Fort Walton Beach

Fort Walton Beach is a small city in the Emerald Coast region of Florida, 40 miles east of Pensacola.

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.

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.

Do

 * Visit the beach.

Buy

 * Antique stores and shops along Highway 98/Miracle Strip Parkway across from the Indian Temple Mound.

Eat
Ft. Walton Beach has many restaurants, including:

Drink

 * Fish Lipz, listed at "Eat" above

Go next

 * Destin is just to the east on the other side of Okaloosa Island.
 * Pensacola is about half an hour to the west.