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Hotel
in Daytona Beach,FL
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Vacationers
have been flocking to the Daytona Beach
area for more than a century. During the
late 1800s, the area caught the attention
and imagination of many wealthy northern
tycoons who found the land favorable for
investment. One such mogul, Mathias Day,
founding father of what was then called
Daytona, built the first hotel, the Palmetto
House, in 1874.
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The
trend continued with other entrepreneurs endeavoring
to build a city of commerce and vision. Commodore
Charles Bourgoyne began by building a community
center in the downtown area in the early 1900s.Bourgoyne
organized concerts along the riverfront actively
promoting the town's events to travelers.Later,
John D. Rockefeller, discovered Daytona Beach's
immaculate golf courses and made his winter home
here. Automobile racing became a regular pastime
along the hard-packed beaches at the turn of the
20th Century. Ormond Beach became known as the
"birthplace of speed" due to the various land
speed records set there. In 1947, the National
Association of Stock Car Auto Racing was founded
in Daytona Beach. Motorsports gained new ground
in 1959 with the opening of the Daytona International
Speedway, which continues to satisfy hundreds
of thousands of speed-hungry fans each year. Today,
the Daytona Beach area entertains more than 8
million visitors each year. Visitors come from
around the world to relax and recreate on one
of the most beautiful, family-friendly beaches
in Florida. Daytona Beach's calendar of events
includes the most amazing speed races happening
at the Daytona International Speedway. The Bike
Week and the PEPSI 400; the Spring Break, the
Black College Reunion, the Biketoberfest, the
Halifax Art Festival and much more ! Hungry?
Daytona Beach features more than 400 restaurants
for every taste under the sun. If it's nightlife
you're looking for, Daytona Beach puts you in
the thick of it.
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You can listen to the area's
best reggae bands at outdoor cafes or hotel
pool decks, or dance the night away at one
of the area's nightclubs. Daytona Beach
features an impressive range of country,
jazz, blues, pop, rock, soul and acoustic
live music.
Daytona Beach is waiting for you to offer
you the vacation of a lifetime. What are
you waiting for ?
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