daytona points of interest

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
The Daytona Beach area is excellent for deep-sea fishing. Record size marlin and other fish are abundant in the Atlantic Ocean. Fresh water fishing is also popular. Other outdoor activities include canoeing, camping, golfing, sailing, water skiing, jet skiing, surfing, scuba diving, racquet sports, horseback riding, and of course, relaxing on the beach.

POINTS OF INTEREST
-- Adventure Landing -- This Caribbean-themed waterpark and family entertainment center features three waterslides; a quarter-mile, two-level, go-kart track; three nine-hole miniature golf courses, and an arcade with over 100 games that feature the latest technology in sports and fantasy video games.

The Casements -- The former winter home of billionaire John D. Rockefeller now serves as a cultural center and museum for the city of Ormond Beach, located just north of Daytona Beach.

Daytona IcePlex -- Ice Skating comes to Daytona Beach via the Daytona IcePlex. This state-of-art facility features an official National Hockey League 85' x 200' ice surface and offers figure skating, ice hockey and speed skating activities.

The Daytona International Speedway -- The 2.5-mile "super speedway" lives up to its billing as the "World Center of Racing" as it is involved in some type of high-speed activity every day for more than four months of the year -- from stock cars (Daytona 500 and Pepsi 400) and sports cars (Rolex 24) to motorcycles (Daytona 200 By Arai) and go-carts (World Karting Association).

DAYTONA USA - - An interactive motorsports attraction designed to entertain and inform race fans about the history of motorsports in the Daytona Beach area. Included in the 50,000 square-foot attraction are opportunities for visitors to participate in a NASCAR Winston Cup stock car pit stop; design their own race car; talk to their favorite competitors (via video); take a walk through the history of Daytona Beach racing and play radio or television announcer by "calling" a race.

The Daytona Beach Kennel Club -- Experience the high-speed excitement of greyhound racing at the Daytona Beach Kennel Club. Races are held year-round, Monday through Saturday.

Halifax Harbor Marina -- One of the largest full-facility marinas along the Intracoastal Waterway, boating enthusiasts can dock their houseboat here overnight.

Ladies Professional Golf Association International -- This destination resort community features two championship courses, The Legends and The Champions, and is host to the LPGA tour's Titleholder's Championship. LPGA International also offers state-of-the-art practice and teaching facilities with professionals available to assist visitors in a variety of clinics and schools.

Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Home & Gravesite -- Visitors are encouraged to tour the two-story home Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune -- a famous civil rights leader, educator, and founder of the nationally recognized Bethune-Cookman College -- lived in until 1955. Today, her former home serves as headquarters of the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, which preserves her legacy in numerous citations, plaques, artifacts and photographs.

The Museum of Arts and Sciences -- This acclaimed museum offers a variety of permanent exhibits including the skeleton of a 13-foot Ground Sloth whose bones were found near the museum; a Cuban Museum that includes pre-Castro art from the collection of General Batista, and an exhibit that features American fine an decorative arts from 1640-1920. The museum also houses one of the finest African Art galleries in the Southeast.

The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse Museum -- Located at the southernmost point of the area, the Lighthouse serves as a faithful guide to mariners off the Atlantic coast. Historical displays and gift shop are located on the grounds. A climb to the top provides a spectacular view of the Daytona Beach Resort Area.

Sugar Mill Ruins -- These English sugar mill ruins are surrounded by 12 acres of botanical gardens and features a human sundial and 40-year old dinosaur statues erected when the area was known as the Bongoland theme park.