Central East Florida

The central part of Florida's Atlantic Coast is sometimes referred to as the “Treasure Coast”, so named for the number of Spanish galleons laden with New World treasures that sunk just off the coast in the 17th and 18th centuries. The cities that make up the Treasure Coast – Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Vero Beach and Stuart – boast beautiful, unspoiled beaches, world-class golf courses, and a way of life that is considerably more low-key than that of its neighbors to the south (Miami, Palm Beach, etc.)

Just north of the Treasure Coast are Florida's surfing hot spots – Daytona Beach and Cocoa Beach. These cities, with their “Gidget Goes on Spring Break” atmospheres, feature a wide range of activities along their beaches, including amusement park rides both on land and on piers, arcades, candy shops, open-air bars, surf shops and vendors selling lemonade and corn dogs on the sidewalk. Cocoa Beach is located in what's commonly referred to as the Space Coast, one of the homes of NASA's space exploration program. Daytona Beach is just a few miles north, and is famous as the host of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race. Daytona is also known as ground zero for Bike Week, a week-long celebration of all things motorized, tattooed and leather-clad.

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