New Smyrna Beach, FL, Guide and Information
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Welcome to New Smyrna Beach
From its thriving arts community to its inviting beaches, Florida’s New Smyrna Beach offers visitors a tremendous range of attractions. Surfing, fishing, and kayaking opportunities invite visitors to enjoy the water, while eclectic boutiques and a diverse range of dining opportunities welcome those who enjoy shopping and a range of cuisines.
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Where to Shop in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Situated just south of Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach is a little stretch of Atlantic Coastal Florida that offers miles and miles of white sand, great waves for surfers of all skill levels, a tasty dining scene — and some pretty great shopping. You’ll find lots of local shopping along the historic streets of downtown, but also other options further away.
Here’s where to go to uncover your next great retail find while staying in New Smyrna Beach.
Our Favorite Spots to Eat & Drink in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
There's a lot to see and do in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. This vacation favorite sits a little bit south of Daytona Beach and offers lots of fun in the sun for families, couples and, really, anyone! The city boasts lots of beaches, the Canaveral National Seashore, Smyrna Dunes Park, a historic district and more.
But as you're exploring all of these fun things to see and do, you're bound to get hungry. So what do you do then? Well, you stop into one of these five favorite places to eat and drink in New Smyrna Beach.
New Smyrna's Only Speakeasy and the Cocktail Renaissance
Like a flame to a chef, it is said ice is to a skilled bartender…
Craft cocktail making has become a culinary art form. Creamy martinis and exotic rum drinks are exquisitely photographed like centerfolds in travel and food magazines. Tantalizing flavor profiles we drink in with our eyes leave little to the imagination.
Local's Corner: New Smyrna Beach, FL Best Kept Secrets
We sat down with with Sherry Taylor, owner of Discovery Map New Smyrna Beach, FL and asked her some questions about what makes New Smyrna Beach, FL special.
Great question! For starters, I recommend:
Water Fun at New Smyrna Beach
Take one look at your Discovery Map and you’ll see there’s a lot of water in and around New Smyrna Beach (and also Edgewater), Florida.
Fortunately the subtropical climate of Central Coast Florida cooperates enough
so that you can have fun in the water year round.
New Smyrna's Only Speakeasy and the Cocktail Renaissance
Like a flame to a chef, it is said ice is to a skilled bartender…
Craft cocktail making has become a culinary art form. Creamy martinis and exotic rum drinks are exquisitely photographed like centerfolds in travel and food magazines. Tantalizing flavor profiles we drink in with our eyes leave little to the imagination.
Local's Corner: New Smyrna Beach, FL Best Kept Secrets
We sat down with with Sherry Taylor, owner of Discovery Map New Smyrna Beach, FL and asked her some questions about what makes New Smyrna Beach, FL special.
Great question! For starters, I recommend:
Water Fun at New Smyrna Beach
Take one look at your Discovery Map and you’ll see there’s a lot of water in and around New Smyrna Beach (and also Edgewater), Florida.
Fortunately the subtropical climate of Central Coast Florida cooperates enough
so that you can have fun in the water year round.
The Art, History and Culture of NSB
So what’s with the name New Smyrna Beach? If it’s Greek to you that’s because it is Greek, named after the Greek city of Smyrna, which is today the city of Izmir in Turkey. Settled by Europeans in 1768, a Scottish physician by the name of Dr. Andrew Turnbull, established the colony of New Smyrna in this oh-so lush part of the New World. Since he was married to the daughter of a merchant from Smyrna, he named the settlement after her birthplace. What a lovely tribute!
The history of this beautiful Florida destination is as rich as the dark rum that was once produced here. In addition to sugarcane (used in the making of rum), hemp and indigo were also grown here by Dr. Turnbull and other colonists. Plantation life proved to be a failed endeavor and many of the Mediterranean peoples brought in to work in the fields ended up fleeing to Saint Augustine, Florida.
Where to Shop in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Situated just south of Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach is a little stretch of Atlantic Coastal Florida that offers miles and miles of white sand, great waves for surfers of all skill levels, a tasty dining scene — and some pretty great shopping. You’ll find lots of local shopping along the historic streets of downtown, but also other options further away.
Here’s where to go to uncover your next great retail find while staying in New Smyrna Beach.
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