My meticulously curated travel guide for 30 A Florida includes local hotspots, under-the-radar restaurants, can’t-miss boutiques, and hip places to stay.
30 A Florida is my favorite vacation destination in Florida. It’s the beautiful beachside towns along Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A between Ft. Walton Beach and Panama City Beach, Florida. The beachside towns include Dune Allen, Gulf Place, Blue Mountain Beach, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Grayton Beach, Seagrove, Alys Beach, Watersound, and Water Color. Each has guidelines against high-rises and hotels, making it an ideal location to rent a beach house for the week. It’s great for families and a bachelorette weekend.
For those of you looking for a relaxing getaway, clean beaches, blue water, friendly people, shopping, beautiful rental homes, bike rides, food trucks, farmers markets, and live music, you will love visiting 30A, Florida.
Here’s some info on how to get there, where to stay, eat, and things to do in 30 A Florida.
STAY
The Pearl
Cottage Beach Rentals
Watercolor Inn & Resort
360 Blue Rentals
The Court
Air BNB
VRBO
DRINK
Beach & Brew 30A
Hotz Coffee
2 Birds Coffee & Cafe
The Bay
The Red Bar
Neat Bottle Shop
Bar Room
SHOP
30 Avenue
Willow Boutique
Sundog Books
Modica Market snacks and drinks for the beach or a picnic
Patchoulis gift & beauty boutique
For the Health of It organic grocery & juice bar
Gray Malin 30A Prints
Outpost
The Seaside Style
Beau Interiors
Runsup running and paddle board
Love to Run
Patchouli’s women’s boutique
Alys Shoppe women’s boutique
Willow & Mercer
Gigi’s Fabulous Kids & Toys
Becasa women’s boutique
Faherty men’s clothing
The Hidden Lantern Bookstore
Tidwell & Sons clothing & accessories men & boys
ExVoto Vintage jewelry
Margaret Ellen Bridal
EAT
Raw and Juicy
Cafe 30 A
The Donut Hole
2 Birds Coffee & Cafe
Grace Pizza & Shakes
Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar
Nanbu Noodle Bar
SWEETS
Frostbites Hawaiian shaved ice
LoLoba’s Bakery delicious cinnamon rolls *gluten-free items
Blue Mountain Bakery *GF menu
Nigels
SEE
The Truman Show House
Seaside Post Office
Seaside Tower
PAMPER
Natural Beauty Spa
Spa 98
Relax Day Nails
DO
SoWal Pilates
Beach Bonfire
Bike Rentals
Rosemary Beach Tennis Club
Fired Up Pottery
Seaside Farmer’s Market
Santa Rosa Farmer’s Market
Eden Garden’s State Park
Grayton Beach State Park
Coastal Dune Lakes sunset
St. Andrews State Park
Camp Helen State Park
Eden Gardens State Park
GETTING AROUND
The closest airport to Seaside is Panama City Beach, Florida. It’s about 30 minutes away from 30A. Sunshine Shuttle provides service to any of the beach towns in 30A.
Golf Cart: Get A Goober Simply download the app, schedule a ride, hop in and travel down 30A in style.
What else would you add to this travel guide to 30 A Florida?
TRAVEL GUIDES:
Laurel // Waco // Jacksonville // Philadelphia // Austin // Richmond // Palm Springs // Venice Beach // Oxford, MS // Portland, Oregon
Don’t miss my monthly newsletter packed with obsessively-curated recommendations. Sign up and get my newsletter delivered right to your Inbox. It’s free and packed with travel guides, recipes, resources, and more!
P.S. You May Have Missed the Following:
Best Home Gym and Hotel Room Workout Products, Apps, Streaming Services, and Trainers