When this particular part of Florida was genuinely economically depressed, a cartoon-type map was published with renderings of businesses along the Gulf Coast ... with an emerald glow, thanks ...

The main road in this city is U.S. Highway 98 – also commonly known as the Emerald Coast Parkway – which runs the length of the Gulf of Mexico coast and is lined with attractions, restaurants ...

There is no shortage of ways to get out and play in Destin, Fort Walton Beach, and Okaloosa Island, collectively known as the Heart of Florida’s Emerald Coast. The area’s 24 miles of shoreline ...