Daytona Beach Facts
Daytona Beach Facts
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Interesting Daytona Beach Facts: |
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Daytona Beach includes Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet, Holly Hill and South Daytona. |
Beginning in the 1920s Daytona Beach has been known as the world's most famous beach. |
Although it is legal to drive a car on Daytona Beach you can't drive faster than 16km an hour. |
In the summer months manatees can be found in the canals and rivers in Daytona Beach. |
The Casements, located on Ormond Beach, is the winter home of John D. Rockefeller. He died there at 97 years of age. It is now a community cultural center. |
Florida's tallest lighthouse is located in Daytona Beach's Ponce Inlet. |
In the winter it is possible to see migrating whales from Daytona Beach's shore. |
Daytona Beach's most infamous resident was Aileen Wuornos. She was a serial killer who was found guilty and executed in 2002. |
Biketoberfest is held every year in October in Daytona Beach. |
On the first Saturday in July each year the Coke Zero 400 is held by NASCAR in Daytona Beach. |
During spring break Daytona Beach is one of the most popular destinations for students. |
The DeLeon Springs, located west of Daytona Beach, were discovered in 1513 by explorer Ponce de Leon. |
Mathias Day, who Daytona Beach is named after, built the first hotel in the area in 1874. |
Races have been held on Daytona Beach since 1902. |
Seabreeze, Kingston, Daytona, and Daytona Beach merged to become Daytona Beach in 1926. |
Daytona Beach encompasses 64.93 square miles and 6.25 square miles of it is water. |
Daytona Beach is divided in two by the Halifax River lagoon. |
Daytona Beach has a lower hurricane risk than many coastal regions due to the fact that they pass offshore when they reach Florida's northern Atlantic Coast. |
A rogue wave hit the beaches in the county where Daytona Beach is located in 1992. The 9 foot high wave caused damage to cars and boats and some people were injured. |
Daytona Beach's Museum of Arts and Sciences is the major cultural location. It includes a collection of galleries and museums. |
Daytona Beach is home to the Tortugas, a minor baseball team. |
Approximately 8 million people visit Daytona Beach year as tourists. |
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