This summer, create priceless memories without breaking the bank on a trip to Florida's Emerald Coast. Along 24 miles of sugar-white sands and emerald-green waters named the "Best Beach in the South" for 14 years running by Southern Living readers, you'll find countless ways to enjoy quality time with those you love in an environment as beautiful as it is affordable. To learn more, please check out our summer guide.
Southern hospitality is standard policy among hundreds of local restaurants, shops and attractions waiting to share their specialties with you, many at prices that seem too good to be true. For thousands of travelers, Florida's Emerald Coast has become a home away from home, a haven where they can escape from everyday life and enjoy the simple pleasures of Florida's coast and their family's company. And for one lucky family, we now offer the chance to experience this unique area for free. Enter your information in the form below for your chance to win a four-day/three-night stay for four. The prize package includes:
- Accommodations at Southern Resorts
- VIP Pass (complimentary or discounted admissions to)
- Captain Rex's Sailing Adventure
- Deep Sea Fishing on Swoop I & II
- Florida's Gulfarium
- Indian Temple Mounds
- Regatta Bay Golf & Country Club
- Kitty Hawk Kite Rentals
- Magnolia Grill
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Almost 16,000 Gulf-edged rooms are available including popular hotels, spacious condominiums, a bed and breakfast inn, beach cottages and five-bedroom bungalows. Seaside savings are year round. |
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Enjoy some of the freshest seafood in Florida, from amberjack and red snapper to yellowfin tuna, straight off the docks. Required dress code is flip-flops and beach tops at more than 400 culinary characters. |
Floridas Emerald Coast, always known for its great value vacations, invites families this summer to a so close, yet so far beach getaway. The charming southern sea towns of Destin Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa Island present easily accessible and affordable accommodations and events, with many wallet-friendly adventures at little to no cost. The areas 24 miles of sugar-white sands and emerald-green waters offer families the perfect backdrop for lasting memories under $10*, including:
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No Cost Building Sandcastles Bodysurfing Waves Seeking Seashells Soaking Up Sun Seeing Sunrises & Sunsets |
Low Cost U.S. Air Force Armament Museum Indian Temple Mounds Destin History & Fishing Museum Emerald Coast Science Center Fishing Off Okaloosa Pier Floridas Gulfarium (* under $20) |
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Southern Resorts - 866-885-4531Relax. Play. Celebrate. For all the reasons you visit the beach, stay with us in beautiful beach homes, cottages and condos with some of the best rates on the coast.
www.SouthernResorts.com
The Islander Condominium - 800-477-8837The Islander is a 2-bed, 2-bath Condo on Holiday Isle Destin. FREE amenities Wi Fi , 2 pools and hot tubs.
www.islander-resort.com



