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Daytona Beach offers a variety of water activities, a chance to experience NASCAR, and an opportunity to view a top notch historical museum.
The white sandy shores of Daytona Beach offer visitors plenty of opportunities for fun on the water. Motor vehicles are allowed to drive on the beach in designated areas. From February thru November there is a beach access fee for vehicles which includes unlimited beach reentry for that day. If you want to leave your car at home, the Daytona Beach International Airport is served by Delta and Continental Airlines and major hotels offer free shuttle service.
Popular beachfront hotels include Plaza Resort & Spa, Acapulco Hotel & Resort, Beachcomber Daytona Beach Resort, Ocean Walk Resort, Adam's Mark Daytona Beach Resort, Best Western La Playa Resort, Radisson Resort Daytona Beach, Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, and Shores Resort & Spa. Staff members can help you make arrangements for a variety of outdoor activities including sightseeing tours, helicopter rides, hot-air balloon rides, parasailing, fishing, golfing, diving, snorkeling, surfboarding, boat rentals, and boat cruises. They can also arrange spa visits.
When it's time to eat, there are hundreds of choices sure to whet any appetite. Owners of Martini's on Bay Street describe their menu as "multi-cultural fusion cuisine" with selections from classic hamburgers to seared ahi tuna. Try Inlet Harbor Marina & Restaurant or Ocean Deck Restaurant & Beach Club for live music, great views, and outstanding chicken, seafood and steak entrees. Check out racing memorabilia at Racings North Turn, a casual waterfront restaurant on the site where racing began in 1936. For a healthy breakfast or lunch, go to the zany Dancing Avocado Kitchen and enjoy vegetarian or Mexican selections along with a real fruit smoothie.
NASCAR enthusiasts can check the racing schedule for the Daytona International Speedway. Adjacent to this legendary race track is Daytona USA a 60,000 square foot interactive attraction that's open year round with plenty to interest car racing buffs and novices. Take a 30 minute guided tour of the Speedway with stops at Pit Road and Gatorade Victory Lane. View NASCAR 3D: the IMAX Experience, a 45 minute film that takes viewers from the garage to the track as they learn about drivers and teams. Or watch 14 minute long The Daytona 500: The Movie to learn about preparations for the big race. Daytona Dream Laps and Acceleration Alley are challenging motion simulator rides. Video arcade fans won't want to miss Daytona Speed Play. For the utmost experience, sign up for the Richard Petty Driving Experience and drive around the race track at 150 mph.
Then take life in the S-L-O-W lane and visit the Museum of Arts and Sciences (MOAS). Located in beautiful 90 acre Tuscawilla Park, it's home to permanent collections of everything from rare Coke bottles to Pilgrim furniture to Cuban art.
The largest private collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia on exhibit in the newest part of MOAS. Chapman J. Root designed the distinctive Coca-Cola bottle at his bottling plant in Terre Haute, Indiana. When Root died, his son, Chapman S. Root, took over the company and moved it to Daytona Beach in 1951. Every item you can think of relating to the bottling, advertising and consumption of Coca-Cola is in their collection.
The Root's collection also houses china, silverware, glasses, and other decorative arts gathered from 85 of the nation's finest railroads, restaurants, and hotels. The fully restored railroad cars "Dell Rapids" and "Silver Holly" which were used by the family on extensive vacations are joined by a 1948 Lincoln Continental convertible that Chapman S. and Susan Root used on their honeymoon. And it wouldn't be Daytona Beach without race cars; 3 of Root's Sumar racing cars are on display.
Another significant family collection is rare American furniture, art, and silver donated by antique collectors Kenneth and Mary Dow of Rockport, Massachusetts and St. Augustine. The Schulte Gallery of Chinese Art showcases Chinese antiques donated by Helena and William Schulte and others. The Bouchelle Center for the Study of Intenational Decorative Arts displays 18th and 19th century silver from the collection of Anderson C. Bouchelle. Africa: Life and Ritual contains over 100 masks, sculptures, vessels, and weapons. And MOAS is home to the largest collection of Cuban art outside that country in its Cuban Museum.
When it's time to shop for souvenirs or a special treat for yourself, head for Ocean Walk Shoppes. This waterfront shopping area is home to all types of stores from Bath Junkie, where you can custom make scented candles, to Daytona Harley Davidson. Riverfront Marketplace is home to trendy boutiques and Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory, a Daytona Beach tradition since 1925. Open on weekends, the Daytona Beach Flea & Farmers Market offers produce, imported items, clothing, and more from over 1,000 vendors.
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