Pensacola Beach is the hub of Santa Rosa Island, first discovered centuries ago by Spanish conquistadores. Santa Rosa Island offers miles of unspoiled white sand, blue-green water, numerous restaurants, and a taste of history.
Much of this barrier island is protected from development. The Gulf Islands National Seashore keeps beaches accessible to the public and preserves the area's environment and history.
The central business district, Pensacola Beach offers restaurants, shops and entertainment. The calendar is filled with special events, from a rollicking Mardi Gras to stylish wine-tasting, scrumptious food fetes and a Bushwhacker Weekend. Restaurant menus are a marvelous mix - from elite dining to down-home cooking - and nightclubs keep a steady beat. Public pavilions provide free jazz, blues, rock and country music several nights a week during warm weather.
Sun-seekers can mix and mingle at popular beaches or, if they prefer, they can claim isolated stretches of sand for themselves.
Motorboats, sailboats, surfers and windsurfers coexist easily in the Gulf and bays while parasailer's float overhead and fishermen try their luck from sea and shore.
The Seville Historic District is one of the oldest and most intact in all of Florida, its architecture reflecting modest structures perfectly suited to the climate. Within this small neighborhood is Old Christ Church, Florida's oldest church (1832), and St. Michael's Cemetery, deeded to Pensacola by the King of Spain in 1822.
Popular with military reunions, the Wall South at Veterans Memorial Park on Bayfront Parkway is a one-half scale replica of the design in Washington, D.C. The world-class National Museum of Naval Aviation showcases the history of aviation through indoor and outdoor exhibits and the museum admission is free. Be sure to catch the latest large format film at the IMAX Theater.
There's racing excitement at Pensacola Greyhound Track and Five Flags Speedway. The Civic Center hosts their own professional hockey league, the Pensacola Ice Pilots.
Pensacola boasts many beautiful parks with fountains, play areas and often water access. Feed the ducks at Bayview Park on Bayou Texar. Watch an osprey return to its nest with a freshly caught fish at Big Lagoon State Park. Public boat ramps allow for fun on the water, pick up a copy of the Florida Boater's Guide from the Marine Patrol across from the Visitors Information Center at the foot of the Bay Bridge.And speaking of the bridge, the old Pensacola Bay Bridge is one of the longest fishing piers in the US - for small change, you can fish right in the middle of the bay!
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