Destination Daytona
Destination Daytona - Home of the world’s most famous beach, Biketoberfest, The Daytona 500 among other great activities.
When you are thinking about your Destination Daytona, you will be going to the "Fun Coast region" of the state of Florida.
It is not hard to get to your Destination Daytona. Just take I-95, or I-4. If you want to stay away from the Interstate, you can jump on US Highway 1 or take a drive along the beach on Highway A1A.
Your Destination Daytona is a family-friendly area. Several different events bring people from all over to Destination Daytona. A couple of notable events are Speedweeks in February with NASCAR and the Daytona 500, Bike Week in July and October, NASCAR Coke Zero in July, Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in January, and even Spring Break. There was a rise in tourism after the Civil War. It was known later as the "The World's Most Famous Beach". Over 8,000,000 tourists got to Destination Daytona every year.
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The sand is unique in that it is packed harder than the sands of many other beaches you will find. Destination Daytona has one of the few beaches that you can actually drive a vehicle onto. Whether your vehicle of choice is a Car, Truck, Motorcycle, or even an RV, it is OK to drive it right on to the beach in certain areas. The hard, packed sand made this a great place for motorsports and racing. Racing began many years ago, then a guy named William France created NASCAR and the Daytona International Speedway which soon replaced sand racing. See the city that is headquarters for NASCAR and the Grand American Road Racing Association.
Some of the events that bring people to Destination Daytona:
- There is a Turkey Run car show during Thanksgiving weekend
- Destination Daytona Bike Week - motorcycle races and bike shows
- Biketoberfest in October
- Spring break
- Speedweeks includes the Rolex 24 sports car race and the Daytona 500 NASCAR race
- Coke Zero 400, NASCAR race around July 4
Destination Daytona is the setting of these books:
The movie Days of Thunder was filmed in the area. Chris Rea wrote the song Daytona, on the album The Road to Hell
. In the movie Final Destination 2, Destination Daytona is where the teenagers were headed.
Some of the golf courses in the area are:
- Indigo Lakes Golf Club
- Club at Pelican Bay North and South Courses
- Daytona Beach Golf Course
- LPGA International Golf Course
Points of interest:
- Daytona Lagoon Water Park
- Main Street Pier
- Daytona 500 Experience
- Daytona International Speedway
- Daytona Beach Bandshell and Oceanfront Park Complex
- Halifax Historical Museum
- Jackie Robinson Ballpark
- Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center and Visual Arts Gallery
- Museum of Arts and Sciences
- Southeast Museum of Photography
- The Ocean Center
The Daytona 500 is a 500 miles long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held every year at Daytona International Speedway. It is considered the most prestigious race in NASCAR. It has one of the largest purses of all of the circuits. This race draws more people watching by television than the Indianapolis 500. The International Speedway is 2 and a half miles long and takes 200 laps to finish a 500 mile race.
Thousands of bikers from all over come to Destination Daytona during Bikeweek and Biketoberfest. Biketoberfest is an international award-winning motorcycle event. If you ride, and would enjoy the beaches, sun, bikes, and loads of fun, Make Destination Daytona your ride for Biketoberfest. Bikes are everywhere, from Vintage to custom to even some stock motorcycles. Some of the top manufacturers allow demo rides on the motorcycles too! The races along the International Speedway during this week are motorcycles instead of NASCAR.
by Stewart Sterling
by Edgar A. Anderson
by Howard Broomfield
