Destin and Fort Walton Beach
40 miles E of Pensacola, 160 miles W of Tallahassee
Sitting on a round harbor off East Pass, which lets broad and beautiful Choctawhatchee Bay flow into the Gulf of Mexico, Destin, along with Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa Island, comprises the Emerald Coast. It’s justly famous for its fishing fleet, the largest in the state. It’s also Northwest Florida’s fastest-growing and most upscale vacation destination, with a multitude of high-rise condominiums … Continue reading →
Destin and Fort Walton Beach Travel Guide
Excerpted from Frommer's Florida 2009, © 2009, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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