Here's the entire Florida road trip playlist right here; kzfaq.info/sun/PLq-_cmf3H6yrjasT68WYExAWy12ydm2ah

In November 1979 my girlfriend and I came down from Michigan. We stayed at a beachfront motel for $18 a night. We drove on the beach, rode the little mini bikes and had a lot of fun. We never saw the city proper so as you said we as tourists were "funneled" to all the right places. Now at 68 years old I can say there's not a whole lot of places left in the USA that aren't getting skanky to some degree.

Just got back from Daytona Beach a few days ago. Stayed at the Nautilus Inn with my gf, no complaints. Daytona is Not a perfect place by any means, but that’s everywhere. Beach was gorgeous especially at sunrise, we had an oceanfront hotel, food is good, people overall were friendly, the Ponce inlet lighthouse is a short drive away, there’s stuff to do there. It’s not perfect by any means, and I see some areas that could use improvement, but it’s not all doom and gloom. Saludos, from Miami FL 🏝 🏙

Bubba you aint old enough to know old Florida I am.. and I can assure you.. it will never be Old Florida.. again. Development isn't the answer it's the problem. You can't build a town to suite businesses. You build a town to suite families.. It ends up shit if you do it any other way.

Florida Native of 58 yrs here (lived all over Florida. From Boca to Destin to St. Augustine (and also lived L.A., N.Y. & Atlanta) & the decline of Daytona has been really sad to watch over the year's. BIG Drug problem & the crime that goes along with it. I hope they find a way to turn it around as it really did use to be a cool place back in the day. If you head north on A1A thing's begin to improve substantially going thru Ormond Bch and next into quaint Flagler Beach (Old FLA 🌴), The Hammock, Crescent Bch, St. Augustine, Vilano Bch into Ponte Vedra before arriving in Jax Beach. I've really enjoyed watching your "Florida series" & think that overall you did a pretty thorough job in such a short time. Florida continues to CHANGE (drastically in many cases)& definitely not always for the better. Once upon a time it was affordable for many & nowadays in retrospect, in today's Florida I would not be able to afford ANY of my former neighborhoods. Grateful that I got to enjoy much of it BEFORE the invasion when it was laid back, fun & affordable. Florida has ALWAYS been a retirement haven for New Yorkers, NJ & Mid westerners so in part that will likely never change, but this "other influx" is something else entirely. Truth is, is that at some point life here will become unsustainable. Too MANY people, too much OVER-Development & eventually not enough resources. Would hate to see us eventually end up in a water CRISIS like CA,AZ,CO etc ETC. The "growth" here has been mismanaged with no other thought than making a quick buck. Much of this new construction is no better than a Cracker Jack's construction made with particle board & snapped together like Lego's within a few week's. Truth of the matter is that most of the home's built before the 80's were built far more superior with concrete block construction & WHY so many of them withstand today surviving the numerous hurricanes over the year's. Another little "secret" these new cookie cutter subdivisions WON'T tell you is that in N.FLA they are built to withstand no more than a CAT 3 storm, unlike S.FLA where they were mandated to withstand up to a CAT5 after the devastating aftermath of Hurricane ANDREW. Meanwhile, we SAW how those lower bldg codes worked out for those in the Panhandle during Hurricane MICHAEL. Anyway's we finally ended up buying a nice older home a month before covid hit and couldn't be happier @$99K with a low mthly mtg pymt. 30 mins from the beaches near the beautiful St. Johns River & the furthest "Inland" that I EVER lived in this state but don't feel "landlocked" with the waterfront close by. IF not for my elderly parent's & family, I probably would have left Florida (again. Lol!) by now because of its increasing unaffordability but to go WHERE ? Just grateful that we found a nice home that "we" could afford, as there's no way I'd be able to RENT here anymore & my heart goes out to those who are really struggling with that right now & SADLY ALL our Florida Animal Shelters are at OVERCAPACITY because of so many who can't afford to keep their pet's anymore because of "No pet" rental rules/policies. Florida is a nice place to live.......BUT ONLY IF you can afford it. Just saying...........

