Pensacola
The port of Pensacola, situated on the best and largest natural harbor in Florida, is the economic center of the western edge of the Panhandle, the "Miracle Strip." Its history goes back more than 400 years, and the carefully restored Historic Village contains buildings of the Spanish, French, and British colonial periods.
Features of interest in the surrounding area are the U.S. Naval Aviation Museum, Fort Pickens (1834) at the west end of Santa Rosa Island, and Pensacola Beach with its expanses of sugar-white sand. Visitors will find that Pensacola has less of the Floridian resort-town atmosphere and more of the down-home influences of the deep south. Here, you will find plenty of grits, a slight southern drawl, and a slower pace. Despite its smaller size, Pensacola is home to plenty of things to do, including family activities, museums, and several performing arts companies.
Features of interest in the surrounding area are the U.S. Naval Aviation Museum, Fort Pickens (1834) at the west end of Santa Rosa Island, and Pensacola Beach with its expanses of sugar-white sand. Visitors will find that Pensacola has less of the Floridian resort-town atmosphere and more of the down-home influences of the deep south. Here, you will find plenty of grits, a slight southern drawl, and a slower pace. Despite its smaller size, Pensacola is home to plenty of things to do, including family activities, museums, and several performing arts companies.
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