Les meilleurs hôtels à Fort Walton Beach

Arrrgh! (Said with a pirate's sneer.) Billy Bowlegs slept here. That pirate, for whom a local festival is named, as well as other buccaneers and ancient natives were attracted to the white sand beaches and green waters of Fort Walton Beach. Human artifacts found in the area date back to 10,000 B.C., although the city, interestingly enough, has only existed since 1941. This Emerald Coast community on the Florida panhandle is now a popular vacation destination for folks from all over the world. Six miles east is Destin -- "The World's Luckiest Fishing Village" -- featuring a premiere charter fleet and some of the best billfish angling anywhere. Fort Walton Beach offers stores built above the water for plenty of shopping. The city's 21,471 residents are known to enjoy a relaxed and welcoming lifestyle. Just north of Fort Walton Beach is Eglin Air Force Base, a cutting-edge research and development site, testing ground for non-nuclear weapons, and the largest military installation in the world.