Moved to Daytona area a few months ago on other side of 95 off LPGA. Love it, everything is new, clean, etc... We are 15-30 minutes to multiple beach to fit whatever our mood from New Smyrna to Flagler. If you visit a place and only focus on worst parts, you will find them.

Born and raised in St. Petersburg FL. Been to Daytona half a dozen times and yes, it is a shithole.

"What the HELL Happened to Daytona Beach, Florida??" City leaders lost their way and ended up in a place they don't like nor recognize anymore so now they want to be something they're not. Different ideas have come and gone, all talk and no action. The problem is they KNOW the city suffers from an identity crisis but nobody with a spine is stepping up to define what Daytona Beach SHOULD be and how much that will cost. Essentially they (city leaders) need to figure out what type of image or type of city they want to be and execute a plan to attain it.

Don’t forget the positive side of Daytona. It is the home of FL Division of Blind Services as well as the Conklin center for the blind. Besides the city buses they also have another transportation system called Votran which is either free or has reduced pricing for the disabled. My daughter is blind and after graduating Florida School for the Deaf and Blind she moved on to the Conklin Center where She learned adult independent living skills and now has her own apartment in the community. She is also continuing her education at Daytona State College with the help of Division of Blind Services. I pray that the depressed areas continue to improve so Daytona can strive and keep up the good work they do for the disabled.

Poverty, drugs, and decaying homes are everywhere now. Find the beauty where you can. Much has changed in this area... mostly weather related and less partying. Neglect from government creates what this man experienced. My son goes to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University next to Daytona Raceway. It is beautiful in that part.

I'm also a Daytona Beach resident and, unfortunately, everything in this video was spot on. A big part of the problem, which I didn't see mention here, is that Daytona has a "ratchet", or "ghetto" side to it and the town does a really good job of hiding that side from the tourists even though that side is about 70% of the town. There is a sort of "track" formed by International Speedway Blvd and A1A: this is where the town likes to funnel all the tourists. Even the bus service is geared more to serving this area. The rest of the town is where all the grime is located, and it seems to get little attention from the city. Nick's video tour gave you a few shots of the intersection of North St. and Ridgewood Ave; locals consider this one of the worst parts of town (a lot of regularly scheduled homeless feeding events happen here and many drug deals go down on this corner). The reason the areas north and south of Daytona proper and Holly Hill seem less rundown could be because the police in those towns (Port Orange and Ormond Beach) are far less tolerant of the junkies and transients, and this just chases them all into Daytona. Drive through those particular areas and the difference is like night and day. This just seems like a town whose best days have come and gone.

I’ve had Daytona on my house hunting map a while and this video filled in a lot of gaps for me. I still can’t help think that these diamonds in the rough are good investments with so many people migrating to Florida. The big issue is waiting it out and watching your back in the interim! Thanks for another great video Nick!

The quality of life in this country is gone

Truthfully, there are very few good places in FL . Floriduh a location makes it a vacation land with the beaches , but there is very few middle class, it's either rich or poor in FL . And crime has gone off the charts pretty much everywhere in FL .

Daytona needs a shared vision. A 10 year plan. You want a family friendly, sleepy town vibe? Get the damn cars off the beach! Its so trashy. Give tax breaks to new small business - coffee shops, local artist galleries, craft centres, small bars and independent restaurants. Deploy security cameras in the main tourist area - make sure families feel that it's a safe resort for their children. Get absolutely tough on drugs and substance abuse. Employ local people, give back some tax to the community so that they can start to make repairs to the worst areas etc. Clean the streets and the beach of graffiti and litter. None of this is impossible. DB has great foundations - but it needs a vision and focus.

