Daytona Beach – Back to the beach Daytona Beach Florida has self proclaimed it “The world’s most popular beach”. The Daytona 500, Bike Week, Biketoberfest and spring break make that point hard to argue. It also has a truly great drive on bikini beach which makes it a great family vacation beach. Bring your family to Daytona Beach for a vacation, there’s plenty to do here to keep busy. Let’s start with the beach; I could easily spend a few hours here every day. Being able to drive on the beach gives you the flexibility to stay anywhere in Daytona Beach while allowing you to show up anytime and get premium beach parking, any day, all day.
Drive the Beach for miles, almost all of Daytona Beach can be driven. When the tide is out, it can be as wide as 500 feet and it’s over 20 miles long. What a great bikini beach to cruise, you most definitely will see girls in a bikini on this beach drive. Or just park, grab your beach chair and watch the traffic cruise by. Do you prefer a beach without cars? Then park in the parking deck by the Main Street Pier / Band shell. This is the center of a mile long stretch of beach set aside for pedestrian traffic only, no cars. The only traffic here is the type with two legs, guys and girls doing the bikini walk. Main Street Pier on Daytona BeachThe Main Street Pier is the oldest centerpiece of Daytona Beach Florida. It’s the longest pier on the eastern seaboard. For a couple of bucks you can take a ride in the Space Needle, which is over a 100 feet tall or ride the gondola Sky Lift to the end of the pier. Or just take a walk to the end of this historic pier which reaches out almost a quarter mile into the Atlantic Ocean.Fishing off the Main Street Pier - Didn’t bring any equipment or bait, not a problem. You and your kids can rent a pole and fish off the pier. The guys in the bait shop can help you choose from a selection of fresh or frozen bait. The best part is, there’s no fishing license required, not sure why, but it works for me. Bikini Bars on Daytona BeachBikini bars are bars where bikinis are welcome. So walk off the beach and stop in for a drink. These bars turn into great bikini beach night spots. Unless you like a wild crowd, I’d stay away during college spring break. Ocean Deck bikini bar brings a little bit of Jamaica to Daytona Beach. Enjoy the beach breezes in this open air bikini beach bar. Reggae music, seafood and their Caribbean atmosphere rivals any around. Restaurants on Daytona Beach Take a break from the Daytona International Speedway and ride your bike (motorcycle) to one of these Daytona Beach restaurants on the beach: Main Street Pier Restaurant has casual dining, very reasonable prices and sits above the Atlantic Ocean on the Main Street Pier. Walk in off the beach or drive on over for dinner. It’s a full service restaurant. Ocean Deck, ya the great bikini bar above, also serves some good seafood. It’s a great place to stay for an early evening dinner. Ocean Walk Restaurants - I’m not a big fan of chain restaurants; I’d rather have a beer and explore a local joint. But if you prefer the corporate franchise restaurants, there are plenty to choose from in the Ocean Walk Shops. What else can I do on the beach in Daytona Beach?
Here’s the short list of yearly events that help draw over eight million visitors a year:
Other Stuff around Daytona Beach FloridaOld Daytona Beach, it’s a great walk along this strip on N. Beach and S. Beach. Old and new buildings with shops and restaurants. The walk also takes you along the intercoastal waterway and several parks. Stop in and watch a minor league ball game at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.Golfing in Daytona Beach - Choose from over two dozen championship courses, some of which were designed by great golfers like Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. The women’s LPGA is also headquartered here. Daytona International Speedway home to he Daytona 500 and several other NASCAR including the Nextel Cup and Pepsi 400. It’s 480 acre complex make it the largest venue for motor sports in the world. It’s also when of the busiest with 10 major racings weekends a year, not to mention a bunch of civic functions, bike and car shows. Experience NASCAR at Daytona USA - Race you kids in scale race cars (go carts), get the thrills of several simulators and experience NASCAR in the IMAX theatre. It sure feels real. This and other interactive motor-sport rides are available at Daytona USA. If you or your kids are NASCAR fans, a stop here should be on your list of things to do in Dayton Beach Florida at the Dayton International Speedway. Adventure Landing Water Park, miniature golf, games and two level go cart track. Take a break from the beach and enjoy this family fun park. It’s by Daytona International Speedway. Klassix Auto Museum has a great collection of Corvettes, classic motorcycles and more. A Little Daytona Beach HistoryBack in the day, early 1900’s Daytona Beach was used for racing. The beach was hard and packed enough for “horseless carriages” and motorcycles. Thus the drive on beach was born. In the 1930’s the first stock car race was held on the Dayton Beach Road Course. Finally in the late 1950’s, Daytona Beach International Speedway was build. Daytona Beach Florida (Surrounding Area)
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