Fort Walton Beach

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Fort Walton Beach is a city in Emerald Coast region of Florida, forty miles east of Pensacola.

[edit] Get In

[edit] By air

  • Okaloosa Regional Airport (IATA: VPS) (ICAO: KVPS) [1] serves Fort Walton Beach and nearby Valparaiso. American Eagle, Delta Airlines, Delta Connection, Continental Express, Continental Connection, and Northwest Airlines serve the airport.

[edit] By car

US 98 connects Fort Walton Beach with Pensacola and Panama City. It also connects with nearby Destin. Florida 85 connects the area with I-10.

[edit] Get around

Fort Walton Beach has two main arterials. The Miracle Strip Parkway (US 98) travels along the seacoast and through Eglin Air Force Base, and the Eglin Parkway (Florida SR 85) links the city with Okaloosa Regional Airport.

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  • The Gulfarium [2], 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway, 850-243-9046 or 800-247-8575. Admissions are open from 9:00am until 4:00pm. Park closes at 6:00pm.
  • Indian Temple Mound and Museum, 139 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE. Aug-May M-F 10AM-4:30PM; Jun-Jul M-Sa 10AM-4:30PM, Su noon-4:30PM.
  • Air Armament Museum, 100 Museum Drive, Eglin Air Force Base, (850) 882-4062, [3]. M-Sa 9:30AM-4:30PM.

[edit][add listing] Do

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[edit][add listing] Eat

Ft. Walton Beach has many restaurants, including:

  • Anglers
  • The Breakfast Club
  • Fudpuckers
  • Manhattan Pizza

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  • America's Best Inn, 100 S.W. Miracle Strip Pkwy., +1 850 244-0121, Fax: +1 850 244-1094, [4].
  • Best Western Ft. Walton Beachfront Hotel, 380 Santa Rosa Boulevard, +1 850 243-9444, Toll-free: +1 877 243-9444, Fax: +1 850 243-5445, [5].
  • Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, 573 Santa Rosa Blvd., +1 850 244-8686, [6].
  • WaterSound Beach Rentals, 37 Compass Point Way S., Santa Rosa Beach, 1-888-541-0801. [7].
  • Blue Horizon Condominium
  • Econo Lodge
  • Hampton Inn
  • Radisson Inn
  • The Ramada Plaza Beach Resort, 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE 1-850-243-9161 [8].

[edit] Get out

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