10 Best Things to Do in Fort Walton Beach

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is a historic area that offers a world of educational museums, farmers markets, temples, and more to thrill your senses and excite your family. You can visit a Native American burial mound followed by a Thai Buddhist temple.

You can take the kids to an adventure entertainment centre where they can play laser tag or navigate a rope course. You can head to a postal museum or schoolhouse museum. Of course, you can also relax under the sun on stretches of sand at the local beaches on your annual family or couple’s holiday. Here are the 10 best things to do in Fort Walton Beach.

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1. Emerald Coast Science Centre

Explore science through hands-on, interactive exhibits

适合： 家庭

The Emerald Coast Science Centre is a family friendly, fun, and educational attraction that seeks to teach through interactive experiences. Almost every exhibit in this unique museum is hands-on, offering insight into STEM culture. Here you can learn about robotics, engineering, physics, electricity, colour, light, and sound.

You can also see the Marine Exhibit for a high-seas adventure learning how boats stay afloat, and learn about the role that radio communications have played in maritime history. You can even grab a tool and take part in a dinosaur dig! After this, you can get up close and personal with live parrots, budgies, cockatiels, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, snakes, and many other animals.

地址： 31 Memorial Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

开放时间 Wednesday–Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm (closed Sunday–Tuesday)

电话： +1 850-664-1261

2. Indian Temple Mound Museum

Walk the trails of the indigenous people

适合： 家庭, 历史

The Indian Temple Mound Museum sits on the site of the Fort Walton Mound, which was originally built around 850 A.D. by the indigenous Pensacola people. The museum offers exhibits, artefacts, and information documenting 12,000 years of culture of the indigenous people, including more than 1,000 stone, clay, bone, and shell tools and utensils.

It also includes one of the finest Southeastern US ceramic collections on the continent. Besides native exhibits, you’ll also see artefacts from early European explorers, pirates, and settlers. When you’re done, you can walk around the base of the mound itself.

地址： 139 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

开放时间 Tuesday–Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm (closed Sunday–Monday)

电话： +1 850-833-9595

3. Wild Willy’s Adventure Zone

Play a round of laser tag amongst the dinosaurs

适合： 家庭, 冒险

Wild Willy’s Adventure Zone is a family fun centre and amusement park that offers a wild world of fun for the entire family. Within the park, you can play a round of miniature golf, hop on a roller coaster, and spend hours playing video games in the arcade.

You can navigate the rope course, visit the 4D theatre, hit the super-long fun slide, drive the Island Grand Prix race tracks, or engage in the Bumper Wars Bumper Boats. You can even play a round of Urban Assault Laser Tag. The decor is prehistoric in theme with dinosaurs everywhere you look, and it’s sure to bring a smile to the faces of kids and grown-ups alike.

地址： 1306 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

开放时间 Monday–Thursday from 12 pm to 9 pm, Friday from 12 pm to 10 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm, Sunday from 10 am to 9 pm

电话： +1 850-400-3300

4. Wat Mongkolratanaram

Learn about Thai culture at a traditional Buddhist temple

适合： 与众不同

Wat Mongkolratanaram Temple is a Thai Buddhist temple that attracts many travellers who come to view the stunning architecture or learn about the practices of this culture. The temple is small but decorated with elaborate golden Buddha statues.

You’re welcome to sit and relax on meditation pillows while monks go about their daily chores and rituals. The temple also hosts a traditional Thai market as well as regular charity festivals where you can sample authentic Thai foods that benefit the temple.

地址： 741 Mayflower Ave, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547, USA

开放时间 Sunday from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm (closed Monday–Saturday)

电话： +1 850-863-2906

5. Brooks Bridge

Drive across a historic concrete bridge

适合： 照片

Brooks Bridge is a tall steel and concrete bridge that carries you over the Choctawhatchee Bay along Route 98. It’s named for John Thomas Brooks, a founding father of Fort Walton Beach whose contributions date as far back as 1868 when he purchased 111 acres that one day would become the modern city centre area of the city.

The bridge itself is an architectural wonder and rises 50 feet above the water. It’s the only local crossing of the sound and was just rehabilitated in 2015. Aside from its status as a crossing area, it also offers stunning panoramic views and photo opportunities of the bay on both sides.

地址： 42 FL-30, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

6. Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum

Learn about education from the early 20th century

适合： 历史

The Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum is located in an authentic and historic building that stood as a local school from 1911 through the 1930s. Though small, it’s full of exhibits, artefacts, documents, and other materials on the history of education during the early 20th century.

Its mission is to shine a light on the experience of going to school in Northeast Florida in those days. Throughout the year, various speakers, workshops, and programmes appeal to locals and visitors alike.

地址： 127 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

开放时间 September–May: Monday–Saturday from 1 pm to 3 pm (closed Sundays). June–August: Monday–Saturday from 12 pm to 3 pm (closed Sundays)

电话： +1 850-833-9595

7. Liza Jackson Park

Swim, sun, relax, and picnic the day away

适合： 冒险

Liza Jackson Park offers a 1,000-foot stretch of cotton-soft sand, and calm surf that’s perfect for swimming and relaxation. The park also features play structures for the kids to run and climb on all day as well as picnic tables and a pavilion to enjoy a cookout with your family.

A boat launch is on-site, and those who enjoy surf fishing will love casting a line from the fishing pier. The amenities in this place are just about all you could want for a day of relaxation, sunbathing, swimming, and making memories.

地址： 338 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

开放时间 Daily from 6 am to 11 pm

电话： +1 850-833-9576

8. John Beasley Park

Play beach games, grab a snack, and enjoy the ocean

适合： 冒险

John Beasley Park is a scenic beachfront park that offers a range of attractions for the whole family to enjoy on holiday. You’ll enjoy hours of fun building sandcastles or relaxing under the warm Florida sun in the soft white sands, playing beach games, or swimming in the lapping blue ocean waters.

Changing rooms allow you to get into your swimming costume right on-site, and showers let you wash off the salt and sand when you’re done. A snack bar on the beach lets you grab a quick bite to eat so you can spend the whole day relaxing.

地址： 1550 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

电话： +1 850-689-5790

9. Garnier Post Office Museum

Discover the early history of the local postal service

适合： 历史

The Garnier Post Office Museum offers exhibits, information, documents, and artefacts from the days of the early postal era in the county from 1918 to 1956. Located in a historic city centre building, the museum is dedicated to the memory of Euphrates A. Mooney, the original postmaster of the Garnier Post Office in the early 20th century, a time when the post came into town by boat from Pensacola.

Today, the museum is part of the Fort Walton Beach Heritage Park and Cultural Centre, and your membership also covers entry to a nearby historic schoolhouse museum. It’s 2 for the price of 1!

地址： 127 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

电话： +1 850-833-9576

10. City centre Fort Walton Beach Farmers Market

Eat your way through local culture

适合： 家庭, 购物者

The City centre Fort Walton Beach Farmers’ Market is open year-round and allows you to catch a taste of local culture and colour. Here you can purchase fresh produce from local farmers as well as arts, crafts, and souvenirs of your trip.

Try local vegetables, artisan-crafted dishes, handmade items, entertainment, and a whole world of other fun and exciting products. Your entire family can spend a whole day just eating its way through the stalls, browsing the booths, and enjoying local fun and excitement.

地址： 139 SE Brooks Street, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, USA

开放时间 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month from 8 am to 1 pm

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