Dramatic sunsets, miles and miles of seashore and sugar-white sand all make Destin, Florida, the “Most Beautiful Place in America” for “Good Morning America” viewer Terri Rose of Niceville, Fla. When Rose submitted her description of the seaside town, nestled in Florida’s northern panhandle, we knew we had to find that spot.
One of the “Top 25 Destinations in the United States” of 2011 TripAdvisor
One of the “Top 10 Fall Travel Destinations” in 2011 National Geographic
National Geographic Ranks Destin, Florida Top 10 Best Fall Trips for 2011″
Autumn along northwestern Florida’s 24-mile-long Emerald Coast brings fewer tourists and lower, “value season” rates to the wide, sugar-white beaches of Destin, Fort Walton, and Okaloosa Island. The summer-worthy temperatures (highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s) are ideal for swimming in clear, emerald-green Gulf of Mexico waters or for golfing the more than 1,080 manicured, championship holes. October’s month long Destin Fishing Rodeo draws more than 30,000 saltwater anglers to the self-proclaimed World’s Luckiest Fishing Village to compete for daily, weekly, and overall prizes.
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