I have been to Daytona Beach every year since 1990. It has changed a lot. The four hurricanes in 2004 did a lot of damage. The mom and pap places took the insurance money and sold to developers. Their places were tore down. The city was wanting to chase out the spring breakers and bikers and turn Daytona into Beverly Hills. They thought all the baby boomers were gona retire and move into all the new condos that would be built. Then came the housing bubble burst of 2008. Most of the developers backed out of building anything new, so that is why you see a lot of empty land. The city then started begging the spring breakers and bikers to come back. It is very safe walking or driving around Daytona. I just would not be out walking late at night as is the case in any city. The two biggest dangers are getting hit by a car while walking and rip currents. One has to pay close attention crossing streets and to use the crosswalks. Also be sure to swim when lifeguards are present between 10 am and 6 pm. It is fun riding in waves, but there are also dangerous rip currents. The beach is not wide at all. It looked like low tide when you were there. When it is high tide, there is very little beach. You will be sitting on sand with cars driving behind you and the water coming up toward you. The beach used to be 3 times as wide as what it is now. Quite a bit of the sand has washed away. There are no parties on the beach. Alcohol is prohibited on the beach. Beach patrol drives the beach all day long. There are mostly families who pay like 20 bucks to drive and park on the beach for the day. There are def no parties. The biggest danger once again would be watching out for vehicles and rip currents. The Fountain Beach Resort is a very clean and friendly and professional hotel. They are constantly cleaning and emptying trash. There are no wild parties there or marijuana in the hallways. There might be an occ marijuana smell from an outside balcony, but that is true for any hotel these days. If you turned your camera slightly more to the east, you would have seen the view of the ocean. Although not a very good one. The rooms on the south side of the building have better ocean views. The Fountain does golf cart rentals and has a tiki bar/restaurant with live music and amazing views of the ocean. It is a fun and relaxing time there for all. There are two nice fishing piers on the beach. There is quite a bit of free public parking lots along the beach. It is just not free to drive and park on the beach. The Boardwalk is newly renovated. It is very wide and long. The Bandshell on the Boardwalk has free concerts every Fri/Sat. There are Fireworks every Sat night. There are some arcades and restaurants and thrill rides on the boardwalk. Also a free splash pad. There is a really nice convention center on atlantic avenue. Also the Daytona Lagoon water park. There are absolutely no dive bars on atlantic avenue. There is a new Hard Rock Hotel on Atlantic Avenue. The bridges to cross the peninsula to get to the mainland are newly renovated. I have spent some time on the mainland. Ridgewood avenue runs north/south along the peninsula. I would avoid walking on ridgewood at dark. Quite a bit of crime around the smaller motels there. There is a shopping mall, the daytona 500 racetrak, a community college, a huge high school, hospital, airport, worlds largest flea market, and some nice parks on the mainland. Quite a few restaurants and hotels on the mainland as well. Ponce inlet which is just to the south of daytona has a nice lighthouse with museums. There are also nice restaurants at ponce inlet. Daytona is a very close drive to kennedy space center, st. Augustine, and the orlando parks. Daytona is more of a blue collar beach town. They get the daytona 500 crowd, bike week crowd, spring breakers, convention center tourists, and family vacationers. It was never known for the richer snowbirds or transplants cause it is too far to the north. The winters are slightly cooler at daytona Richer people usually go further south. Overall, daytona is a fun place for families to relax on the beach. There are no parties there. It is very safe. A single person would be bored there. As for living there, it would depend on if i had a good paying job.

This video made me laugh a lot. Been living in the area for a long time. There is drugs, crime, rich, and poor anywhere you go. What really happened to Daytona is city management not letting Daytona be what Daytona is known for, a tourist trap and it’s yearly events. The city was thriving with little shops all along the strip. Now they all closed down, why? Because Daytona kept trying to clean the city up and push out all the events Daytona was known for. Only event left is just a slice of what the bikers used to bring.

Another great video Nick, I am loving your Florida series. Daytona Beach was my senior trip vacation, a few decades ago. It didn't look like this though :(

Nice video Nick. As a person who goes to Daytona Beach for vacation, you should go to Tropical Manor hotel. It has 1950s history in it, and all the rooms are renovated. It is right on the beach also.

I lived in Daytona Beach 1986 - 1993. I picked up children for Sunday School on a First Baptist church bus in some of those rough areas. Daytona Beach was an affordable place to live back then, but was very expensive by the early 2000's. I moved to Mississippi for family reasons and never left. I love Daytona Beach and have probably made about 30 trips back since I left. Most of the middle class now lives in Port Orange.

