The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
Florida

Stop 12 · Days 246–248

Pensacola & Destin

Pensacola & Destin, FL

The Gulf's 'Emerald Coast' — sugar-white sand and green water, the Blue Angels' home, and Florida's last stop before Alabama.

Where to stay

  • A Pensacola Beach or Destin resort

    On the Emerald Coast sand.

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You gotta eat this

  • Royal red shrimp & fresh Gulf fish

    Sweet deep-water shrimp off the Destin fleet.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 246Day 246 — Naval Aviation & historic PensacolaFull day · 5h planned
  2. 247Day 247 — The Emerald CoastFull day · 5h 30m planned
  3. 248Day 248 — Into AlabamaDrive day · 1h 5m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Museums & History
  • Outdoor & Water Activities