Tomoka State Park


The 20-minute drive here from downtown Daytona Beach is almost as pleasant as the park itself, a bird-watchers' heaven of former indigo fields turned hardwood forests. A canopy of trees overhangs the two-lane road like a green tunnel, letting in only the stray dapple of sunlight.


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1. Boardwalk & Pier

9.48 MILES

Follow Main St E and you'll cross Daytona's sabal-palm-lined, ocean-fronting boardwalk, bedecked with dollar-grabbing ice-cream shops, amusement arcades,…

2. Flagler Beach Fishing Pier

9.54 MILES

Rent a pole and some bait to try your luck against the deep blue sea by fishing off this historic landmark, or just walk the pier at a leisurely pace: it…

3. Daytona Beach

9.91 MILES

This perfectly planar stretch of sand was once the city's raceway. Sections of the beach still welcome drivers to the sands at a strictly enforced top…

4. Southeast Museum of Photography

10.25 MILES

We love this hidden treasure in Daytona, a service of the Daytona State College: it's the only museum in Florida dedicated solely to photography. This…

5. Jackie Robinson Ballpark & Museum

10.32 MILES

'The Jack' made history when, in 1946, the Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson's team, were in Florida to play an exhibition against their parent club, the…

6. Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum of Art

10.74 MILES

Part of the Museum of Arts & Sciences complex, this striking must-see museum, designed to look like a rural Floridian house, tells the story of the…

7. Museum of Arts & Sciences

10.96 MILES

This self-guided museum has a healthy dose of brain food for a fast and furious little town like Daytona. There's a delightful mishmash of everything from…

8. Daytona International Speedway

10.99 MILES

The Holy Grail of raceways has a diverse race schedule. Ticket prices skyrocket for good seats at big races, headlined by the Daytona 500 in February. It…