Johnny's World Travels: Daytona Beach, Florida

The Daytona Beach area is well known for its 23 miles of sparkling, white-sandy beaches that span from Ormond-by-the-Sea to the quaint fishing village of Ponce Inlet. At low tide, area beaches can expand up to 500 feet wide and are conducive to sandcastle building, cycling, jogging, fishing or just relaxing in the sun. The area's mild climate, which boasts an average annual air temperature of 70.3 degrees (21 degrees Celsius), allows families on vacation to enjoy boating, diving, surfing, jet skiing and other watersports and beach activities throughout the year.










This is "the" Daytona !!!! SpeedWay Avenue, that runs infront of the track, gets very heavy traffic, during the Main Race events, like the Daytona 500 or the 24Hr endurance races.









The "World's Most Famous Beach" is Daytona Beach. Its 23 miles of beautiful white sand beaches are famous the world over dating back from the very early 1900's when automobiles were first raced on the beach. Speeds were incredible for their day, the top speed in 1902 was an amazing 57 miles per hour. The last land speed record set on the beach was in 1935 when Sir Malcolm Campbell drove the world famous "Bluebird" at 276 miles per hour on the beach!

Today driving on the hard-packed sand is allowed only on an 18-mile stretch of the beach during daytime hours and speeds are only 10 miles per hour. Five miles of beach are now reserved for visitors who wish not to have to share the beach with cars.

 







When you have had enough fun at the beach you can also watch NASCAR racing at Daytona International Speedway, motorcycle racing, go kart racing, go deep sea fishing, play championship golf, see every corvette model ever made, enjoy world class dining, shop till you drop at great specialty shoppes, visit museums, enjoy professional sports and entertainment, go to the theater, and then you just might want to take a short drive to some of Florida's other big vacation attractions.












This is the Famous Daytona 500 Racetrack. Come by and test drive thiese race cars... on the Simulators..ofcourse!!  

The area’s largest sporting event, the Daytona 500 ,is held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway, the Daytona 500 is considered the Super Bowlof motorsports and showcases NASCAR's most talented drivers.

Daytona 500 Race Track Entrance!!

Daytona's convenient location provides easy access to Walt Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios, Epcot Center, Wet'nWild, Church Street Station, MGM Studios, historic St. Augustine and Kennedy Space Center, via Interstate 4, State Road 417, or Interstate 95.

Getting to the Beach... During the High season, there is a minimal toll to gain access to the beach !!!