| "The
worlds most famous beach" Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County,
Florida, USA. Who has not heard of this famous locale? It's not just for
springbreak! As of 2004, the population estimates recorded by the U.S.
Census Bureau is 64,422.[1] It comprises a mainland and a peninsula
separated by the Intracoastal Waterway, locally called the Halifax River.
The peninsula comprises the world-famous beach along the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1927, during the early days of racing on the beach, one of the city's
founding fathers created the slogan, "The World's Most Famous
Beach." Currently, over eight million tourists flock to Daytona Beach
each year to enjoy the beach and the city's multitude of events. Daytona Beach's wide beach and smooth sands have been open to drivers for years and were also used for the high-speed testing and racing of cars and motorcycles. This made the beach a mecca for racing enthusiasts worldwide, and the city is now home to the Daytona International Speedway (a conventional racetrack founded by William France, which replaced the famous beach course in 1959). Close to the Speedway and adjacent to Daytona Beach International Airport is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a world-class university for the training of pilots and aviation professionals. Many of the local colleges include Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach Community College, and Keiser College Daytona Beach Campus. The city and its beaches are a very popular vacation destination. Today, motor vehicle driving and parking is still allowed on certain sections of the beach. This beach is lined with hotels, motels, condominiums and houses. There is a wide variety of accommodations for any price range. Hotel and motel rooms are typically plentiful except during special events, which also include winter Speed Weeks, summer NASCAR races, Daytona Beach Bike Week, Biketoberfest and Black College Reunion (BCR). During the motorcycle events (Bike Week and Biketoberfest), several hundred thousand bikers from all over the world visit the greater Daytona Beach area. While Daytona Beach is often associated with spring break, local government efforts to discourage resultant rowdiness have resulted in a near-complete collapse in Daytona's status as a spring break destination - so few students have come since 2002 that officials have stopped estimating their numbers. [2] Daytona Beach has very high security around its main hotel locations. Multiple cameras can be seen in each hotel, filming the hotel and beach areas. |
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