Our favorite places!
Food Scene
Great breakfast croissants or lunch, and home made soup.
Pick up a to go lunch box, to take with you to the beach.
Tracy is the owner, and she makes daily soups from scratch. Everyone knows her for the Chili on Thurs.
Try them! Open for Breakfast and lunch.
Heavenly Croissant
722 Beal Pkwy NWGreat breakfast croissants or lunch, and home made soup.
Pick up a to go lunch box, to take with you to the beach.
Tracy is the owner, and she makes daily soups from scratch. Everyone knows her for the Chili on Thurs.
Try them! Open for Breakfast and lunch.
Great locally owned restaurant. Many historical items from the local area seen here. As old cottage from Sears, is a great place to enjoy a nice dinner.
Open for lunch and dinner.
28 locals recommend
Magnolia Grill
157 Brooks St SEGreat locally owned restaurant. Many historical items from the local area seen here. As old cottage from Sears, is a great place to enjoy a nice dinner.
Open for lunch and dinner.
Walk around the area for music, dinner, and shopping. Inside the San Destin Resort, this place has a lot going on in the summer. Bring our beach mat to watch live music on the lawn. Check to see whats going on before going out there.
Grand boulevard is close, movies after a day at the beach, and dinner at Emeril's would be wonderful too!
31 locals recommend
Baytowne Wharf Boulevard
Walk around the area for music, dinner, and shopping. Inside the San Destin Resort, this place has a lot going on in the summer. Bring our beach mat to watch live music on the lawn. Check to see whats going on before going out there.
Grand boulevard is close, movies after a day at the beach, and dinner at Emeril's would be wonderful too!
Bamboo Sushi Bar & Hibachi Fort Walton
9 Eglin Parkway NortheastBest fresh sushi, great atmosphere ans happy staff. Meet Chef Brandon! He’s our son!
9 locals recommend
Bamboo Sushi Bar & Hibachi Fort Walton
9 Eglin Parkway NortheastBest fresh sushi, great atmosphere ans happy staff. Meet Chef Brandon! He’s our son!
Rockin Tacos
1450 Miracle Strip Pkwy SEWe eat here, great food! Fun!
Drinks & Nightlife
Martini Bar, at first, you may think is this bar here? Its a local's secret. great music, and drinks. Stop in here!
15 locals recommend
Swizzle Stick
380 Santa Rosa BlvdMartini Bar, at first, you may think is this bar here? Its a local's secret. great music, and drinks. Stop in here!
Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village
10 Harbor BlvdSightseeing
Historical place with tours, perfect if its a rainy day!
Great place for pictures too.
96 locals recommend
Eden Gardens State Park
Eden Garden State Park RoadHistorical place with tours, perfect if its a rainy day!
Great place for pictures too.
Nice place to walk around, live music and watch the boats return from trips. Pirate ship, fishing boats are always fun to see. People watching, zip line, and a fudgery, Yogurt shop.
295 locals recommend
HarborWalk Village
34 Harbor BlvdNice place to walk around, live music and watch the boats return from trips. Pirate ship, fishing boats are always fun to see. People watching, zip line, and a fudgery, Yogurt shop.
Parks & Nature/
This place is only open on Saturdays for tours. If you happen to be here, it is worth the visit. You do have to call in advance for the tour. It takes maybe 2 to 4 hours, but it really is a wolf encounter. I have seen similar tours in Washington for $175.00. Give them a call! Not for children under 8, I believe.
28 locals recommend
Seacrest Wolf Preserve
3449 Bonnett Pond RdThis place is only open on Saturdays for tours. If you happen to be here, it is worth the visit. You do have to call in advance for the tour. It takes maybe 2 to 4 hours, but it really is a wolf encounter. I have seen similar tours in Washington for $175.00. Give them a call! Not for children under 8, I believe.
You can go tubing down the Springs. 1+ mile walk up w tubes or booties. Nice cool spring water down to the end. Make sure you stay close to get out in time. Nice place to walk, then cool off down the springs.
Or just do the 2 mile walk up and down and watch those floating. The walk is nice, has nice wood deck along the springs. Nice and shady in the morning!!
Turkey Creek
You can go tubing down the Springs. 1+ mile walk up w tubes or booties. Nice cool spring water down to the end. Make sure you stay close to get out in time. Nice place to walk, then cool off down the springs.
Or just do the 2 mile walk up and down and watch those floating. The walk is nice, has nice wood deck along the springs. Nice and shady in the morning!!
Great place for your early morning walk or sunset.
16 locals recommend
Okaloosa Island Beach Access Four
600 Santa Rosa BlvdGreat place for your early morning walk or sunset.
Not as crowded as Destin, great place to enjoy the beautiful beaches.
172 locals recommend
Navarre Beach
Not as crowded as Destin, great place to enjoy the beautiful beaches.
Grayton Beach
Watercolor
My favorite "inexpensive things to do!!"
Good affordable fun with or without kids. Not the commercial/ professional but totally, locally owned! It's one of those classic cheesy retro putt-putt places. There's two courses and it's only $3 to play one course. They have all the corny holes, including the one where the ball goes in the frog's mouth, and.... Highly recommended!
But go early morning, or evening, there is no shade!
43 locals recommend
Goofy Golf
401 Eglin Pkwy NEGood affordable fun with or without kids. Not the commercial/ professional but totally, locally owned! It's one of those classic cheesy retro putt-putt places. There's two courses and it's only $3 to play one course. They have all the corny holes, including the one where the ball goes in the frog's mouth, and.... Highly recommended!
But go early morning, or evening, there is no shade!
Beautiful cold water creek that's perfect to jump in or float down on a hot summer day. Free, cool off, and go to Danny's Friend chicken after! Also it's very nice to just walk the scenic one or two mile or so, boardwalk alongside the creek with all kinds of nature to see. Check it out!
43 locals recommend
Turkey Creek Park
340 W John Sims PkwyBeautiful cold water creek that's perfect to jump in or float down on a hot summer day. Free, cool off, and go to Danny's Friend chicken after! Also it's very nice to just walk the scenic one or two mile or so, boardwalk alongside the creek with all kinds of nature to see. Check it out!
Food scene
Julie's Southern Joy Home Style Cooking
258 Eglin Parkway Northeast