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Attraction · Destin
Destin Sports Complex on Kelly Street supports school physical education and youth and adult sports leagues. Facilities include a 400-meter track, football and soccer fields, baseball and softball fields, basketball, restrooms and parking. Some fields are lighted. The city lists community use from 4 to 8 p.m. with reservations required; contact Parks and Recreation before visiting for organized activities.
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Community recommendation calculation: (total stars + 17.5) ÷ (review count + 5). Five prior reviews at 3.5 stars reduce the effect of very small samples. Only published reviews from active, non-demo accounts count.
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Restaurant · Destin
LuLu’s Destin is a waterfront restaurant at Legendary Marina serving coastal dishes inspired by Lucy Buffett’s recipes. The menu includes seafood, burgers and sandwiches, alongside cocktails, beer and wine. Its colorful setting and music programming make it a casual spot for a meal by the bay.
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Restaurant · Destin
Tailfins Waterfront Grill overlooks Destin Harbor from Harbor Boulevard, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner in an open-air waterfront setting. The restaurant combines seafood and casual fare with harbor views, live music and a sports bar, with event dining available.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Real Thai Fusion Restaurant is a family-owned Thai restaurant in Miramar Plaza on US Highway 98. Its menu includes curries, noodle dishes, soups, seafood and Jim Jum hot pots, with vegetarian choices and adjustable spice levels. Guests can dine in the casually decorated restaurant or order takeout and delivery.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
A casual pizza bar and trattoria in Seaside, serving Neapolitan wood-fired pizzas and Italian-inspired dishes along Scenic Highway 30A. Enjoy pizza, pasta, and a drink near the beach at Bud & Alley’s Pizza Bar + Trattoria.
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Restaurant · santa Rosa Beach
Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar serves Gulf seafood and casual fare at the corner of County Road 393 and Scenic Highway 30A. Its two levels of open-air dining overlook the Gulf, with daily live music and a full bar. The restaurant welcomes walk-ins and does not take reservations.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Upscale Mediterranean restaurant and steakhouse serving fresh seafood, homemade pasta, and premium steaks.
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Beach · Santa Rosa Beach
Walton Dunes Beach Access is a neighborhood entrance to the Gulf beach in Seagrove, on Beachfront Trail east of Eastern Lake. Located about a mile south of Scenic Highway 30A, the signed sandy access connects the end of the road with the shoreline.
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Attraction · Destin
The Track is a family amusement park on Highway 98 in Destin with go-kart tracks, two miniature golf courses, bumper rides, thrill rides and an arcade. Its elevated Wild Woody track and traditional Family Track offer single and double go-karts, while Kids Country features rides for younger visitors. Individual attractions have age, height and other riding requirements.
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Beach · Santa Rosa Beach
Shellseekers Beach Access is a neighborhood walkover at the end of Shellseekers Cove in Santa Rosa Beach. Tucked about a block south of Scenic Highway 30A and a few blocks east of Gulf Place, this simple access provides a pedestrian route over the dunes to the beach.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Jimmy John’s at Grand Boulevard in Miramar Beach serves sub sandwiches, toasted sandwiches, wraps and smaller Little Johns, with chips, cookies and drinks. This location offers online ordering, pickup, delivery and catering, including sandwich platters and boxed lunches. Find the shop in suite 110 at 780 Grand Boulevard near Sandestin Lane.
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Beach · Santa Rosa Beach
Scenic beach park featuring white sandy shores and limited public parking.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Rum Runners is a restaurant and dueling-piano bar in the Village of Baytowne Wharf. It combines tropical-inspired dining and drinks with interactive live music. The venue also offers private events and a deck overlooking the Baytowne Wharf lagoon.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
Intimate dinner restaurant in a historic cottage along Scenic Highway 30A in Blue Mountain Beach. Cafe Tango serves European-inspired dishes with Spanish and Mediterranean flavors, using fresh local ingredients in a cozy dining room.
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Beach · Inlet Beach
Inlet Beach Regional Access includes three dune walkovers with parking and restrooms along West Park Place Avenue. The county lists accessible boardwalks, parking and restrooms, a water fountain, beach wheelchairs and seasonal lifeguards. Its broad stretch of beach lies west of Camp Helen State Park, with Grouper Reef offshore.
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Beach · Santa Rosa Beach
Hickory Beach Access is a public neighborhood Gulf entrance on Scenic Highway 30A at Hickory Street in Seagrove Beach. It sits about three blocks west of County Road 395 and a short walk east of Seaside. A signed walkover between the neighboring homes leads from the roadside path to the beach.
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Restaurant · Destin
Everything Bagels is a New York-style bagel shop and deli on U.S. 98 in Destin. It offers bagels with flavored cream cheeses, hot breakfast bagel sandwiches, cold deli sandwiches and sweet specialty bagels. Takeout and catering are available; contact the shop directly for current ordering options.
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Resort · Santa Rosa Beach
San Remo Condominiums is a vacation rental property off Scenic Highway 30A in Santa Rosa Beach. Condos overlook a shared pool plaza, with a hot tub, fitness room and beach access among the property’s features. Rental layouts and amenities vary by unit; check the property manager for current availability.
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Attraction · Santa Rosa Beach
Private inshore fishing trips and charter boat excursions launching out of Cessna Landing along the 30A coastal corridor.
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Attraction · Miramar Beach
Recognized as the only course on Florida’s Emerald Coast that extends from the beach to the bay, Baytowne Golf Club is revered as one of the finest creations by renowned designer Tom Jackson. Twice hailed by Golf Digest as one of the “Best Places to Play” with 4 ½ stars, Baytowne Golf Club is a must play for all golfers planning to visit the picturesque Northwest Florida coast.
