Hontoon Island State Park - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

In 1972, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection acquired Blue Spring State Park to initiate its manatee protection program.

In honour of the cowboy hat inventor John B. Stetson, the John B. Stetson House was built. Philadelphia architect George T. Pearson designed the house in 1886.

Irene D. and Maxwell Johnson founded the African American Museum of the Arts. They helped establish a board of directors on September 22, 1994, following a meeting with friends and community leaders

As part of the West Volusia Historical Society, the DeLand House Museum preserves materials related to the history of western Volusia County.

DeLand's Museum of Art is a visual arts museum devoted to collecting, preserving, studying, displaying, and educating about the fine arts.

A historic site in DeBary is DeBary Hall. Various leisure activities were available, including swimming in the local springs, fishing, and hunting quail, deer, and alligators.