Daytona Beach is a name that's known the world over because of NASCAR, but it has a motorsport history that goes much deeper than that. The Daytona International Speedway is now the destination for both locals and tourists who feel the need for speed, but at one time the world came to Daytona to race on the beach itself. The naturally hard-packed sands created the perfect foundation for racing vehicles in the earlier half of the 20th century, and Daytona's actually the birthplace of professional stock car racing. Today, the city also hosts other moto-centric events like Speedweeks in February, Bike Week in March, and Biketoberfest in—you guessed it—October.

While all of the fanfare from the big motorsport events like the Coke Zero Sugar 400 are a welcome spectacle, for local fans it can also be disconcerting to have so many strangers wandering around the city. Fortunately, ADT offers several monitoring plans that can help put your mind at ease when you're out enjoying the races, including some with indoor cameras that interface with your smart home and convenient phone app.

Racing's not for everyone, though. So if you get tired of all the crowds, you can always get on your bike and head out on the Loop to take in all the beautiful marsh lands, oak patches, and old Southern architecture that brought you to Florida in the first place.