Daytona Beach has lots of interesting places to see. Probably the best and most popular is Ponce Inlet, which has a historical lighthouse that was built in 1887. The lighthouse tower and museum are located about 10-12 miles south of Daytona Beach on A1A. Ponce Inlet also has a park, marina, nature trail, and fishing from the jetty’s. A really beautiful place. There are also many historical sites are in Daytona Beach and the surrounding areas.
They include the Bulow Plantation Ruins Historical State Park where you can picnic, canoe, explore nature trails, and see the ruins of the plantation. Dummett Sugar Mill Ruins is another site. This was once a working sugar mill starting around 1777. Eventually due to the Seminole War, the current owners at the time, the Dummett family, abandoned the operations and land in 1836. Today you can see the ruins of part of the sugar mill. Tomaka Indian Ruins is another place to visit. Now a state park, you can relax and enjoy fishing, boating, nature trails, and bird watching. At Freemanville Historical Site, there is a house and church built in 1911. And there are many others. Great places to visit and learn interesting history are all around Daytona Beach.
