Daytona Beach, Florida

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Daytona Beach

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Daytona Beach.

14 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

• Daytona Beach - Birthplace of Speed · 1.6 mi · Historical Marker

  The hard-packed sand beach where land speed records were set in the early 1900s, leading to the founding of NASCAR.

• Daytona Beach Bandshell · 1.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine the music that has filled the air at the Daytona Beach Bandshell, a historic entertainment venue. The Daytona Beach Bandshell was built in 1937. It's located right on the beach, north of Main Street. It quickly…

• Dunlawton Plantation and Sugar Mill · 4.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine the chaos when Seminole warriors destroyed this sugar plantation at the start of the Second Seminole War. Back in the 1830s, this was Dunlawton Plantation, a bustling cane sugar operation. But tensions were high…

• The Casements · 5.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Ever wonder where oil tycoons spend their winters? Here, at The Casements, John D. Rockefeller did just that. Rockefeller, already a massively successful businessman, began wintering in Ormond Beach around 1918. He…

• Three Chimneys Archaeological Site · 5.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  These chimneys are all that remain of a sugar-processing plant owned by a British Loyalist during the Revolutionary War. Richard Oswald, a wealthy Scottish merchant, owned a plantation nearby during British rule of…

• Green Mound · 7.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Climb to the highest point in Ponce Inlet, atop a massive shell mound built by pre-Columbian people. Green Mound is one of the largest Pre-Columbian shell mounds, or shell middens, in the United States. Located in Ponce…

• Nocoroco · 10.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a thriving village here centuries before the first European settlers arrived. This is Nocoroco, once home to the Timucuan people. The Timucua inhabited this area of Florida for thousands of years, living off the…

• Ponce de Leon Inlet Light · 10.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine ship captains of old, squinting through salt spray, desperately searching for a beacon in these treacherous waters. This very spot marks the Ponce de Leon Inlet Light, Florida's tallest lighthouse. Construction…

• Archeological Resources of the 18th-Century Smyrnea Settlement of Dr. Andrew Turnbull MPS · 13.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Imagine a bold experiment in colonial Florida, right here near New Smyrna Beach! In 1768, Dr. Andrew Turnbull, a Scottish physician, established the Smyrnea settlement, aiming to cultivate indigo with laborers primarily…

• St. Rita's Colored Catholic Mission · 14.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  This unassuming building has witnessed a remarkable transformation, from serving a white congregation to becoming a beacon of hope for the African American community. Originally built as Sacred Heart Catholic Church on…

• Blanchette Archeological Site · 14.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  Stop for a moment and imagine life here centuries ago. The Blanchette Archeological Site offers a glimpse into the lives of some of New Smyrna Beach's earliest residents. The site is linked to the Smyrnea Settlement,…

• New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins · 14.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

  These crumbling coquina walls whisper tales of a violent conflict that reshaped Florida. This is what's left of the New Smyrna Sugar Mill, a once-thriving plantation reduced to ruins during the Second Seminole War. In…