South of Daytona Beach is New Smyrna Beach. Billed as the ‘World’s Safest Bathing Beach’, it is also the beach closest to the popular Orlando area and Central Florida attractions and an attraction in itself. Only a short drive from Orlando and Daytona Beach International Airports, New Smyrna Beach lays claim to the best Florida offers - excellent backwater fishing, fresh seafood and seasons of sunshine. As the second-oldest settled city in Florida, New Smyrna offers visitors tours of several historical sites and museums. Also named one of the ‘Top Small Cities for the Arts’, this coastal town houses the Atlantic Center for the Arts, an artists-in-residence community, and many other galleries and exhibits. New Smyrna Beach is 21.2 km (13.2 miles) of white sand and continues into the largest section of Canaveral National Seashore Park and Mosquito Lagoon where backwater fishing for giant Redfish have set international angler records. Canaveral Seashore Park offers miles of pristine beaches, bird watching, kayaking and hiking for the adventurous traveller. Affordable accommodations range from motels to oceanfront hotels, condominiums and bed & breakfast inns.