna beach. the mill was built by willaim kembile in 1830. he grew sugar cane on several thousand acres near the mill. he milled the cane with a steam engine and a mule drawn press. in 1835 seminole indians...
grandmaR Says: In addition to the old hotel (originally named Barber House) and the restaurant, this place also has a marina which can take boats up to 100 feet with a 10 foot draft.We attempted to get dock space here on the way north in April 2004, and they said they had no space. 2002...
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new smyrna beach was originally inhabited by timucuan indians about 10,000 years ago. the spainard ponce de leon visited the area in the 1600's. the town of new smyrna was founded as a colony by the...
susie margaret and new smyrna beach, florida, USA
hi, thanks for visiting! new smyrna beach is a lovely town with many beaches, good shopping, and some interesting places nearby. on my most recent trip (april, 2005), i saw many houses and...
2000, December 11-12 A Refuge for the Exhausted
In 2000, after we left Port Orange, where we had a hair raising experience with the current in a marina, I started calling Smyrna marinas. All of them were full except the yacht club which only took...
The reason I went there for the first time was to visit the nude beach at the National Seashore down the road. There is a great creekside tavern for dinners and trails and birds/animals to see---good...
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