The Panhandle Travel Guide
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- Guidebooks
Guidebooks
Florida's thin, green, northwest corner snuggles up between the Gulf of Mexico and the Alabama and Georgia state lines. The Panhandle is sometimes called "the other Florida," since in addition to palm trees, what thrives here are the magnolias, live oaks, and loblolly pines common in the rest of the Deep South. As South Florida's season is winding down in May, action in the northwest is just picking up. Part of the area is even in a different time zone: the Apalachicola River marks the dividing line between eastern and central time.
The Panhandle Hotels
Many of the lodging selections here revolve around extended-stay options: resorts, condos, and time-shares that allow for a week or more in simple efficiencies...read more
The Panhandle Restaurants
An abundance of seafood is served at coastal restaurants: oysters, crab, shrimp, scallops, and a variety of fish. Of course, that's not all there is on...read more
Fodor's Choice
Things To Do in The Panhandle
There are sights in the Panhandle, but sightseeing...read more
Travel Deals in The Panhandle
- Ft. Lauderdale to/from L.A. (each way) Virgin America
- Miami South Beach Oceanfront Resort (Reg. $500) BookIt.com
- Orlando: 4-Star Suite Hotel w/Breakfast, 55% Off BookIt.com
- Last Minute Car Rentals Across Florida E-Z Rent-A-Car
The Panhandle Experiences
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Snowy White Beaches: Most of the Panhandle's Gulf Coast shoreline is relatively unobstructed by high-rise condos and hotels, and the white-powder... Read more
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Not every stretch of Florida coastline features great beaches; some have rough sands, others may find you contending with rocks, mud, and stingrays... Read more
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Cruises
Luxury tour provider Abercrombie & Kent has announced an Arctic cruise adventure worth planning ahead... Read more
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Travel Tip of the Day
At the Museu Picasso, Diumenges al Picasso (Sundays at the Picasso Museum) offers Sunday morning performances Read more
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Best of the Best
With the rise of mixology programs across Las Vegas, yummy cocktails have become an integral part of nightlife Read more
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