Thinking of spending about a week in the Destin area in mid October. Never been in this area. Are there things to do besides fishing, boating,shopping, eating at various restaurants, and sitting at the beach? No kids. Enjoy history, museums, theater, unique attractions, sight seeing. Or is there another city in that general area that we should look into? Any suggestions appreciated.

Good campgrounds are Topsail and Navarre Beach Campground. The air flight museum at Pensacola Naval air station is very nice.

I'd stay in Navarre... Less built up and touristy.

Another Vote for Topsail in Santa Rosa Beach.

Based on your parameters, I concur stay more West, either Navarre Beach or Topsail as suggested. You'll still get beach, etc. but less touristy and more history.Naval Aviation Museum is a don't miss. Unless it's changed, there is a great section on life in the U.S. during WW II. Ft. Pickens is also good.

There is a nice Air Force museum in Fort Walton Shalimar area thats worth checking out too. We stayed at Topsail last summer for a week and enjoyed it. I was stationed at Eglin for 7 years so know the area well. Destin is a traffic mess all the time due to being a tourist destination. You have to plan accordingly to get somewhere because of that. It is beautiful on the Boardwalk area in Destin and nice to walk down in the evening. Plenty of restaurants and things to see and do. All the fishing boats come in and you can see them clean all the fish they catch.

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rr2254545
Explorer
Oct 03, 2016
FordDiesel250 wrote:
Eat breakfast at the Donut Hole!

Over rated- sit down breakfast is average but donuts are good
garmp
Explorer II
Oct 03, 2016
Try The Breakfast Table in Destin. Great food. DW claims it's the best biscuits & gravy she's had since a child.
jspringator
Explorer
Oct 19, 2016
garmp1 wrote:
Fort Pickens is a must. Either to camp or just to see. It's a Federal park and not as commercial as Top Sail. By that I mean it's more of a campers park, rather than a RV park.

Pickens is our choice in the area. We hate McGuires. Get seafood at Jo Patti's and cook at camp.
brrit
Explorer
Nov 07, 2016
We love staying at Camp Gulf (camp gulf.com). We get their beach sites, which put your rig's wheels right in the sand. Now, you'll be a bit crowded, but there are miles of beach to stroll down. More expensive than Topsail, but, man, we love it every year.
Bird_Freak
Explorer II
Nov 08, 2016
jspringator wrote:
garmp1 wrote:
Fort Pickens is a must. Either to camp or just to see. It's a Federal park and not as commercial as Top Sail. By that I mean it's more of a campers park, rather than a RV park.

Pickens is our choice in the area. We hate McGuires. Get seafood at Jo Patti's and cook at camp.
I would do this for a couple of days and see the museum and area. Then head to Topsail for the rest of my trip.

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