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Places to See & Things to Do - Destin
Destin
Nature Trek
This trek starts with a sail into the deep blue sea. Destin, where anglers fall hook, line, and sinker for deep sea fishing, offers the quickest deepwater access along the Gulf - so close that you can fish and still see the shore. It's known as the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village" and home to Florida's largest and best-equipped charter boat fleet. Boats at Harborwalk in Destin, feature sailing, dolphin encounters, seashell safaris, American maritime history and breath-taking sunsets all conducted on a beautiful sailing ship in the emerald waters of Florida's Gulf Coast. Another sailing option is to experience an authentic wood schooner, the Sailing Schooner Daniel Webster Clements, Highway 98 at Benning Dr. This historic 72-foot wooden sailing schooner offers dolphin cruises, sail/snorkel cruises and sunset cruises from April through October. Call them a day or two ahead. If you want to catch some of those fish instead of just watching them, try one of the fishing charter services, just east of the Destin Bridge behind AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar. The boats will take you out for a half-day of fishing for king mackerel, red snapper, grouper and more from March until November.
The parking lot of the Silver Sands Factory Stores is always busy. Located on Highway 98 in Destin, it is a gigantic designer outlet mall. Phone: (850) 654-9771
The Destin Commons on Hwy 98 in Destin provides you with the ultimate shopping experience, in a uniquely designed shopping center that feels like a European city center.
The Beaches of South Walton’s walking communities double as places to stay and offer a range of accommodations. Choose from inexpensive hotel rooms, charming bed-and-breakfasts, and luxurious vacation rental cottages and homes. The towns are designed so that shops, groceries, restaurants, beaches and parks are all within walking distance of the accommodations. Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, the most spread out of the four major resort communities, has its own tram and boat shuttle service.
Walking Paths
The western-most and oldest of the area’s great residential-resort communities, Sandestin recently incorporated a new town center, the Village of Baytowne Wharf, into its great expanse of golf courses, marina and beach. The residential resort straddles Emerald Coast Parkway (Highway 98) with shopping and dining on both sides of the main thoroughfare. Designers fashioned the new village’s layout after a ski resort, so that it provides convenient services and the feel of a waterfront hometown. Independently owned clubs, restaurants and shops include regionally recognized favorites such as Fresh Produce clothing, Magnolia & Ivy Tearoom and Acme Oyster House. A nature trail, marina (where you can rent a bike) and spa lie within this north side half of the resort, easy to reach by foot from most accommodations. Two loops, 2.0 and 3.2 miles long, give pedestrians a place to walk about.
On the south, the beach side of the resort, shops line Highway 98. Fine and casual restaurants front the beach, less than a mile walk away. The Hilton Sandestin holds another fine spa for massaging tired feet.
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