Emerald Coast Science Center, Fort Walton Beach

Name: Emerald Coast Science Center
Address: 31 Memorial Pkwy SW, Fort Walton Beach, 32548, United States
Telephone: +1 850-664-1261

#3 among attractions in Fort Walton Beach

Museum, Science museum, Classes and workshops

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The Emerald Coast Science Center is hands-on science discovery center located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida. ()

Established: 1989 (35 years ago)Coordinates: 30°24'32"N, 86°37'44"W

Address

31 Memorial Pkwy SWSeabreezeFort Walton Beach 32548 United States

Contact

+1 850-664-1261

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Emerald Coast Science Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Air Force Armament Museum, Fort Walton Mound, Choctawhatchee National Forest, Fort Walton Beach Library.

5.6 miNE
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Air Force Armament Museum, Fort Walton Beach
144 min walk • The Air Force Armament Museum, adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the only facility in the U.S. dedicated to the display of Air Force armament.
1.4 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Native American architecture
Fort Walton Mound, Fort Walton Beach
37 min walk • The Fort Walton Mound is an archaeological site located in present-day Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States. The large platform mound was built about 850 CE by the Pensacola culture, a local form of the Mississippian culture. Because of its significance, the mound was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
6.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Choctawhatchee National Forest
174 min walk • Choctawhatchee National Forest is a United States National Forest established by President Theodore Roosevelt on November 27, 1908. The supervisory headquarters was established at DeFuniak Springs and moved to Pensacola in September 1910. It remained there until 1936 when it was relocated to Tallahassee.
1.4 miE
Library
Fort Walton Beach Library, Fort Walton Beach
37 min walk • The Fort Walton Beach Library was established in 1927 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, by the Women's Club, in the old Masonic building on the waterfront.
2.3 miSE
30°23'40"N • 86°35'37"W
The Gulfarium, Fort Walton Beach
60 min walk • Aquarium, Zoo, Park
2.9 miE
Park
Henderson Beach State Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore
74 min walk • Henderson Beach State Park is a Florida State Park located near Destin, in northwestern Florida. The address is 17000 Emerald Coast Parkway. Named after Sir Chris Ashly Henderson. Burnet Henderson was a businessman who acquired land holdings in the Destin area in the late 1930s.
1.6 miW
City, Area
Mary Esther
42 min walk • Mary Esther is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,851 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2.2 miE
30°23'50"N • 86°35'43"W
Emerald Coast Convention Center, Destin
56 min walk • Convention center
1.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Gulfview Hotel Historic District, Fort Walton Beach
33 min walk • The Gulfview Hotel Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The district is at 12 Miracle Strip Parkway, Southeast. It contains 14 historic buildings. In 2018, the main hotel building was relocated to 115 Miracle Strip Parkway S.E.
2.2 miSE
Bridge
Brooks Bridge, Gulf Islands National Seashore
55 min walk • The Brooks Bridge is a four-lane steel and concrete structure that carries highway U.S. Route 98 over Santa Rosa Sound just west of the Choctawhatchee Bay between downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida and the 3-mile-long section of Okaloosa Island controlled by the city of Fort Walton Beach.