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Bandshell
Phone:
(386) 673-2080
Address:
Boardwalk
Daytona Beach
Link:
www.bandshell.org
Description:
The Bandshell is a historical landmark featuring free concerts and special event activities.
Bulow Plant. Ruins State Historic Site
Phone:
(386) 517-2084
Address:
Old Dixie Highway
north of Ormond Beach
Description:
Founded in 1821, Bulow Ville plantation was destroyed in the Seminole Indian War. Ruins and open-air museum. Picnic facilities and canoe rentals. Hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily.


The Casements
Phone:
(386) 676-3216
Address:
25 Riverside Drive
Ormond Beach
Description:
Former winter home of John D. Rockefeller. Contains Rockefeller period room and other exhibits. Tours are offered 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Howard Thurman Home
Phone:
(386) 258-7514
Address:
614 Whitehall Street
Daytona Beach
Link:
www.stetson.edu
Description:
Childhood home of Dr. Howard Thurman, mentor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Included on the Florida Black Heritage Trail.


Main Street Pier
Phone:
(386) 238-1212
Address:
1200 Main Street
Daytona Beach
Description:
Ocean pier with restaurant, gondola skyride, revolving Space Needle, and helicopter rides.
Mary McLeod Bethune Home & Gravesite
Phone:
(386) 481-2200
Address:
Bethune-Cookman College
Bethune Foundation
Link:
www.bethune.cookman.edu
Description:
Former home of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, civil rights leader, educator, and founder of Bethune-Cookman College. National Historic Landmark. Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Weekend tours by appointment. Admission: free.


New Deal Permanent Exhibit
Phone:
(386) 481-2200
Address:
Bethune-Cookman College
Carl S. Swisher Librar
Link:
www.bethune.cookman.edu
Description:
Established by Smithsonian Institute. Showcases contributions of FDR's Black Cabinet. Hours are subject to the academic calendar, including holidays, and semester breaks.
Old Daytona - Beach Street Area
Address:
Beach Street and surrounding area
Daytona Beach
Link:
www.daytonabeach.com/AtHistoric.asp
Description:
Sleepy tree-lined streets where the town began in the early 1870s. Downtown Halifax Historic Museum. Live Oak Inn. Riverfront park contains Burgoyne and Brownie the town dog memorials.


Ormond Tomb Park
Phone:
(386) 257-6000 ext. 5953
Address:
3268 Old Dixie Hwy
Ormond Beach
Link:
www.volusia.org/parks
Description:
13 acres with nature trails and historic markers. Picnic Area. Playground. Restrooms. Volleyball. Open daily sunrise to sunset. Admission: free.
Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts
Phone:
(386) 749-2959
Address:
Two blocks west of the intersection of U.S. Highwa
Barberville
Link:
www.driveflorida.com/pioneersettlement
Description:
Ten-acre area contains exhibits depicting lifestyle of early settlers. Folk crafts. Open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Adult admission: $2.50. Children 5 - 12: $1.50

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Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
Phone:
(386) 761-1821
Address:
4931 S. Peninsula Drive
Ponce Inlet
Link:
www.ponceinlet.org
Description:
More than 100 years old, the 175-foot lighthouse is the second tallest in the United States. Property features one of the largest maritime museums in the country.
Rosewood Exhibit
Phone:
(386) 255-1401 ext. 321
Address:
Bethune-Cookman College
Carl S. Swisher Librar
Daytona Beach
Link:
www.bethune.cookman.edu
Description:
Depicts life in the community of Rosewood, Florida from 1845 to the infamous Rosewood Massacre of January 1, 1923. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.



Speeding Through Time
Address:
Daytona Beach Boardwalk
Daytona Beach
Description:
Granite blocks built into the boardwalk chronicle the history of racing in the Daytona Beach area up to 1959 when the Daytona International Speedway opened.
 

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