This has been Daytona for years. We just didn’t have social media to show you how dark Daytona becomes when the lights go out 🤣🤣 Always been fights when Seabreeze lets out, A1A has always been full of homeless druggies, and crime has always been a thing with the number of transients that pushed through the town. Literally nothing has changed for 30 years, it’s just got more populated

I was blessed enough to live in New Smyrna Beach side from 99-05. I grew up surfing south ponce inlet. It was epic back then.

1:08 what a nice gentleman saying hello to people driving through his neighbourhood 😊😊

I miss the old Daytona Beach… I was born and raised here and I am disgusted with how it is now … it breaks my heart and I am 58

Next time you're in my "Trashy" town, I'd love to meet you, show you some of the new additions that are making this town's turn around happen. There's a very vibrant business community here and some amazing folks not willing to stand for the status quo.

So the bar and hotel owners are upset they're doing less business because the city doesn't want the Spring Break crowds/riff raff... and this is a problem? This place looks like a retirement paradise compared to other major cities in the US.

Daytona was the greatest place ever in the 80’s. Driving on the beach was the best. But the city management had just as much to do with its down fall as the drugs did. Terrible government

Your doing a good job.. people need to know what's going on in America

“It’s the hard drugs that are really FUCKIN’ this place up” Sailor Nick on this video letting it fly 😂 love it!

There has to be a little bit more bigger picture thinking than just looking at hours of bar closings. There needs to be master planning , infrastructure upgrades, and re-marketing the national image of the city. No crime. Positive image. No homeless. No drugs. No human trafficking. No kidding!

15 year veteran here. Left in 06 and been back a few times. Daytona is pretty much a flophouse for the events they pimp now. In my time we used to have MTV, Spring Break, Black College Reunion, Canadian Spring Break, Bike week, Biketoberfest, Turkey Rod run, Speed Weeks, The National Collegiate Cheerleading competitions and an active music scene that frequently spawned National acts. Not to mention pro athletes recruited from my high school class (Vince Carter). 3 different concert capable venues (Bank and Blues, The Ocean Center and the Bandshell before it was made private) cheap/free booze scantily clad people and parties everywhere. Usually the worst thing you heard about was a biker biting the dust or a breaker falling off a balcony in season. The place was so overloaded during events the city/county had to get rid of almost all of the draw bridges due to the gridlock from people cruising a1a to Granada back down Ridgewood and back up International speedway to a1a. It was so bad it was faster to walk than drive on beachside, speedway to bel-aire plaza on beachside? 30 minute walk 3 hours by car. We had crackheads, prostitutes, corner pushers, The Outlaws National Clubhouse (and the bombings between rival clubs) and HIV was running rampant in the 90's. If you want a look at Daytona in the heyday watch the video for "Steal my Sunshine" by Len. To answer your question imminent domain was abused to overdevelop the beachside attractions. Adventure Landing/Daytona Lagoon the parking garage and Oceanwalk were converted by imminent domain for private developers. The property owners were either going to take what the city offered or have it more or less confiscated for fire sale prices this was around 1999 when the city told MTV to stop coming and its been downhill from there.

Thank you, Nick for all your hard work n time you put in to make this Series possible. Stay safe my friend.

I was there about 5 years ago and thought to myself “this is Daytona?”… it was so run down and just looked dirty or I should say “UnKept” city wide. I spent most my time in the beach areas and it still felt super neglected. It sad to see it hasn’t changed at all.

I live in florida, and LOVE these videos. (I live south of tampa bay) but have been to many of the places you’re highlighting. You did a fantastic job! (Especially about Daytona!)

This hurts a bit, when I was stationed in Georgia (99-01), we would go to Daytona Beach when we had long weekends or leave. We had some great memories there.

Hey, Really enjoyed your Florida videos, sad you're done... I guess I'll have to see what other states have to offer. Keep up the awesome job!

Daytona is definitely one of my least favorite beach towns in Florida, and has become very run down. The irony about Daytona is that one of my favorite beach towns in Florida, New Symrna Beach, is just a few miles south of Daytona.

