Daytona Beach: A 2-Day Family Trip with Kids | Unlocking Parent
Strictly speaking, we stayed for three days including travel time, but on the last day, I (the mom) was feeling lazy and only took the kid for a walk near the hotelâso we really only had two full days of fun! To be honest, though, Daytona Beach is a pretty small place overall, with way fewer activities than Orlando. Itâs more suited for slow, relaxed parent-child downtimeđ This place always calls itself the "world most famous beach," and its main attraction is definitely the Daytona 500 Speedway! We got super luckyâthere was a race going on the day we arrived, and the venue was filled with people setting up tents and bringing snacks, making the atmosphere so livelyđ The speedway offers a tour every 30 minutes, and we happened to catch the last tour of the day. It was our first time stepping into the track to see the racecourse and racing facilities up close; even the kid stared wide-eyed, looking around curiouslyâit was such a novel experience!đď¸ We couldnât have picked a better hotelâit faces the beach directly, and we could see the blue ocean as soon as we opened the balcony door! The beach here is way cleaner than San Diego (SD)âthe sand is fine and soft, with almost no seaweed or debris. It wouldâve been perfect for taking the kid to dig in the sand, if only the weather hadnât been so coldđď¸ We got a nice surprise early the next morning: There was a wedding at the hotel nearby, and it was a vibrant Indian wedding! Everyone sang and danced around Daytonaâs clock tower, wearing colorful traditional clothes to the sound of cheerful music. Even passersby like us were infected by the joy and excitementâNiannian ) even waved his little arms to the rhythm, so cute!đ Dad also took Niannian to a local museum. He said there were quite a few interactive areas designed for toddlers, so we finally didnât have to carry Niannian around for a "hurried tour"âhe could play with the exhibits on his own, and Dad got a little break too!đś We heard thereâs a lighthouse to visit a bit further from the city center, but since we werenât interested in that kind of attraction, we didnât make the trip. However, the biggest takeaway from this trip is that Niannian finally got used to "long-distance travel mode" (adapting well to long trips)! We can take him to more places in the future. Next time we go to Florida, maybe Niannian will be old enough to have fun at Disneyâweâre already looking forward to it!đ #FamilyTravelWithKids #DailyKidOutings #DaytonaBeachFamilyTrip #FloridaHiddenGemTravel
