About the city:
The city of Daytona Beach is located on the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean to the north-east of Orlando.
Daytona Beach, the city with The World’s Most Famous Beach is a prinicipal city in the Fun Coast region of the state of Florida.
The city is historically known as having one of the few beaches in the world where the hard packed sand allows motorized vehicles to drive on the beach in restricted areas. This hard packed sand made Daytona Beach a mecca for motorsports, with the old Daytona Beach Road Course having hosted races for over 50 years.
This course was replaced in 1959 by the Daytona International Speedway.
The city is also the headquarters for NASCAR and the Grand American Road Racing Association.
Daytona Beach is a year-round family-friendly resort area, but could also accurately be called a seasonal town, with large groups of out-of-towners descending upon the city for various events, most notably Speedweeks in early February when over 200,000 NASCAR fans come to attend the season-opening Daytona 500. Other events include the NASCAR Coke Zero 400 race in July, Bike Week in early March, Biketoberfest in mid October.
In the past Daytona Beach catered to spring breakers, but in recent years most of the vacationers have migrated to other sites, like Panama City Beach.
Must see sights:
- Daytona International Speedway
- Daytona 500 Experience
- Daytona Beach
- Oceanfront Park
- Bruce Rossmeyer (Harley Davidson)