7 Datona Beach Florida Attractions

7 Datona Beach Florida Attractions
By Steven Chabotte

1) The Beach - With a name like Datona Beach, this has to be the number one attraction. Datona has 23 miles of pristine beachfront for you to enjoy. Main Street Pier and Ocean Walk village are the hot spots on the beach with a variety of beac activities, restaurants, arcades sports equipment rentals and shops all within walking distance. You can even get in a little fishing on the pier if you want.

2) Daytona Beach Boardwalk - Take some time to enjoy the old fashioned arcades and the mini go cart track. You can also visit a variety of souvenir shops, take a ride on a cable car, enjoy musical entertainment at the oceanfront Bandshell and much more.

3) Daytona International Speedway - No trip to Datona would be complete without a visit to the Datona International Sppedway, home of the Datona 500, the Pepsi 400, NASCAR racing and much more. On days when there is no racing, consider a guided tram tour of the track or the NASCAR historical exhibits, the Datona Dreamlap simulator, the Richard Petty Ride-Along. For the more adventurous, take a stock car for a few laps around the course.

4) Museum of Arts and Sciences - The museum is best known as housing the only portrait of Argentina's Eva Peron painted while she was alive. Other attractions include collections of art from China, Africa and Cuba. There are also fascinating exhibits of Florida's history, including fossil mammils as well as a planetarium and a sculpture garden.

5) Marine Science Center at Lighthouse Point Park - The center offers a fascinating view of the aquatic world. They have a 5000 gallon artificial reef aquarium, a variety of interactive displays and a wet-dry lab to study the sea. Of special interest is the sea turtle rehabilitiation program that they run.

6) Bulow Plantation Ruins State Park - Once the home of a plantation and sugar mill that was founded in 1821 and destroyed during the Seminole Indian war. The park offers a variety of nature trails as well as a chance to walk amongst the ruins of the sugar mill as well as an open air museum.

7) Ocean Walk Village - This is the place to be for vacation shopping and entertainment. Ocean Walk Village has restaurants, a margarita and fajita bar, mai tais, and a variety of other restaurants as well as a 10 screen movie theater, a Harley Davidson store and much more.

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