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Hotel · Destin
Spark by Hilton Destin is a hotel on Commons Drive East near Destin Commons and Henderson Beach. Amenities include breakfast, Wi-Fi, parking, an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Guests can choose standard rooms or suites with kitchen facilities, with pet-friendly accommodations and EV charging also offered.
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Attraction · Watersound
Origins Golf Course in the Watersound Origins community features a ten-hole, par-three layout designed by Love Golf Design. Its short-course format welcomes families, beginners, and experienced golfers seeking a relaxed round in a scenic setting. The course is located on Pathways Drive near the community’s village facilities.
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Hotel · Rosemary Beach
The Pearl Hotel is a boutique hotel on Main Street in Rosemary Beach near the eastern end of Scenic Highway 30A. Rooms and suites offer coastal décor, with selected accommodations featuring balconies overlooking the Gulf, pool or town. Guests can enjoy beach access, Spa Pearl and on-site dining, surrounded by Rosemary Beach’s shops and walking paths.
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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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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
The Melting Pot’s Destin-area restaurant in Miramar Beach offers an interactive fondue dining experience. Guests can share cheese fondue, salads, entrees cooked at the table and chocolate fondue for dessert, with menus that allow different combinations of courses. The restaurant serves dinner daily and opens earlier on weekends. Reservations are available through the restaurant.
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Restaurant · Miramar Beach
Moo La-La Ice Cream & Desserts is the original Moo La-La shop at 101 Cannery Lane in the Village of Baytowne Wharf. It offers a rotating selection of ice cream flavors, waffle cones, shakes, sundaes and other sweet treats. The shop is a convenient dessert stop while exploring Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
Fat Daddy's Pizza is a casual pizzeria in Santa Rosa Plaza on U.S. Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach. The menu features specialty and build-your-own pizzas, calzones, oven-baked sandwiches, salads and garlic breadsticks. Guests can dine in or order takeout, with options ranging from chicken pesto and barbecue chicken pizzas to vegetable and meat combinations.
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Resort · Santa Rosa Beach
Sanctuary at Redfish is a vacation condominium property in Blue Mountain Beach, overlooking Big Redfish Lake and its coastal nature preserve. It offers spacious rentals along Scenic Highway 30A near Grayton Beach and Seaside. Contact the property manager for current arrival instructions, beach access and amenity availability during storm recovery.
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Attraction · Destin
Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park is a water park located in Destin, Florida, United States. It opened in 1986. It is primarily a water park, with over 40 attractions, private cabanas, a half pipe for surfing, and flow boarding.
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Hotel · Destin
Hilton Garden Inn Destin Commons offers lodging on Legendary Drive near Destin Commons and area beaches. Amenities include an outdoor pool, fitness center, free parking, electric-vehicle charging, and meeting rooms. Pet-friendly and connecting rooms are available, with shopping, golf, and coastal recreation nearby.
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Attraction · Miramar Beach
Raven Golf Club at Sandestin is a par-71 course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. The layout winds through pine trees and marshland, with large, undulating greens and four sets of tees. Its clubhouse on Troon Drive North serves golfers visiting the Miramar Beach resort.
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Hotel · Destin
Homewood Suites by Hilton Destin is an all-suite hotel on Emerald Coast Parkway near public beaches and family attractions. Suites include in-room kitchens, and guests have access to complimentary breakfast and Wi-Fi, an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and the Pirate Cove splash pad. Pet-friendly rooms are available.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
Lively restaurant, oyster bar, and live music venue serving Gulf-caught seafood, sushi, and coastal cocktails.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
Chic cafe within the WaterColor Inn creating Southern-style seafood dishes using local ingredients.
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Attraction · Santa Rosa Beach
Kellogg Bayside Park is a shaded Choctawhatchee Bay access at the north end of Nellie Drive in Santa Rosa Beach. Picnic tables, a shower and fresh water support a relaxed waterfront stop. The small launch serves kayaks, canoes and paddleboards, not trailered boats. Contact Walton County Parks before relying on vehicle access through the unloading gate.
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Attraction · Destin
Indian Bayou Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course in Destin with tree-lined fairways, a golf shop, instruction, and the Indian Bayou Grille. Tee times can be booked online. Practice facilities are available to members and golfers on the daily tee sheet; standalone range time is not sold.
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Attraction · Santa Rosa Beach
Rock Paper Scissors 30A is a creative studio in Grayton Beach offering walk-in art activities and take-home project kits. The studio is upstairs in the Art Loft at 37 Logan Lane; enter through Mahalo Grayton. Check its social media for current walk-in hours before visiting.
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Restaurant · Santa Rosa Beach
Wild Nectar is a juice bar and casual coastal kitchen on Seaside’s Airstream Row. The menu includes fresh-pressed juices, açaí bowls, salads, sandwiches and seasonal specials. Its colorful walk-up Airstream serves visitors near the town square and Gulf beach along Scenic Highway 30A.
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Attraction · Inlet Beach
An open-air destination in Inlet Beach with restaurants, shops, health and beauty services, and community events.
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Attraction · Santa Rosa Beach
Lola’s on 30A is a family-owned furniture, home décor and art shop on West County Highway 30A in Santa Rosa Beach. Its changing selection includes consignment furniture, jewelry and coastal artwork, including paintings by owner Lee Hensley. The bright showroom combines home furnishings with a gallery-style shopping experience.
