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Self-guided outdoor walking tour of large-scale murals depicting DeLand's history and culture across downtown. Sources vary on the count (13-15 murals). A printable Mural Walk brochure/map is downloadable from the MainStreet DeLand website. — DeLand proper (downtown)
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City-owned public-use general aviation airport, open 24 hours. Built in the 1920s; served as Naval Air Station DeLand 1942-1946, training Navy pilots and gunners (SBD Dauntless dive bombers, PB4Y-2 Privateers, F6F Hellcats) before returning to the city in 1946. Today hosts Skydive DeLand and aviation businesses. — DeLand proper
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Italian Renaissance-style theater opened January 6, 1922 as a vaudeville and silent-movie palace (designed by architect Murray S. King). Fully restored; now a live performing-arts venue with plays, musicals, and concerts. Its name honors founder Henry DeLand's vision of the city as the 'Athens of Florida.' — DeLand proper (downtown)
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Premier Florida manatee refuge: hundreds of manatees winter in the 72-degree spring run, most reliably seen Nov 15-Mar 15. Summer swimming/tubing in the spring, St. Johns River boat tours, hiking, camping and cabins. Phone 386-775-3663. Park frequently reaches capacity on winter and summer weekends. — NEARBY - Orange City, ~6 miles south of DeLand
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Spring-fed swimming area, kayaking, eco-boat tours, and the beloved Old Sugar Mill Pancake House, where guests cook their own pancakes on griddles built into the tables inside a replica of the 1830s sugar mill. Park admission required to dine. — NEARBY - De Leon Springs, ~7 miles north of DeLand
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The city's flagship event park - home of the Firecracker Festival (July) and DeLand Outdoor Art Festival (March), with a lake, pavilions, and open lawns. — DeLand proper
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Victorian-era historic house museum in an 1886 home associated with city founder Henry Addison DeLand; operated by the West Volusia Historical Society since opening as a museum in 1990. Guided tours at 12:30pm and 2:30pm. Phone 386-740-6813. — DeLand proper
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St. Johns River island park reachable only by boat - a free passenger ferry runs daily. Hiking, an 80-foot observation deck area, camping and cabins, and a replica Timucuan owl totem. Six miles west of downtown DeLand off SR 44. — DeLand address, ~6 miles west of downtown on the St. Johns River
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21,000+ acre federal wildlife refuge of marshes, swamps, and uplands along the St. Johns River system. Levee trails for birding (bald eagles, swallow-tailed kites, wading birds), plus fishing and photography. — NEARBY - De Leon Springs, northwest of DeLand
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World-famous drop zone at DeLand Municipal Airport, operating since 1982. Home to elite competition teams, military training programs, and skydiving-gear manufacturers - the reason DeLand is called the 'Skydiving Capital of the World.' Tandem jumps for first-timers. Phone (386) 738-3539. — DeLand proper (airport, east side of town)
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1886 Gilded Age estate built for hat magnate John B. Stetson - billed as the largest, grandest historic home built in Florida before the 20th century. Guided historic tours run roughly February-May; the famous Christmas Spectacular tours run November-mid January. Online reservations required. — DeLand proper
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Pocket park beside the historic Volusia County Courthouse featuring concrete chess tables, a life-size chess board (giant pieces checked out via City Hall Administrative Services, Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, deposit required), a water wall, and a small stage for cultural events. Built by the county in 2009 and deeded to the city. — DeLand proper (downtown)
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Quiet neighborhood park with a half-mile figure-eight paved trail around a duck pond, plus retaining-wall murals celebrating DeLand's African American heritage. No restrooms. — DeLand proper
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Working venom laboratory (Medtoxin Venom Laboratories) open to the public: live venom-extraction demonstrations plus alligators, snakes, lizards, and tortoises. Venom programs Thu-Sat 11:30am & 3pm, Sun 11:30am. Phone 386-740-9143. — DeLand proper (east of town)