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Marine Science Center

The guide was updated: 2022-07-31

The Marine Science Center features a seabird rehabilitation center, a turtle rehabilitation area, and a stingray touch pool. They also feature a seabird rehabilitation sanctuary.

Useful Information

Address: 100 Lighthouse Drive, Ponce Inlet, FL 32127
Opening hours: Tue-Sat: 10am-4pm. Sun: 12pm-4pm.
Website: www.marinesciencecenter.com
Phone: +1 386 304 5545
Email: mbrothers@co.volusia.fl.us

Our travel guides are free to read and explore online. If you want to get your own copy, the full travel guide for this destination is available to you offline* to bring along anywhere or print for your trip.

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Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway

Visit the iconic Daytona race track, both for a race or for tours. Experience the feeling of roaring engines, sitting in the hot Daytona sun, watching as drivers battle their way for pole position. This is the place to be when you visit Daytona!

Living Legends of Auto Racing Museum

Living Legends of Auto Racing Museum

Trace racing's history from its very beginning with antique cars and racing memorabilia. The Living Legends of Auto Racing Museum is entirely volunteer-operated, so be sure to check ahead during the summertime to ensure there are staff members onsite.

Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory

Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory

Chocolate lovers will be glad to know that free samples are given out at the end of each tour of the gourmet chocolatiers Angell & Phelps facility. Their history spans decades to 1925, which means that people have had the opportunity to indulge in their wonderful chocolate for nearly a century.

Museum of Arts & Sciences

Museum of Arts & Sciences

MOAS is like several facilities in one. Explore the Charles and Linda Williams Children's Museum, the Root Family Museum (an environmental education complex), art galleries, and a planetarium among other exhibits.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse and Museum

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse and Museum

Florida's tallest lighthouse is also one of its oldest, most well-preserved. The keepers' dwellings surrounding the lighthouse also have preserved artifacts.

Marineland Dolphin Adventure

Marineland Dolphin Adventure

Marineland is the world's first oceanarium! 2013 marked 75 years of bringing its visitors close to the park's dolphins. Enjoy water shows and watch as the creatures of the sea amaze you in every way.

Daytona Beach Boardwalk

Daytona Beach Boardwalk

The historic Daytona Beach Boardwalk features enough attractions to fill a day, including arcades, the Joyland Amusement Center, souvenir shops, several restaurants, Oceanfront Park, and the performing arts center The Bandshell. During the summer you can enjoy a fireworks show every Saturday night.

Marine Science Center

Marine Science Center

The Marine Science Center features a seabird rehabilitation center, a turtle rehabilitation area, and a stingray touch pool. They also feature a seabird rehabilitation sanctuary.

Marine Discovery Center

Marine Discovery Center

The Marine Discovery Center is a non-profit organization that seeks to preserve and educate the public about the Indian River Lagoon Estuary. They offer boat and kayak tours for visitors to observe the lagoon's dolphin and other aquatic life.

Mary McLeod Bethune Home and Gravesite

The former home of civil rights leader Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune with photos and artifacts from her life. Explore of piece of veritable history with a tour of the home.

Tomoka Mounds and Middens

Tomoka Mounds and Middens

Remnants of the community of the Timucuan Indians that once inhabited the land of Tomoka State Park can be seen. A large complex of burial mounds and shell middens are what remain from one of the earliest Native American settlements on the Central East Coast of Florida.

Daytona Maritime Museum

Daytona Maritime Museum

See artifacts chronicling Daytona Beach's maritime history and its influence on the world. Maritime operations were one of Daytona's earliest industries, and they remain ongoing today.

Jackie Robinson Ballpark & Museum

Jackie Robinson Ballpark & Museum

A must see for baseball fans, this ballpark is the site where Jackie Robinson, the U.S.'s first black Major League Baseball player, played the first integrated spring training game in 1946. It is also home to the Minor League Baseball team the Daytona Cubs.

Peabody Auditorium

Peabody Auditorium

Daytona Beach's historic performing arts theater hosts the Daytona Beach Symphony Society, touring Broadway shows, the Daytona Beach Civic Ballet, and several other performances for all ages.

Beaches

Beaches

Of course the main reason most people venture to Daytona Beach is for the beaches–47 miles of them–that are perfect for almost any activity. Vendors along the beach are there to provide you with food, bicycle and ATV rentals, parasailing and surfing excursions and more.

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