Getting Oriented

Getting Oriented

The Panhandle is a large area, and the lack of sufficient air service can make it tough to access. However, two major east-west routes will introduce you to some fantastic back roads and waterfront drives. From Tallahassee, U.S. 90 is an early byway that roughly parallels its modern cousin, Interstate 10, but goes through small Old Florida towns like Marianna, Chipley, and DeFuniak Springs on its way to Pensacola. From Pensacola, U.S. 98 generally skirts along the Gulf of Mexico through seaside towns and communities like Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Panama City Beach, Seaside, and Apalachicola.