If the 10 surf-zone fatalities and 120 hurricanes weren't bad enough, New Smyrna Beach is known as the shark-bite capital of the world and has been slapped with a danger score of 8.14 by Travel Lens.

Since 2010, there have been 32 attacks here – averaging out at two to three per year, with the last fatal shark encounter dating back to 1981. While you should still be cautious if you decide to enter the water at New Smyrna Beach, it's worth remembering that unprovoked shark attacks are actually extremely rare.

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