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All the United States Florida Pensacola Beach

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Pensacola Beach

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pensacola Beach, Florida

Updated September 16, 2016

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Futuro House Pensacola

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Pensacola Futuro House

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.
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Fort Pickens

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.
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Wall South at Veterans Memorial Park.

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'Wall South' Vietnam Memorial

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.
6 miles from Pensacola Beach
The Graffiti Bridge in 2012.

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Pensacola Graffiti Bridge

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.
6 miles from Pensacola Beach
The marquee of Pensacola’s Saenger Theatre. “Saenger Theatre Pensacola 2007”

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Saenger Theatre Pensacola

A Grand Dame of the vaudeville circuit restored to its former glory.
6 miles from Pensacola Beach

Pensacola, Florida

O’Zone Pizza Pub

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.
7 miles from Pensacola Beach
Then-colonel “Chappie” James at his desk. “Chappie James At His Desk 1967”

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Chappie James Museum

A small museum celebrating the life of the first Black four-star general in Air Force history.
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If you thought Pensacola, Florida—with its powder-white sand beaches, near-perfect weather, and fresh seafood—was just a place to soak up the sun, think again. In fact, the city and beach of the same name is the site of the first European settlement in the continental United States. Established by Spanish explorer Tristán de Luna in 1559, it was christened Panzacola, a name of Native American origin and the precursor to the city’s modern name. The destination is also the birthplace of U.S. naval aviation and is still home to a naval air station and the thousands of service members stationed there, as well as the Blue Angels, the flight squadron famous for their death-defying fighter plane stunts. This delightful coastal city is an ideal, if somewhat quirky, blend of historical sites (on land and underwater) and activities to get your adrenaline flowing.

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