By Eleanore Osborne
Ready for a shopping
adventure?Slip intoyour
sneakers, and let’s go. The
greaterDaytonaBeachareahas
myriadways to lightenyour
moodandperhaps evenyour
wallet,fromhigh-endtono-end.
Butwait.Doesn’t anyone just
haveaniceT-shirt?Of course,
but first, letus talkyoudown.
Downtown, that is,where
words likequaint andcharming
areaptdescriptionsofdistricts
inDaytonaBeach,DeLandand
NewSmyrnaBeach. Startwith
theRiverfrontShopsof
DaytonaBeach, alongthe
HalifaxRiver,where theowners
will likelywaitonyouandask
whereyou’re from.Visit an
authenticcandy factory,Angell
&Phelps, stopfor coffeeat a
sidewalkcafe, andshopfor
everything fromfine jewelryto
usedbooks.
InNewSmyrnaBeach, shop
inthehistoricCanal Street
districtdowntown, or the
FlaglerAvenuedistrict, near
thebeach.Eitherway, you’ll
findbeachy littleboutiques
andart shops,many insmall
housesbrightlypainted, and
interspersed,with locally
ownedeaterieswhereyoucan
recharge.
DeLand isa townwith
attitudeandart andantiques,
nestled inside late 19th-and
early20th-century
buildings.Looking for the
perfectvintagedoorknob?
Don’tmissFloridaVictorian
ArchitecturalAntiques, a
salvagecompanynearby.
Think Big
Scenes fromamall,Volusia
Mall onInternational
SpeedwayBoulevard: four
majordepartment stores,
includingDillard’sandMacy’s,
and100shops, suchasH&M,
Abercrombie&Fitchand
Victoria’sSecret.
For auniqueshopping
experience, don’tmissDaytona
Flea&FarmersMarket, rated
oneof theTop5 inthecountry
byUSAWeekend.Threemiles
of shopping, openFriday,
Saturday, andSunday,with
everything fromlocal produce
togeekgear, andstuff you
didn’tknowexistedandmaybe
shouldn’t.Newandopening for
BlackFriday2016 is theTanger
Outletsmall near Interstate95.
National chainstores, about80
of them, includeOldNavy,Gap
andBananaRepublic.
Think Smaller
Rightonthebeach, near
thehistoricBandshell,Ocean
WalkShoppes&Moviesoffers
stores suchasMauiNixandthe
SunglassHut. Stepoutonto
theBoardwalk formore
shopping. South of Daytona
Beach, The Pavilion at Port
Orange, has dozens of stores
you know including Belk and
Kirkland’s. North, go to The
Trails Shopping Center in
Ormond Beach for
boutiques, Chico’s, and a
village atmosphere. Also in
Ormond Beach, an eclectic
collection of shops sells
everything fromflowers toyarn
onGranadaBoulevard. About
that T-shirt. Didyou find it?
—EleanoreOsborne is aDay-
tonaBeacharea-based freelance
writer.
Get your shop on
Canal Street Historic District,
downtown New Smyrna Beach,
CanalStreetNSB.com
Pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined
streets offer a vibrant blend of
specialty shops.
Daytona Flea & Farmers Market,
1425 Tomoka Farms Road,
Daytona Beach, (386) 253-3330,
DaytonaFleaMarket.com
Open every Friday, Saturday
and Sunday—and extended
days during selected special
events—thismarket hasmiles
of aisles of everything from
fresh produce and seafood
to art, clothing, electronics,
jewelry andmore.
Flagler Avenue,
New Smyrna
Beach, FlaglerAve.com
A seaside street linedwith
quaint boutiques, galleries,
surf shops andmore.
Ocean Walk Shoppes & Movies,
250
N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach,
OceanWalkShoppes.com
From its bold, geometric
shapes and electrifying colors,
to its picturesque setting next
to the historic Bandshell on the
Atlantic Ocean, OceanWalk
Shoppes&Movies offers a
unique dining, shopping and
entertainment experience.
Riverfront Shops of Daytona Beach,
Beach Street between Bay Street
and Orange Avenue, Daytona
Beach, RiverfrontShopsOf
DaytonaBeach.com
DowntownDaytona Beach’s
Riverfront Shops of Daytona
Beach boast more than 60
shops, restaurants, attractions
and services, plus a Saturday
morning Farmers
Market—all in a splendid
waterfront setting.
Seabreeze Boulevard,
beachside,
Daytona Beach
Among locally owned shops
interspersed among the
restaurants and nightclubs
here is Sussman’s Designer
Fashions, the city’s oldest
upscale boutique.
Tanger Outlets
(opening
November 2016), Interstate 95
and LPGA Boulevard, Daytona
Beach. (336) 292-3010,
TangerOutlet.com
Banana Republic Factory
Store, Gap Factory Store,
OldNavy Outlet, Columbia
Sportswear Co., Under Armor,
Express Factory Outlet, Kay
Jewelers Outlet, Levi’s Outlet,
NewBalance Factory Store,
Skechers, manymore.
The Pavilion at Port Orange,
5501
S. Williamson Blvd, Port Orange,
ThePavilionAtPortOrange.com
This open-air shopping
center, just south of Daytona
Beach, is anchored by Belk
department store. After a day
of shopping, enjoy dinner at
one of the restaurants and a
movie at one of Hollywood
Theaters’ 14 screens
The Trails Shopping Center,
300 N.
Nova Road, Ormond Beach
Major retailers such as Ann
Taylor Loft, Talbot’s, Jos. A.
Bank, Patchington, Chico’s
andWhite House BlackMarket
call this shopping center home.
Volusia Mall,
1700 W. International
Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach,
(386) 253-6783, VolusiaMall.net
You’ll findmore than 125 retail
stores here, includingMacy’s,
JCPenney, Dillard’s, H&M,
Abercrombie&Fitch,
Charlotte Russe, Aeropostale
andAmerican Eagle Outfitters.
Woodland Boulevard,
historic
downtown DeLand,
MainStreetDeLand.org
Shops, art galleries and
antique stores nestled inside
late 19th- and early
20th-century buildings.
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