The Fort Walton Beach area is a warm and friendly community known for its pride in patriotism, importance of family, and tradition. Visitors are warmly welcomed with access to beautiful beaches, plentiful accommodations, and many exciting and historic events to keep visitors coming back for more.
Heritage Park and Cultural Center
The Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Center has attractions such as the Civil War Exhibit Building, Fort Walton Temple Mound, the Garnier Post Office Museum, Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum, and the Indian Temple Museum. These museums and historic landmarks offer history from prehistoric times, the Civil War as it relates to the Fort Walton Beach area, and their first school opening in 1912. It also offers history of the close of their post office in the 1950’s.
Emerald Coast Science Center
The science center is located downtown just west of Fort Walton Beach, and has multiple exhibits with hands on demonstrations that include Robotics exhibits, Hurricane simulators, Natural Gas exhibits and even a live animal kingdom exhibit! More information can be found by visiting their website.
Air Force Armament Museum
This collection of artifacts encompasses over 15,000 from the early aviation days of World War 1 through today’s higher tech planes and bombs. This is a most popular sight to see, especially among Veterans.
Many more attractions and ventures are available in the Fort Walton Beach area, as well as beautiful beaches and accommodations. Plan your visit today.
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