Destin

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city tourist destination

Destin is a popular coastal city on Florida’s Emerald Coast known for its white-sand beaches, emerald-green waters, and world-class fishing.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Destin, Florida	10
Destin Harbor	1
Destin beaches	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ
beachSandType	quartz sand ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
coastType	barrier peninsula ⓘ
connectedBy	Mid-Bay Bridge ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countySeatOf	none ⓘ
drainageBasin	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
governingBody	City of Destin government ⓘ
hasAirport	Northwest Florida Regional Airport ⓘ surface form: Destin Executive Airport Northwest Florida Regional Airport ⓘ surface form: Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
hasAttraction	Crab Island sandbar ⓘ Destin Harbor Boardwalk ⓘ Henderson Beach State Park ⓘ
hasEvent	Destin Fishing Rodeo ⓘ Destin Seafood Festival ⓘ
hasFeature	barrier island-like peninsula ⓘ coastal dunes ⓘ
hasGolfCourse	Kelly Plantation Golf Club ⓘ Regatta Bay Golf and Yacht Club ⓘ
hasHarbor	Destin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Destin Harbor
hasMarina	HarborWalk Marina ⓘ
incorporationDate	1984 ⓘ
knownFor	charter fishing fleet ⓘ emerald-green waters ⓘ fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ white-sand beaches ⓘ
locatedIn	Okaloosa County, Florida ⓘ surface form: Okaloosa County
locatedOn	Emerald Coast ⓘ Florida Panhandle ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
near	Fort Walton Beach ⓘ Miramar Beach ⓘ
nickname	World’s Luckiest Fishing Village ⓘ
partOf	Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin metropolitan area
popularActivity	boating ⓘ deep-sea fishing ⓘ dolphin cruises ⓘ snorkeling ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector	hospitality industry ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
region	Northwest Florida ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
timezone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
transportation	U.S. Route 98 ⓘ
waterBody	Choctawhatchee Bay ⓘ