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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ormond Beach, Florida

Updated November 19, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in Ormond Beach

The Dummett Plantation ruins.

Ormond Beach, Florida

Dummett Sugar Mill Ruins

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

The submarine watchtower in Ormond Beach.

Ormond Beach, Florida

Ormond Beach Watchtower

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.

Ormond Beach, Florida

Riviera Hotel Arch Ruins

Faded remnants of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style resort that never fully came to life.

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The Home of the Holly Hills Gnomes

Holly Hill, Florida

Home of the Holly Hills Gnomes

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

3 miles from Ormond Beach

Brownie’s Grave. A good dog.

Daytona Beach, Florida

Brownie the Town Dog's Grave

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

5 miles from Ormond Beach

Triceratops.

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Bongoland Ruins

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

10 miles from Ormond Beach

Storing and loading area

Flagler Beach, Florida

Bulow Plantation Ruins

The ruins of this antebellum sugar plantation are the end result of a Seminole attack during the Florida Wars of 1836.

11 miles from Ormond Beach

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