Top Things to do in Florida Panhandle
Top Hotels in Florida Panhandle
- 1. Best Western Crossroads Inn
- 2. Hotel Effie Sandestin
- 3. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
- 4. Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa
- 5. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Panama City Beach - Beachfront An IHG Hotel
- 6. Holiday Inn Resort - Panama City Beach
- 7. Hibiscus Coffee and Guesthouse
- 8. The Island Resort At Fort Walton Beach
- 9. The Henderson Beach Resort
- 10. Best Western Ft. Walton Beachfront
What to do and see in Florida Panhandle, Florida Panhandle: The Best Other Outdoor Activities
The Florida Panhandle is known for its quaint beach towns and interesting attractions, many of which are money-saving and family friendly. Come to the Florida Panhandle and relax on glorious beaches, shop to your heart’s content and dance the night away. Santa Rosa Island is great for kids and offers a wide array of both beach-based and water-based activities. Families will enjoy a day away to tour the 150-year-old Pensacola Lighthouse. The Florida Panhandle offers exciting nightlife. Panama City, Destin and Pensacola all have numerous bars and nightclubs to suit all tastes. Panama City is home to Club La Vela, the largest nightclub in the U.S. The Florida Panhandle is a shopaholic’s dream. It offers specialty stores, antique stores and shopping malls. For those renting a home or condo, a trip to Joe Patti’s seafood market in Pensacola is a must. The market specializes in fine wine and cheese, and beautifully presented handmade chocolates to take home to friends and relatives as gifts. Mon Père et Moi in Tallahassee is also worth a visit.
Restaurants in Florida Panhandle
1. SandCastle Lessons
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 986 reviews
Families on vacation struggle to find an activity the whole family can enjoy "together". Mobile SandCastle Lessons offer an experience everyone will love. Create Memories in the Sand with a two-hour award-winning and sand-cerely unique activity. This quality time opportunity is a “WHOLE FAMILY EXPERIENCE”. We require at least 1 participating adult* per 5 children. And, sometimes the adults have more fun than the children! Learn to build an (approx.) 3 1/2-foot-tall sand tower! Gain "SandCastle Success" while you create a bit of "SandCastle Envy" on the beach. It's not just a SandCastle Lesson - It will become a vacation memory to last a lifetime. Your SandCastle Coach(es) "typically" meet you at your beach. As a professional sand sculpting company we also offer marriage proposals, elegantly unique wedding sand sculptures, specialty sand sculptures, parties of all types (including birthday parties), and Corporate Team Building with logo sand sculptures.
Reviewed By B7039OIjuliew
This was a fun activity. Our sandcastle coach sent us a message ahead of time and met us on the beach. The time (2 hours) was great. Learned a lot
2. Blue Water Connection
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By 937jessiew
Our fishing charter canceled at last minute and these guys saved the day. They had just gotten back from a 6 hour trip all they asked for was some time to fuel up and grab some lunch and we headed 21 miles out and caught over 200lbs of redbelly trigger fish and a 10 ft bull shark. Captain knew when and where and our deck hand worked his butt off keeping us baited and reeling em in. We did a 8 hour off shore and water was extremely choppy. Great family oriented crew and all around awesome experience.
3. Not A Dog Charters
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
4. Sand Odyssey
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 31 reviews
Sand Odyssey provides a variety of sand castle lessons, sand sculptures, and corporate team building events in northwest Florida and southern Alabama. The lessons are designed to be a fun experience on the beach for families, birthday parties, and school events, and are tailored to match the age and desires of the group. Sand Odyssey has carved sculptures inside, on lawns and patios, and certainly on the beach. Recent customers include Coca Cola, Ocean Potion, and Dow Chemical, and several young men proposing marriage to their girlfriends.Corporate team building events get the group outdoors, on the beach. Teams are provided all the necessary tools and instructions on how to create their own design. Professional carvers assist with technical pointers as part of the building process.
Reviewed By J2193PGsuzanned
Mark was awesome! We are a family of 5 (mom, dad, two 9 year old boys, and grandma) who traveled to Santa Rosa Beach for the first time. We don't have much beach experience and thought it would be fun to surprise the family with a sand castle building lesson. Mark was terrific. He demonstrated what to do and engaged the whole family, especially the boys, to encourage them to help, and then we each built one on our own. He did a terrific job of explaining the "hows" and "whys" which was perfect for our engineering minded family. We walked away with a ton of knowledge and will be ready to tackle the sand on our next beach vacation. The lesson was just under two hours.
5. Florida Boy Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Inshore fishing in the 30A + South Walton areas with Capt. Hunter Ray targeting redfish, trout and other seasonal species
6. Bout Time Charters
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 82 reviews
Bout Time Charters is Pensacola Fishing at it's finest. We offer inshore and near shore fishing trips. If you are looking for a great family charter or a seasoned angler we can meet your fishing needs. Give us a call because it's 'Bout Time you come fishing with us!
7. Broxson Outdoors
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
Specialty outdoor retailer specializing in kayaks, paddle boards, fishing, outdoor lifestyle gear and archery.
8. Eagle Ray Charters
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Licensed USCG Captain Todd will be your guide to fishing the bay in the Destin and 30-A area of Florida's beautiful panhandle area. Trips offered are from 4-6 hours. All fishing gear and water are provided. At the end of your trip, your fish are expertly cleaned and ready for you to take home and cook. Children of all ages and fishermen and women of all skill levels will love this activity.
9. Navarre Beach Marine Science Station
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
The mission of the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station is to promote the appreciation, conservation, and understanding of the marine ecosystem of coastal Florida through education and service. Located at the Navarre Beach Park in Santa Rosa County, the center is the focal point of marine, natural resource and watershed education for Northwest Florida K-12 students, visitors, and the community.
10. Fly The Boat
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By Dixie_Canuck_Muskoka
My son and I recently had the incredible opportunity to throughly enjoy flights over Navarre Beach. If we could we would rate this experience above five stars. The morning weather was perfect and our host/pilot (Jeff) was outstandingly accommodating and experienced with a keen sense of humor. Experiencing Navarre Beach from this low-altitude perspective was one of the highlights of our vacation. We observed dolphins, sharks, tarpon and a manta ray (not to mention the beach wildlife). We also were able to give the family a good wave on our flight. If you’re a pilot you’ll especially appreciate this flying experience. In my younger days I was both a licensed glider pilot and private pilot. This hands-on/tactile, wind-in-face flying will reinvigorate your love of all things aviation. If you’re a pilot be prepared for some counter-intuitive control movements. Throughout the flights Jeff was the consummate host explaining the aircraft, maneuvers, Navarre area features and wildlife. If you’re in Navarre (and especially if your a pilot) then you owe it to yourself and the family to enjoy this unique flying boat experience. Enjoy!!