I'm not even two minutes in, and I'm already loving your spoof on the music from Labyrinth! : D

It's like when you put a species of animal in a certain area that doesn't belong and it changes the entire ecosystem, it's the same with humans. When certain humans move to a new area, it changes the entire ecosystem of that area, that's what you have been seeing in different parts of America, such as this. When rich Americans or just other Americans move to Florida, it changes the ecosystem/state.

Great series on the state of Florida Nick, kudos! You always have tons of info, great videos, and show the real thing😁.... I was in Daytona the last time about 10 years ago, and it was trashy and ghetto, I guess it hasn't changed. Happy landings Johnson....So what's next? Preview of any sort? PS- They do have an IHOP and a 7/11 next door to each other! Classy 😉

As a child my parents took whole family on spring break vacation here in 1987, I'm pretty sure they didn't know about the college students, it was an interesting week?!

I grew up in FL starting in 1960. It was a wonderful place for a simple family to live. Small houses, everyone knew each other, many good times and lots of good people in neighborhoods just like this. It's sad to see this.

When we lived in Orlando, I avoided Daytona and always hung out in New Smyrna Beach

Hi Nick! You really had me laffing over the Hopker/Daytime/nighttime reference! So true!!!! Ty xo

I LIKE YOUR VIDEOS MAN!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

It’s a great town to visit when it’s not busy. You can stay on the beach for cheaper than anywhere I’ve seen. It’s a beautiful beach despite what this video would lead you to believe.

I am only 54 years old and have seen so many neighborhoods and cities go to heck. You were doing a great job documenting the destruction of America city by city

Awesome video. Loved the "duet"!

Corruption in local politicians and city council is off the charts but it has its own economic benefits (drug lords need the lawn cut, pool cleaned , etc. The witnesses and the honest man do not live long. Drownings in Florida are also off the charts. Indian River is 5 feet deep but somehow 30 people (mostly young strong men) have drowned in the last several years. City Data Forums give first hand experience of those trying to make Florida their home. Resistance and costly time-consuming bureaucracy is the roadblock.

Lived for over 20 years in Florida and Daytona Beach has never been any good. No matter if on the beach or inland. It doesn't help that you are allowed to drive on the beach with your car! Many will say, "But that is freedom", however, it hurts the overall community as no high class hotel would want to build a hotel there if people drive by with there Pick Up's while guests would want to relax on the beach.

I lived in Daytona Beach from 74- 80 it was great 👍 no crime great place loved going to college and living there

lol, you ALWAYS crack me up. thanks for the down low on DB. marking it off my list

I gotta give Nick credit, I usually only listen to his videos while I work with my PC and the commentary gets me everytime 😂

In today's market, I would view Daytona as a "buy low" opportunity. You will pay a fortune to live in the nice cities. The less-glamorous cities usually dont stay bad forever. They will rebound eventually and reward the people who bought in during the bad times.

I've been going to Daytona since the early 70's. It's always been honky-tonk and run down, but there are some nice areas too. You just have to know where to go. I love the wide hard packed sand beach and the waves and vastness of the Atlantic. There are some good hotels with great ocean views and decent restaurants and if you stick to them you can have a nice beach vacation at a reasonable price......There was a time when Miami's South beach was a run down trashy crime ridden area. Now it's beautiful, trendy and the place to be. Maybe in the future Daytona will be an upscale vacation paradise too.

Nick... This has been one of the best "DocuTravel" video Series like Ever 👍

Keep them coming Nick!! You sure traveled through the whole firearm!! Hopefully, you didn't see any of that in my home state!!!!

Hey Nick! Loved your video, grew up in Port Orange and now live in South Florida. Crazy to see you driving down streets from my childhood, passed both of my parent’s jobs. Daytona definitely has its issues, but the people you meet there are some of the most-hardworking and caring you’ll meet. Sorry if your stay wasn’t ideal, and hope you’ll give it another chance one day

So, is the lesson here that if you're a beach town, keep the MTV crews away? I wonder how Seaside Heights was affected?

Thanks for the content. Always excellent

Great videos and insights. Thank you

You are hilarious! I love your songs!

