Welcome to the official Web site of the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Click here for a peek at the World's Most Famous Beach, via our live beach cam! Looking for the perfect place to stay? You'll find a complete listing of local accommodations, many of which offer the convenience of online reservations! For more details, Click here.
Some of the most popular airlines -- including Delta and U.S. Airways serve Daytona International Airport daily. With comfortable seating areas in the terminal, easy access to rental cars, and no long lines at security, you'll be in and out quickly -- giving you even more time to enjoy the area. To view available flights visit: www.flydaytonafirst.com/schedule.htm
What's New This Summer?
Daytona 500 Experience, 'The Official Attraction of NASCAR' has yet another way for race fans to get immersed in the sport - literally. The attraction, located at world-famous Daytona International Speedway, has added a new ARCA Driver Development Program simulator, which consists of four racing cockpits with 42 Inch LCD screens and professional simulation controls. It's powered by the newly released ARCA SIM RACING 08 software and includes a Virtual Spotter's Stand, where visitors can experience the full immersion of spotter-to-driver communications, a critical and vital part of stock car racing. For more information Click here
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Classical World Exhibition
Stop by the Smithsonian-affiliated Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach and be enthralled by the Classical World. On loan from the Tampa Museum of Art through August 2009, this exhibition allows visitors the chance to experience the spirit of ancient Greece. Classical World features Greek and Roman antiquities and is considered the finest collection of its kind in the southeastern United States. For more information visit www.CulturallyDaytonaBeach.com
Opening In August! "The Armory", Antique firearms, weapons and armor from the collections donated to MOAS by Kenneth Worcester Dow and Mary Mohan Dow in 1998, these spectacular artifacts have never been exhibited before. Click here
Daytona Beach: Way More Summer Fun
Our beaches are consistently named among Florida's best by the state's most knowledgeable 'beachologists' - its residents. Over the years, readers of Florida Monthly magazine have regularly named our beaches the state's best. Most recently, renowned beach expert, Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman (a.k.a. Dr. Beach) named Lighthouse Point Park, located at the southernmost tip of the Daytona Beach area in Ponce Inlet, to his top 10 list of America's best beaches.
The Daytona Beach area has a new blog!Click here to read and respond to first-hand reviews on some of the area's offerings.
Traveling with disabilities? Expert-in-the-field Steve Deal provides personal insight on some of the area's most accessible places to go, including the historic Main Street Pier! Contemplating a surf lesson? Let CVB Internet Director Nick Conte walk you through the excitement of teaming up with one of the area's popular surf schools and catching your very first wave. Looking for an adrenaline rush? Travel writer Kara Williams gets you up to speed on the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Daytona International Speedway.
"Blog on" with your own tips and recommendations about a Daytona Beach vacation!
