Happy Valentine's Day - Things to Do with Your Love!

Happy Valentine's Day from Creative Florida Living! Celebrate love, whether you are in a relationship or single. We have put together a few suggestions for you on this heart-filled day! 

This year Valentine's Day is on a Sunday, which lends itself to doing something extra special for you and your significant other, or, if you are single, for yourself!

From your standard romantic fare, to exhilarating nights at the speedway, the Daytona Beach Area is sure to have something for YOU this Valentine’s Day.

For an elegant evening with beautiful views, try the Chart House. Fine dining with lots of atmosphere is sure to get the romance going. Call for reservations because they fill up quickly!

Lobsters mate for life! Well, not this lobster...

Adam’s Kitchen a unique small restaurant in Port Orange, is offering its Valentine’s Special on Friday, February 12. Call to reserve your spots for a gourmet dinner to remember! Adam's you will get friendly service paired with exceptional food and fabulous wines.

Daytona’s art movie house, Cinematique, is offering Wuthering Heights as a Valentine’s Day special at 2pm – ultimate romance! Heathcliff! Heathcliff!

For some adrenaline and excitement, visit the famous Daytona Beach Speedway. On Valentine’s Day, you can experience the Daytona 500 Qualifying – where the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 is determined. Exciting stuff!

Of course you can’t forget to buy some unique local chocolates at Angell & Phelps.

Pick up a bottle of wine or bubbly at Wine-Me on Beach Street and while you’re there, enjoy brunch with bottomless Mimosas on Valentine’s Day! 

Whether you are visiting or you live in our beautiful coastal area all year round, there is something for you and your love on Valentine’s Day!

 Creative Florida Living

Janet Sells 

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach is known worldwide for its NASCAR races. Daytona 500, Coke 400, and Rolex 24 at Daytona bring myriads of visitors to our area to enjoy not just the races, but also the excitement and events surrounding them. 

Daytona Rising is a $400 million reimagining of an American icon – Daytona International Speedway. At the conclusion of the current redevelopment, there will be approximately 101,000 permanent, wider and more comfortable seats, twice as many restrooms and three times as many concession stands. The project officially broke ground in early July, 2013 and is expected to be completed in time for the 2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona and Daytona 500.

Tours

The redevelopment does not, however interfere with the fantastically interesting tours.
Whether you are a race fan or are just curious about what goes on behind the scenes, the Speedway offers several different options. With choices ranging from 30 minutes to three hours, a tour at Daytona International Speedway is an experience to remember.

So, venture behind-the-scenes and discover what makes Daytona the "World Center of Racing" and the leader in motorsports entertainment.

Speedway Tour

Take a ride through Daytona International Speedway's infield. Witness the 31-degree high banks and pass through NASCAR garages as you learn about the history of Daytona International Speedway. Travel along Pit Road and discover how NASCAR's top drivers prep for the largest motorsports event of the year.

Admission is $16 for adults. Kids 6-12: $10, kids 5 & under: free

Duration: 30 minutes. Tours run daily at 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 4pm

  All Access Tour

Embark on an exciting, privately guided tour through the historical sites of Daytona International Speedway. Take a privately guided tour around the track, along the infield and down pit road. Get an up-close look at Daytona International Speedway’s historic Daytona Rising project, a $400-million renovation project that will see every seat in the frontstretch replaced with wider and more comfortable seats with more restrooms and concession stands, five expanded and redesigned entrances (“injectors”) and escalators and elevators providing transport to any of the three different concourse levels that that will feature spacious and strategically-placed social neighborhoods, along the nearly mile-long frontstretch.

• ·        Explore the NASCAR Sprint Cup garages and Tech Inspection.
• ·        Check out the Drivers Meeting room and Gatorade Victory Lane.
• ·         Access the Coca-Cola Theatre for a look at the Daytona 500 Champion Car.

For a limited time only the All-Access tours will include a stop at the Florida Hospital Injector on the west end of the stadium. Guests will get an up-close look at the new amenities including vertical transportation and the wider, more comfortable seats.

Admission is $23 for adults. Kids ages 6-12: $17, kids 5 & under: free

Duration: 90 minutes. Tours run daily at 10am-3pm, every hour on the hour

1801 West International Speedway Boulevard, PO Box 2801, Daytona Beach, FL 32114

(386) 681-5514. Advance booking and prepayment for groups larger than 10 are required at least one week in advance. Visit the website

 

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