The Gulf is a beachy outdoor dining venue. They have two locations. One in Fort Walton Beach, FL and the other in Orange Beach, AL. The restaurant is cleverly constructed using old shipping containers painted with a beautiful deep ocean blue color. The landscape includes silky soft grass, soaring palm trees, powdery sand and a captivating bayfront dining experience. There is a short bayside boardwalk to enjoy a walk along the water and a boat accessible dock for their wa

If you have any interest in the military or its aircrafts, this hands down must be the best attraction in the U.S., if not the entire world. Located near the Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, the Air Force Armament Museum is an absolute treasure trove of history, artifacts, and military aircrafts on display. The museum website lays claim that they are “the only museum in the world dedicated to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of artifacts and memorabili

Beachview Breakfast & Grill was our first stop in Fort Walton Beach. Though the name may be a little misleading, they do serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Being on stilts with parking underneath, the restaurant exterior had a classy and classic beach look. The dining area was an open-air deck that was very laid back and relaxing. Seating was surprisingly limited, but it made for a cozier and quieter atmosphere, at least for breakfast. While I had previously seen severa

To get my feet wet with my first featured destination, we are going to do a flash back to May when I briefly visited the Destin and Fort Walton Beach area of the panhandle. Over the course of the next 7 posts, I will give a quick overview of the restaurants I dined at to give you a little sample of what is to come. Nicknamed “The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village,” Destin was named after a fisherman from Connecticut, Captain Leonard Destin, who settled there around 1850. It