Must visit places in Destin, Florida: Great beach town with plenty of things to do!
Sunset from Henderson Beach State Park, Destin, Florida When I was thinking about places to visit for my wife and myself’s 8 week long road trip through the American South, we honestly didn’t know much about Destin, Florida . It looked to be just another beautiful beach town on the Gulf Coast, and there are so many of them. My opinion of the place started to change when I read that Destin was listed as one of the most beautiful beaches in all of Florida, with emerald green colored ocean and fine, white sands. It seemed like a perfect place to visit on our way over to points west including Gulf Shores (AL) and Biloxi (MS) . We booked a two night stay at the SummerPlace Inn , situated on the main thoroughfare, Emerald Coast Parkway . The unassuming but affordable hotel (paid about $95 per night with breakfast) was a fine place to bunk for two nights and we even had a nice balcony overlooking the main road with a peek of ocean in the distance. We spent several hours sitting out ther