'''Fort Walton Beach''' is a city in Emerald Coast region of Florida, forty miles east of Pensacola.
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By air
'''Okaloosa Regional Airport''' ({{IATA|VPS}}) ({{ICAO|KVPS}}) [http://www.flyvps.com/] serves Fort Walton Beach and nearby Valparaiso. American Eagle, Delta Airlines, Delta Connection, Continental Express, Continental Connection, and Northwest Airlines 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.
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.
See
'''The Gulfarium''' [http://www.gulfarium.com/], 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway, 850-243-9046 or 800-247-8575. Admissions are open from 9:00am until 4:00pm. Park closes at 6:00pm.
'''Indian Temple Mound and Museum''', 139 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE. Aug-May M-F 10AM-4:30PM; Jun-Jul M-Sa 10AM-4:30PM, Su noon-4:30PM.
'''Air Armament Museum''', 100 Museum Drive, Eglin Air Force Base, (850) 882-4062, [http://www.eglin.af.mil/museum/]. M-Sa 9:30AM-4:30PM.
Do
Buy
Eat
Ft. Walton Beach has many restaurants, including:
'''Anglers'''
'''The Breakfast Club'''
'''Fudpuckers'''
'''Manhattan Pizza'''
Drink
Sleep
'''America's Best Inn''', 100 S.W. Miracle Strip Pkwy., ''+1 850'' 244-0121, Fax: ''+1 850'' 244-1094, [http://www.americasbestinns.com/reservations/locationdetail.asp?facid=1402].
'''Best Western Ft. Walton Beachfront Hotel''', 380 Santa Rosa Boulevard, ''+1 850'' 243-9444, Toll-free: ''+1 877'' 243-9444, Fax: ''+1 850'' 243-5445, [http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=10271].
'''Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort''', 573 Santa Rosa Blvd., ''+1 850'' 244-8686, [http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ss/1/en/hd/fwbsr].
'''WaterSound Beach Rentals''', 37 Compass Point Way S., Santa Rosa Beach, 1-888-541-0801. [http://www.breathtakingatwatersound.com/].
'''Blue Horizon Condominium'''
'''Econo Lodge'''
'''Hampton Inn'''
'''Radisson Inn'''
'''The Ramada Plaza Beach Resort''', 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE '''1-850-243-9161''' [http://www.ramadaflorida.com].
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