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17 Facts About Daytona Beach

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Daytona Beach is historically known for its beach, where the hard-packed sand allows motorized vehicles on the beach in restricted areas.

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Daytona Beach built a hotel around which the initial section of town arose.

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City of Daytona Beach is split in two by the Halifax River lagoon, part of the Intracoastal Waterway, and sits on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Daytona Beach has a humid subtropical climate, which is typical of the Gulf and South Atlantic states.

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In winter, Daytona Beach has weather conditions typical of other cities on the Florida peninsula.

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Law enforcement in Daytona Beach is provided by the 241-member Daytona Beach Police Department headed by police chief Craig Capri.

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City of Daytona Beach made national headlines when it designated the several–mile radius around Main Street on the barrier island portion of the city as a blighted area and has targeted it for redevelopment by private developers.

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Daytona Beach has over 23 miles of white sandy beaches open to pedestrians without time restrictions.

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Daytona Beach is home to the headquarters of the LPGA, NASCAR, IMSA, International Speedway Corporation, in Florida.

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10.

Daytona Beach has industrial sites within an enterprise zone and sites within a foreign trade zone adjacent to Daytona Beach International Airport.

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11.

Daytona Beach has two public traditional high schools, two middle schools and six elementary schools.

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12.

Daytona Beach is easily accessible by I-95 that runs north and south and I-4 connecting Daytona Beach with Orlando and Tampa.

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Passenger railroad service to Daytona Beach was established no later than 1889 by the Jacksonville, St Augustine and Halifax River Railway, predecessor of the Florida East Coast Railroad .

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14.

Daytona Beach is served by Amtrak by way of a Thruway Motorcoach connection between the beachside and Amtrak's DeLand Station, 28 miles to the west.

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The DeLand – Daytona Beach service is Amtrak's only Florida Thruway Motorcoach route provided by a taxi-cab, rather than a bus.

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16.

Daytona Beach was the destination of a group of plagued teenagers in the movie Final Destination 2.

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Daytona Beach was the setting of the Season 2 finale of the web series The Most Popular Girls in School.

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