Great coverage of Daytona. It's beyond me why the city of Daytona doesn't go back to generations of families that are still there to have suggestions and input. Why wouldn't ANYONE want a beach town atmosphere, or a possible combo of yesterday and today. Been to Daytona back in the late 70's and early 80's as a spring breaker, and throughout the years since. It's a shame, a place that could rekindle its beach town vibe if the city officials just get over crapping theirselves. Last time we visited we stayed on the beach, and honestly there is nothing like my morning run at sunrise on Daytona. It's all there for them to replenish, it really is a no brainer.

Thank you for such informative videos.

We used to go to Daytona back in the early 60's ! I watched a 57 Bel-Air convertible get flooded when tide came in, the couple had rented a room , knocking boots and got inebriated . Poor car. I went to Daytona when I graduated in 73.

Daytona analysis is spot on! Lived here most my life. Hoping to afford a home one day.

I lived in Ormond Beach and loved it! Around 1986

Oh my good golly! I’ve never been to Daytona. But! I have a friend that takes her family there every year. 😳 By the way 😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣 your narration on these videos is hi-larious! And yes…. I’ll be contacting you/hiring you to give moving advice in October. 😬✌️

Lol! OMG I'm in Florida now, camping...lol on my way out. Been here almost 3 weeks this whole place sux...funny how this popped up in my feed...lol you made a good video! Thanks!

Nick you are one of my favorite youtubers of all time!

Went to Daytona around 2009 and it was a nice place. Loved the beach as it was warm. So it really has gone down hill thay fast.

I subbed just for the state “theme” songs 🤣🤣 epic…lmao but good content if your looking to move..

Ocean walk at the beach is pretty nice and they have a nice movie theater and a cool little waterpark there.

I was in Daytona Beach ⛱️ last year not every where is run down, there were alot of places that were fine but yes there are also places that are rough.

Point missing in video, Daytona is where people retire. Sorta of a waiting room before passing over (Flying out caskets to burial plots is what the airport does) Conflict occurs with people wanting a quiet place and the bar owner featured.

I actually like visiting Daytona Beach, at least when it isn't super busy. They have a smallish waterpark / arcade that is half decent and it is next to kind of marine exhibit. Boardwalk part of the beach is nice. Near I-95 there are several attractions related to Nascar and racing, including some indoor kart racing places, arcades and mini-golf. Basically there are two parts of Daytona - the beach and racing. As far as beaches go, I prefer Jax beaches (especially Mayport/Hanna Park), St Augustine, or Cocoa/Cape Canaveral. The Buccee's in Daytona is one of my favorite stops on my way to Jax from Orlando.

I ģrew up in Daytona in the 60's. Great place! It really went down fast.

Both my parents and myself and my daughter were all born at Halifax hospital which is located near the speedway. I’m lucky, my neighborhood is relatively nice but there is riffraff everywhere in the city. come to Daytona on vacation, leave on probation, come back on violation.

Daytona Beach really suffered from the 08 recession, I've worked there, visited etc on and off as an adult but I must admit there has been some improvement the past few years.

I’m a School Guardian in Volusia County…we are issued an 800mhz police radio. I used to scan a lot of channels during the work day, but eventually had to turn of scan for the Daytona area channels (there are 4 or so) because all the air traffic was killing my battery halfway through the day!

Just came back from our timeshare on Ormand Beach. Very nice, 1 bedroom, balcony and view of the beach. 1st time in this area. Went to some fabulous restaurants in Ormand, and Daytona South. Stayed 3 nights, and really enjoyed it. We enjoyed the beach, itself. However, I agree with you on this vid. Looks rundown when you drive around. And, definitely not a place I would want to live in. This place needs a facelift. We live in Southeast Florida now, and like it much better.

