The best beach vacation - period. Panama City Beach Florida offers every kind of fun imaginable, so you can surround yourself with emerald waters, white sand beaches, temperate weather and have the time of your life! No matter who you are or what you enjoy, you’ll find your kind of fun in Panama City Beach.

Legendary worldwide for our breathtaking white sand beaches and Southern hospitality, Panama City Beach Fla. is a natural draw for those seeking the warmth and sunshine of a tropical climate with the let-your-hair down kind of charm you can only find here.

20 Facts About Panama City Beach:

1. Located in Northwest Florida, just 98 miles southwest of Tallahassee and 297 miles southwest of Atlanta.
2. The city has a year-round population of approximately 7,500.
3. Over six million visitors enjoy a Panama City Beach vacation every year.
4. The pure white sand results from quartz crystals washing down from the Appalachian Mountains centuries ago and being ground, smoothed and polished. Rivers and streams then helped it to travel until the Gulf of Mexico deposited the millions of grains onto the shoreline.
5. Panama City Beach Florida has an average of 320 days of sunshine per year.
6. Panama City Beach weather is sub-tropical, with a year-round temperature averaging 74 degrees.
7. St. Andrews State Park has been named the #2 Beach in America by Trip Advisor. The 1,260 acre park has forests, sand dunes covered with sea oats, fresh and saltwater marshes, a lagoon swimming area, fishing jetties, hiking trails, 1.5 miles of beach and two campgrounds.
8. Panama City Beach has many nicknames, including “The World’s Most Beautiful Beaches”, “The Beach Lover’s Beach”, “The Beach That Fun Built” among others.
9. Panama City Beach is bordered on either side by State Parks: St. Andrews and Camp Helen .
10. Russell Fields Pier will reopen in June 2009 across from Pier Park, and will boast the title of longest pier on the Gulf Coast at 1,600 feet.
11. Panama City Beach is known as the Seafood Capital of the South.
12. The city is also known as the Wreck Capital of the South due to the large number of historic wrecks for scuba divers to explore.
13. Home to one of the country’s largest sport fishing fleets.
14. The area boasts one of the highest concentrations of bottlenose dolphins in the world.
15. A new international airport is on track to open May 2010 in Panama City Beach Florida. The goal is to make its terminal the first in the nation certified to LEED standards under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program of the U.S. Green Building Council  .
16. Fisherman can troll for multiple varieties of fish in our waters, including Blue Marlin, Red Snapper, Mackerel, Trout, Pompano and Cobia.
17. A community-coordinated project with Panama City Marine Institute led to the development of 50 artificial reefs off Panama City Beach. The natural reefs range in depth from 80 to 100 feet and are just a few miles offshore. These reefs range in height from three to eight feet and are teeming with sea life, including small corals and colorful sponges.
18. The Intercoastal Waterway runs through St. Andrews Bay.
19. Florida Ironman Triathlon has been held here since 1999.
20. Home to the only deepwater diving museum in the U.S., the Museum of Man in the Sea.