Local beachesAccess to the public beach is just 300 steps from the building. You can enjoy sunbathing, swimming, surfing, and other beach activities all day around. In a morning, you will be lucky watching dolphins who are playing very close to the beach. Our local beaches are the perfect place for relaxation as they are located in a residential area, free from the crowds that high rise hotels may bring. The beach can be completely your own escape. Make sure to pack your own beach gear including beach chairs, towels, and umbrellas to ensure the perfect beach day! St. Andrews State ParkSt. Andrews State Park is a 1,200-acre Florida State Park located three miles east of Panama City Beach . The park offers variety of turf, beach, and water activities as well as camping and fishing from the pier. You can spend all day in the park enjoying hiking and bicycling, wildlife watching, swimming, surfing, snorkeling, and scuba diving. Boating, canoeing, and boat tours are available as well. For visitors with children, the “kiddie pool” lagoon offers a great saltwater swimming area with clear, shallow water The Gator Lake Trail and Overlook provide visitors with a beautiful vantage point for spotting alligators and a variety of waterfowl, wading birds and other small animals. At Button Bush Marsh Overlook, a host of birds can be viewed. Herons and ibis feed along the fertile marsh edge as a variety of waterfowl swim and feed in the depths. Throughout the interior of the park you will see raccoons and white tail deer. Shell IslandTake the ferry or paddle to Shell Island during spring and summer to experience a completely secluded and undeveloped slice of The Real Florida. Boardwalks provide easy access to the mainland beaches while keeping the delicate dune ecosystem intact. A favorite spot for locals and visitors alike, Shell Island is an approximately 7-mile long undeveloped barrier island running east to west between the Gulf of Mexico and the St. Andrew Bay. Here you'll find Florida at its most natural, where graceful sand dunes, coastal scrub forest, pine hammocks, and an inland lake provide the perfect home for deer, nesting shorebirds, and all manner of coastal creatures, including ghost crabs and endangered species such as Choctawhatchee Beach Mice, piping plovers, snowy plovers, and loggerhead and green sea turtles. And dolphins playing in a water Shipwreck Island WaterparkWaterpark Attractions and Rides
Coconut Creek Family Fun ParkThe park has two major attractions: Mini-Golf and Gran Maze Coconut Creek Mini Golf offers two 18-holes African safari – themed mini-golf courses designed specifically for family entertainment and enjoyment. Gran Maze This maze a football field size, all season challenge. Gulf World Marine ParkGulf World Marine Park provides variety of family activities that includes daily shows, variety of interactive programs, and Swim with the Dolphins experience. Indoor and outdoor exhibits showcasing penguins, flamingos, sharks, sea turtles, alligators, flamingos and many more. Daily shows featuring Dolphins, Sea Lions, Reptiles, Tropical Birds and other furry animals, and Stingray Bay Feeding Opportunities Swim with the Dolphins experience include Dolphin and Rough-Toothed Swim Adventure, Royal Swim, and Swim Encounter. Interactive programs include Encounter with Sea Lion, Seals, Penguins, Meet-and-Greet programs, and more. ZooWorld Zoological ConservatoryZoo focusing on conservation with over 260 animals plus programs & shows in a tropical setting. Besides of traditional exibits, ZooWorld offers various types adventures and experiences:
SkyWheel Panama City BeachSkyWheel is a full entertainment venue featuring an 18-hole miniature golf course, the SkyTrail & SkyTykes ropes course, SkyWheel Snack Shack, and the SkyWheel observation wheel. The SkyWheel is a 53-meter observation wheel that has 30 climate-controlled, fully enclosed gondolas. It is an unforgettable, unique experience for children and adults of all ages. Ripley's Believe It Or NotRipley's Believe It or Not! Is all family indoor attractions offering Odditorium Galleries, 7D Moving Theater, Impossible Laser Race, and Marvelous Mirror Maze Odditorium Galleries offer “unique exhibits ranging from a floating wooden fiat, dancing at our bodies in motion exhibit, learning about the famous Titanic ship wreck, and seeing your favorite star's portrait done in the most unique ways”
The Wonderworks ExperienceThose visiting the attraction will enjoy a variety of experiences including being blown away by hurricane-force winds, maneuvering the controls of a NASA spacecraft to land the shuttle, lying on a bed of 3,500 nails, piloting a fighter jet, riding a 360 degree roller coaster, carrying out intense military missions in the Black Hawk Experience and competing in a game of Lazer tag.” – TripAdvisor
Pier ParkPier Park located in Panama City Beach has become a main tourist attraction for shopping and entertainment with over a million visitors a year. Among more than 120 stores, you could find any kind of your choice: fashion and department stores, accessories and beach shops and many others. Famous names like Forever21, Hollister, Old Navy, Clair’s, Lids could be found here, as well as many local shops. As for shopping, Pier Park can satisfy any kind of craving for food or drink. From coffee shops, pizza and snack places, through candy stores, bars, and restaurants. Starbucks, Auntie Anne’s, Smoothie King, Red Brick Pizza, Panera Bread opened all day around. At dinner time, variety of choices provided by restaurants like Longhorn, Margaritaville! Plus, Osaka Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse and Sushi Bar, or Back Porch Seafood and Oyster House, as well as dozens of other places. Among attractions, the most popular are IMAX Grand Theatre that offers IMAX, GPX, and Real 3-D experience, Emerald Coast Maze and Laser Craze, and Dave and Buster’s. Pier Park provides many events. Those are Beer Festival in October, Shrimp, Crab & Oyster festival in November, Santa’s Waiting! Event at Christmas Time, and New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop.
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