Attractions
Famous Daytona Beach attractions
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Daytona International Speedway and DAYTONA USA - the World Center of Racing, home of the Daytona 500 and the ultimate motorsports attraction Klassix Auto Attraction
Museum of Arts and Sciences/Planetarium
The Boardwalk on Daytona Beach - along the Atlantic Ocean, pier, rides, and concessions
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Colleges & Universities
Educational facilities
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Bethune Cookman College has unique architecture circa 1924.
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University located next to Daytona Beach International Airport.
Stetson University a traditional Ivy League style university campus.
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Historic Sites and Museums
The history of Daytona Beach
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The Casements - formerly the winter home of John D. Rockefeller now serving as a cultural center.
Oceanfront Bandshell in Oceanfront Park is a natural coquina rock structure built in 1938.
Ponce De Leon Lighthouse - Built in 1897 with bricks brought from Baltimore, is 175 feet high with 203 steps.
Sugar Mill Ruins used to process cane into sugar in the mid-1800's.
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Locations
Wildlife Refuges and Nature Preserves
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Tomoka State Park featuring marshland, Tomoka River, beautiful woods.
Blue Spring State Park - winter home of the endangered manatee.
Gamble Place/Spruce Creek Preserve - built in 1907 as a hunting lodge for James Gamble of Proctor Gamble, home to wildlife, ancient cypress trees and colorful foliage, located adjacent to house is Snow White Cottage, duplicate of animated Disney feature.
DeLeon Springs State Recreation Area - has natural springs discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, ancient oaks and cypress, Indian burial mounds and a Spanish-style sugar mill, water wheel still in place.
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