One of my best memories of my teenage years was going to spring break in Daytona beach. It was 1988 and my bff and i took off and drove down to Daytona from NH. Had an incredible 10 days! Sad to see it now and i recently moved to Florida about 2 years ago. I did go Gulf coast tho which is a beautiful place to be! Hope it can change for the people who live there. I dont know how much Desantis is helping with that!

lol. Some of what you showed was Ormond, which is why that area looked "nice." As a local, I'll say your review was extremely accurate. I live next door in Ormond Beach, and the Ridgewood and beach reviews made me laugh out loud. People will riot if you take away their beach driving! And Pirates Cove is the best!!!!!! If you want to know about the town - try talking to Jim, the owner of Abraxas Books. He'll definitely tell you like it is.

I'm 68, been in Florida since 1970. My parents lived in central Florida and moved to Daytona Beach Shores in 1980 until they passed in 2004. They lived a block from the beach and luckily had nice neighbors and their main complaint at the time was putting up with the motorcycle noise at bike week since they ran up and down A1A. Daytona, like many cities, has to decide where to draw the line when it comes to attracting money and attracting crime at the same time. Some cities make an effort to attract hi-tech firms in the area to attract a more affluent and educated workforce. This may be a better long term solution because otherwise, the city is always playing whack-a-mole to decide how to decrease the crime element. Florida, because of its climate, has always been a magnet for every scumbag in the western hemisphere along with others who just want to live in peace and respect people.

Nick spending a ton of energy on Florida! Must be the charm!

Daytona Beach is a place where people have gone to act in ways they'd NEVER act in their own hometowns for well over 100 years. It ain't gonna change overnight - nor in a decade. Was raised near there, lived there for 4 years - I'm sad for residents - I'm sure they all thought it'd be better.

A long time ago, as a lawyer I represented strip clubs in Daytona Beach. The numerous acts by local politicians “cutting off their noses to spite their face” was unbelievable. Their politicians are why Daytona has the problems they have. Your history of it is WAY off and inaccurate.

at 7:32 blue building used to be a White Castle burger. closed in the late 80s. was one of a few that were opened in the late 70s early 80s in Florida. It's been so many things but it's now part of a motel lol

When Is the Space Coast Video going to drop? Palm Beach then Daytona missed a bunch in between

Nick you should check out Deland,Florida. It’s in the same county as Daytona. Only 20 mins down the highway, but man the hoods are real. Check out candlight oaks/ West Deland area. Seems like every beach town has a smaller town close by that’s way worse, and is the true crime hub. Daytona really just has a bad homeless problem.

Did you visit the NASCAR track? They have amazing track for the Daytona 500!! And Homestead Speedway too!!

Ooh I remember Daytona beach back in the 90's and the MTV there 😉 we where living in Orlando back then, those were the good days for us 🏖 🌞 ⛈ 🌤 just chilling, enjoying the weekend 💦

Ha Ha! Local here. Those old school spring breakers never left. LOL. Beach area is fresh with a lot of new restaurants. Hard Rock just came. Tons of music - as always. Great place. No reason to hit the bad areas. All year it has a ton of big events and art.always something to do. Not trashy just casual or high end around the band shell. It is fun!

I always love going to Daytona lol. I live like 40 mins away

MTV made everyone want to Spring Break here!

Daytona isn't the same since we lost my tattoo artist brother AJ . NOVA1 Tattoo. Crazy smart martial artist Andrew Johnson. A staple with the Port Orange Police and the VCDC. I LOVED that man. Funny, articulate, crazy, and one of the best guys I ever met. Long live Andrew Johnson!!

At 21:33 I got an instant hangover from remembering my time at Froggy's.

Over Priced Ghetto Beach Community.....First Time I Went To Daytona was in 1980 as guest of a Bike Club Trying To Get me To Join The Club, However It Didn't Impress Me or Make Me Want To Join Them....It Was Bike Week 1980 and The Drive By Shootings was CRAZY, Was So Happy To Go Back Home When The Week Was Over, Been Back 3 more times for bike week throughout the years and I'm not Impressed and Prefer less People with more INTEGRITY, and MORALS.

I actually like Daytona Beach a lot more than Miami Beach.

I lived in Daytona Beach for 5 years. Left and moved to Palm Coast in 2003. The difference is night and day. In 2003 I had a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage on 80 x 120 lot built for $80,000. Couldn't find a decent house in Daytona Beach for that price.