Holiday homes & rentals in Fort Walton Beach

Fort Walton Beach is a blissful beach front paradise in the heartland of Florida's Emerald Coast. Award-winning attractions, from pirate cruises to dolphin watching, await you when you stay in a holiday letting here. Maybe that's why many families return generation after generation.

Child's play

Family attractions include crazy golf, water parks, and bungee jumping. If outward bound adventure is your style, hike through stunning scenery or take a jet ski out on the surf. Speed fiends - jump on the bumper car or go-kart tracks and see who's the fastest! HarborWalk Village is another great spot to bring the family - run around in a hamster ball, bounce on a bungee trampoline, or try your skills on a mechanical surfboard. Big Kahuna's Water and Adventure Park is one of the best in the area with over 40 water rides and attractions.

Get crafty in the sand

Sandcastle lessons are a great way to combine your beach combing with artistic inclinations. All the tools are available for your two-hour master class in the sunshine. Get some perspective on Fort Walton with a Timberview Helicopter tour, or segway from original settlement site Destin to the History and Fishing Museum.

Fort Walton wonders

Air Force Armament Museum

Serving the Eglin Air Force Base and innovative Engineers for America Programme, this state of the art education centre and museum lets visitors experience the aviation warfare armament from the First World War through to the present day. Vintage planes and cockpit simulators bring the story to life. Look for the fastest plane ever built.

Okaloosa Island

Famous for pristine beaches where the volleyball is heated and the surf's up, you are also in for some serious fun at the live marine show. The atmosphere and vistas of the Gulf of Mexico and Choctawhatchee bay bring families back to these idyllic sands for generations in a row.

Okaloosa Island Pier

One of the best places around for fly fishing, this 1000 feet long Pier is blessed with sun and stunning sights. Here you can catch an assortment of saltwater fish from the pier and enjoy food and drink in the sun.

Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park

Magical live shows feature your favourites animals, from penguins to bewhiskered otters and graceful dolphins. Tours of the Park explain the nature of conservation and tell the story of the park's inhabitants. Encounter turtles, crocodiles and sharks, and even feed the perky penguins as they waddle and slide about.

John C Beasley Park

With ocean views and breezes, this park often receives shells from the Atlantic after a storm - like parting gifts. Gleaming white sand conspires with whispering tall grasses to create an atmosphere of serenity that you'll struggle to leave.

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