Daytona Beach Tickets

The famous Daytona Beach is situated in the Volusia County in Florida. This is a major city of the Florida state with a population of 64,421. The city boasts some very unique beaches, which are renowned for their hard sand. This hard sand is ideal for Motorsports and permits motor vehicles to drive on them. This is one of the reasons these beaches had become known world all over for hosting races since the past 50 years. Previously, the beach was known by the name Daytona Beach Road Course. Later this name was changed to Daytona International Speedway in 1959. People from all around the world come to see and participate in these races to Daytona Beach. You can find the Grand American Road Racing Association here as well. Moreover, the city is popular for having the headquarters for NASCAR.

Over the past few years, Daytona has gained immense popularity and turned into a huge resort area where people come for vacations. Besides being a good family resort area, you will find flocks of people coming here to watch the seasonal racing events. The major event starts in February, hosting Speedway races for NASCAR fans. At one time, it was estimated that around 200,000 people especially came from nearby towns to watch vehicles race on the hard packed sand. Similarly, other events such as the NASCAR Coke Zero 400 race take place in July. By early March, you can catch the Bike Week, which is equally entertaining for youngsters. The event of Biketoberfest takes place in the middle October inviting keen viewers to come here and watch the thrilling races.

The History of this place dates back to 1821, when Florida became part of United States. This was followed by huge flock of people migrating to Florida and Daytona Beach. Once the civil war terminated, Florida became a popular center for tourism. A lot of rich business man found the land of Florida ideal for investment. Daytona was founded by one such wealthy moghul, Matthias Day. He laid foundations of the first hotel in 1874 namely the Palmetto House. Since that day, Daytona has become a famous center for vacations for its lovely beaches and employment opportunities. The Daytona Beach city was founded in 1870 and gained status of a city in 1876. The city began to prosper and in 1886, railway lines were laid in Daytona opening avenues for tourists. By 1920s the popualrity of Daytona spread all around the world and it became to be known as the ?The World?s Most Famous Beach?.

The Daytona city encompasses huge sand area which is perfect for car and bike races. People soon discovered this and in 1902, the foundations for races were laid. The first car race was held on the Daytona Beach Road Course on March 8, 1936. The famous Willian France laid the stone for NASCAR and the beach became to be known as the Daytona International Speedway. You can find many hotels and motels in the city area around the beach. It has been estimated that each year over 8,000,000 tourists flock to the Daytona beach city. This number is boosted during important events that occur seasonally. The city has stirct security measures with cameras placed around hotels and on beaches. The beach is unique for you can drive on your car here on the sand. In other beaches in the world, this is not possible. You need to have a 4 wheel vehicle to be able to circle around on the hard beach sand.The local government of Daytona Beach has made concrete steps to develop this place as a famous beach city and into a center for tourists. They try to restrict over crowdedness and have made strict security measures for maintaining discipline on the beach.

The city is rich in museums.You will find the Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Southeast Museum of Photgraphy and the Halifax Historical Museum here. Tourist come to see the large ancient exhibits in these museums.Besides being a center for motorsports racing, Daytona Beach all provides avenues for shopping, nightlife and various hangout. This is why it has become a good choice for a family vacation.The beaches in Daytona have cool blue water and hard white sand. This sand allows people to take their cars. However, consideration is given to the tides. Vacations should be about rejuvenating the mind, body and spirit, and there's no better way to do this than to indulge in a day of pampering at one of the Daytona Beach area's four oceanfront resort spas.

The town is famous for spas. People spend time on beaches, refreshing their minds and come to these spas fpr skin care treatments. The prominent names are the Ocean Waters Spa and the Spa located inside the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort. Enjoy the races on the Daytona International Speedway, if you have a need for speed. The races are a hot favourite of so many youngsters and old alike. There are choices for other activities to indulge in while you stop for your vacations at the Daytona Beach Center such as Kayaking and Waterway races.Do not miss the time for lazying around on the beaches, pampering on spas and enjoying the thrilling speedway races.