Fort Walton Beach

By plane

• Destin–Fort Walton Beach AirportServes Fort Walton Beach and nearby Valparaiso. American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, United Express serve the airport.

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.

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.

• The Gulfarium

  phone: +1 850-243-9046
  address: 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway
  Admissions are open from 9AM until 4PM. Park closes at 6PM.

• Indian Temple Mound and Museum

  address: 139 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE

• Air Armament Museum

  phone: +1 850 882-4062
  address: 100 Museum Dr

• Visit the beach.
• Billy Bowlegs Festival, pirate themed street party early each June.

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

Ft. Walton Beach has many restaurants, including:

• Anglers by the base of the pier on Okaloosa Island

• The Breakfast Club

• Fish Lipz

  address: 203 Brooks St
  Waterfront views, good food and drink. Often have small live bands in the evenings.

• Fudpuckers

• Manhattan Pizza

• Taj Mahal

  address: 217 Miracle Strip Parkway
  Southwest. Indian food. The tasty food and entertaining belly-dancer compensate for rather indifferent and amateurish wait staff.

• Fish Lipz, listed at "Eat" above

• America's Best Inn

  address: 100 S.W. Miracle Strip Pkwy

• Best Western Ft. Walton Beachfront Hotel

  address: 380 Santa Rosa Boulevard

• Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort

  address: 573 Santa Rosa Blvd

• Econo Lodge

• Hampton Inn

• Radisson Inn

• The Ramada Plaza Beach Resort

  phone: +1 850 243-9161
  address: 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway
• Super 8 Miracle Strip Parkway. Some rooms with jacuzzi tubs.

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