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Maison Martinique
FRENCH$$$
$$$
( 772-231-7299; Caribbean Court Hotel, 1603 S Ocean Dr, Vero Beach; mains $24-42; 5-10pm
Tue-Sat)
In Vero Beach, outstanding French cuisine with first-rate service and intimate
surrounds. On warm evenings, eat by the little pool; for something more casual, head to
the piano bar upstairs.
Getting There & Away
From Orlando take Hwy 528 east, which connects with Hwy A1A.
Greyhound
Beach Shuttle
(
772-200-7427;
www.verobeachshuttle.com
)
provides shuttle service from
area airports.
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Daytona Beach
With typical Floridian hype, Daytona Beach bills itself as 'The World's Most Famous
Beach.' But its fame is less about quality than the size of the parties this expansive beach
has witnessed during spring break, SpeedWeeks, and motorcycle events when half a mil-
lion bikers roar into town. One Daytona title no one disputes is 'Birthplace of
NASCAR,' which started here in 1947. Its origins go back as far as 1902 to drag races
held on the beach's hard-packed sands.
The
Daytona Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
( 386-255-0415;
www.daytonabeach.com
; 126 E Orange Ave; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
has great lodging listings.
Gay and lesbian travelers can visit
www.gaydaytona.com
.
Sights & Activities
Museum of Arts & Sciences
MUSEUM
(
www.moas.org
;
1040 Museum Blvd; adult/student $13/7; 9am-5pm Tue-Sat, from 11am Sun)
A
wonderful mishmash of everything from Cuban art to Coca-Cola relics to a 13ft giant
sloth skeleton.
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
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