Florida's 3 Best Beaches

Nothing beats out a Sunshine State beach vacation.
Sun, sea and sand. Some serious tanning. The occasional swim. Happy kids. A sizzling BBQ. Balmy eves and glorious sunsets. But which beach is the best beach? Here's a top three of fabulous Sunshine State beaches, all great holiday destinations.

Panama City Beach
Panama City Beach touts of over 27 statute miles of mulct White sand beaches along the Gulf of Mexico. It's a great topographic point to vacation. Just lie on the beach, taking in the rays, and venturing out for the occasional swim. Or seek one of many athletics such as as parasailing, jet plane skiing, snorkeling, windsurfing or diving.

There's a beach to lawsuit any taste, from the voguish City and Bahama beaches, to the relatively undeveloped and unspoilt St Roy Chapman Andrews State Diversion Area beach to the south.

In the eventide the chief vacation spot come ups alive - you can eat at a great value seafood restaurant, drink at lively bar, then dance at a hot club.

Bathtub Beach, North Anne Hutchinson Island
A very popular beach, and deservedly so, since a little reef (created not by coral, but by sand-eating worms!) about 100 feet offshore makes a laguna of shallow warmer water, perfect for swimming. Behind the beach there is a wooden boardwalk, which takes to the nearby sand dune and river trails.

If you fancy a interruption from all those draining beach activities, visit the nearby Elliot museum, set-up in the early 1900s. Favorites at the museum include a 1920s dining room, an old-time country-bred store, and a big aggregation of vintage and veteran soldier cars.

Another nearby attractive force is the Sunshine State Oceanographic Coastal Center, which is very child-friendly - the small 1s will love the 'touch' pool.

Caspersen Beach, Venice
Caspersen Beach is the most natural and undeveloped beach of all Venice's beaches. It's located at the southern end of Seaport drive, about a statute mile South of Venezia fishing pier. The parking's free, and is connected to the beach by a pleasant boardwalk, which weaves through native foliage.

The beach itself is very beautiful, and stretches for more than than a statute mile and a one-half of soft sand. It's a great topographic point for a swim - the beach is a designated Blue Wave beach, but many common people bury the swimming, and concentrate on searching for fossilized shark teeth. These dodoes come up from immense 50 ft sharks, which cruised the Waters here a couple of geological epoches ago. Caspersen beach is a good topographic point to happen these fossils, because it hasn't been replenished and covered with sand from other areas, unlike many of the beaches along this stretch of shoreline.

In early summer, May thru to July, ticker out for Turtles' nests - these are often marked out with bet so you can give them a broad berth. If you're there in the morning, see if you can descry the tell-tale turtle 'tramlines' which tally up the beach from the seawater's edge.

There's also a beautiful small nature trail which wanders through the dunes, and sea-oats, finally connecting to the Venetian Waterway Trail.

So which beach to choose?
It all depends on your mood. If you're loving the non-stop political party vibe, choice Republic Of Panama City beach. If you desire a household twenty-four hours out at the beach, Bathtub is super-kid friendly. But if restful is your aim, iciness out at Caspersen.