Daytona Beach is a personal favorite to go to over breaks.

Daytona Beach offers amazing and fun things to do while there which can include

Beach & Water

• Drive or walk the 23-mile hard-packed sand beach
• Surfing, parasailing, paddleboarding, kayaking, and fishing
• Dolphin & manatee tours (paddleboard or kayak)
• Sailing and boating on the Halifax River
• Daytona Lagoon — water slides, wave pool, go-karts, mini-golf, laser tag, and arcade

Motorsports & Racing

• Tour Daytona International Speedway or attend a race
• Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (included in speedway tours)

Entertainment & Family Fun

• Daytona Beach Boardwalk & Pier — arcades, rides, shops, and restaurants
• Polynesian Fire dinner show (hula, fire knife, luau buffet)
• Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure
• Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet (sea turtles, touch tanks)
• Museum of Arts & Sciences (MOAS) — Smithsonian affiliate with art, science, and planetarium shows
• Peabody Auditorium for Broadway shows and concerts
• Free concerts at the Daytona Beach Bandshell

Nature & Outdoors

• Climb Ponce Inlet Lighthouse (tallest in Florida)
• Zipline through Tuscawilla Park
• Hike/bike at Tomoka State Park, Blue Spring State Park (manatees, fireflies), or Tiger Bay State Forest
• Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge — birding, kayaking, and access to Canaveral National Seashore
• Golf on championship courses

Culture & History

• Halifax Historical Museum
• Southeast Museum of Photography
• Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens
• Mary McLeod Bethune Home
• Jackie Robinson Ballpark — minor league baseball
• Daytona Beach Mural Trail (free street art)

Food & Shopping

• Daytona Flea & Farmers Market (1,000+ booths)
• Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory tours
• Ocean Walk Shoppes for shopping and dining
• Dinner cruises (Lady Dolphin, champagne sunset cruises) 

Miami Beach offers lots of activities to do with family

These activities can include

Lummus Park Beach – the iconic South Beach stretch with lifeguards, volleyball, and the 9-mile Miami Beach Boardwalk running north to 87th Street.

South Pointe Park – panoramic ocean/skyline views, a 450-ft fishing pier, playground, and splash pad.

Haulover Park – 99 acres of waterfront green space with a weekly food truck festival.

Water sports galore: jet skiing, parasailing, paddleboarding, kayaking, snorkeling, and deep-sea fishing.

REEFLINE – a new underwater sculpture park and hybrid coral reef off the coast. 

What does this beach offer? This beach has wonderful places to go fishing, swimming, or even boating. This beach also offers amazing beach side hotels, and restaurants, or even pottery classes. The Santa Rosa Beach even has art museums.