Pensacola Beach Selected As Top 10 U.S. Beach By TripAdvisorTM
Pensacola Beach was named in the top 10 beaches by TripAdvisorTM, the world's largest travel community featuring advice from real travelers. The list is based on TripAdvisor’s popularity index and editors’ opinions. The online travel network attracts nearly 30 million monthly visitors. Three other Florida beaches were named along with beaches in Hawaii, Georgia, South Carolina and California. Read Pensacola’s listing below or click here for the entire list.
7. Drink It Up: Pensacola Beach, Pensacola, Florida
A popular family destination with gentle waves and soft sand, Pensacola Beach offers an amazingly relaxed atmosphere. The huge beach's clean, beautiful shoreline invites you to swim, boat, collect shells, or just lay back on a chair with a good book. As one TripAdvisor member commented, "This is a beautiful white sand beach with the absolute clearest water you've ever seen." Read entire release on TripAdvisor
 Pensacola Beach offers the best of Florida to visitors. From history and shopping to sports, nature and attractions, there's something here for everyone.
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.
The Pensacola 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.
You won't want to miss the Pensacola Historical Museum on Zaragosa Street, with overviews of the nations whose flags flew over Pensacola.
Shopping is terrific at downtown Pensacola specialty shops. Stop at one of the wonderful coffee shops, cafes or eateries for lunch, or just an afternoon latte. The downtown area showcases wonderful art galleries featuring both local and regional art, as well as traveling exhibits in the Pensacola Musuem of Art. If antique shopping entices you, antique stores and flea markets pepper the area from the elegant to the eclectic. For more information visit www.downtownpensacola.com.
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.
Spend some time in Pensacola - you'll see why they say it's where thousands live the way millions wish they could.
Nicknames:
Cradle of Naval Aviation
All Navy, Marine and Coast Guard start their aviation training in Pensacola. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels call us home and practice here weekly from March to November.
Western Gate to the Sunshine State
Famous local saying: "Welcome to the western gate of the Sunshine State, where thousands live the way millions wish they could."
America's First Settlement
In 1559, before St. Augustine was discovered by European explorers, Spanish explorer Don Tristan de Luna brought an expedition to Pensacola's shores. The settlement didn't weather its first hurricane very well, so a few years later it was abandoned.
City of Five Flags
In its 400 years of history, Pensacola has been ruled by Spain, France, England, the United States and the Confederacy.
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