Daytona Beach Museums & Galleries

African American Museum of the Arts
325 S. Clara Ave
DeLand
(386) 736-4004
This museum offers rotating and permanent visual arts exhibits devoted to presenting art from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Kenya.

Art League of Daytona Beach
433 S. Palmetto Ave
Daytona Beach
(386) 258-3856
The Art League presents changing monthly exhibits, workshops, exhibitions and an art video library. The League currently has a membership of 400 artists and supporters who contribute to our artistic and educational mission.

Atlantic Center for the Arts
1414 Art Center Avenue
New Smyrna Beach
(800) 393-6975
ACA is a nonprofit, interdisciplinary artists’ community and arts education facility dedicated to promoting artistic excellence by providing talented artists an opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world’s most distinguished contemporary artists in the field of composing, visual, literary, and performing arts. ACA also offers onsite and outreach presentation, presentations, workshops and exhibitions.

Birthplace of Speed Park
Atlantic Ave. and Granada Blvd. (SR 40) beach approach
Ormond Beach
(386) 676-3216
Commemoration of the first automobile race held on the adjacent beach in 1903. Picnic area, restrooms, dune walkover, nice photography opportunities.

Black Heritage Museum
314 North Duss Street
New Smyrna Beach
(386) 428-6225
The museum displays a collection of memorabilia and artifacts used to educate citizens and students about the history and race relations in small town Florida from the early 1920s on.

Fred Dana Marsh Museum-Tomoka State Park
2099 N. Beach St.
Ormond Beach
(386) 676-4050
The beauty of the Tomoka State Park hosts this collection of works by local sculptor Fred Dana Marsh, as well as various natural and historical exhibits indigenous to the area.

Halifax Historical Museum
252 S. Beach St.
Daytona Beach
(386) 255-6976
This museum offers a glimpse into the area’s rich and colorful history through permanent and changing exhibits, extensive archives and children's exhibits.

Harvey W. Lee Jr. Memorial Gallery-Mary McLeod Bethune Fine Arts Center
Bethune-Cookman College
151 Lincoln St.
Daytona Beach
(386) 481-2700
Enjoy a permanent collection of African Art as well as changing exhibits displaying the work of artists from the Southeast.

Living Legends of Auto Racing Museum
Sunshine Park Mall
2400 S. Ridgewood Ave.
(386) 763-4483
Come enjoy the history of NASCAR through authentic memorabilia, antique racers and fascinating photographs. Employees are full of interesting stories about past drivers, owners, and pit crews.

Museum of Arts and Sciences
1040 Museum Blvd.
Daytona Beach
(386) 255-0285
The Center for Florida History combines interactive experiences, exhibitions, and objects to tell the story of Florida’s historical and cultural development, from prehistory to present. The Center is home to the most complete fossil record discovered in Florida. There are interesting permanent exhibits entitled Africa: Life and Ritual, Gallery of Chinese Art, Cuba - A History in Art Cuba, Gallery of American Art, The Roots family collection- consisting of 800 Teddy Bears, decorative arts and more.

Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens
78 East Granada Blvd.
Ormond Beach
(386) 676-3347
This beautiful garden features lush tropical plants, serene nature trails, fishponds and fountains. It also hosts the memorial museum which features changing gallery exhibits featuring the works of prominent Florida and international artists.

Planetarium
1040 Museum Blvd.
Daytona Beach
(386) 255-0285
Visit the planetarium and watch the amazing shows featuring music from a diverse group of recording artists and seasonal shows depicting the current constellations.

Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse
4931 S. Peninsula Dr.
Ponce Inlet
(386) 761-1821
Visited by over 100,000 people each year, Florida’s tallest Lighthouse is a National Historic Landmark, one of only 10 lighthouses with this designation. Visitors who climb the 175-foot-tall lighthouse tower are treated to a magnificent view of the Florida coastline and Halifax River from Daytona Beach to New Smyrna Beach. The grounds feature a historical and nautical museum featuring a Fresnel Lens exhibit, artifacts on lighthouse life, shipwrecks, a gift shop and more.

Southeast Museum of Photography
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. Bldg. 100
Daytona Beach
(386) 254-4475
Now well into its second decade, Florida’s only photography museum is a vibrant and vital meeting place of ideas and a first rate cultural resource for our college and the region. The museum has an excellent reputation for its dynamic exhibitions, programs and publications.