Panama City Beach may be best known for the emerald green waters and sugar white sand, but there is a wealth of fun and exiting activities all around the beach! Frank Brown Park is a popular park on Panama City Beach Parkway that has the brand new Panama City Beach Aquatic Center with kids’ water playground. Pier Park is an up-and-coming attraction to the beach, bringing up-scale family-oriented shopping, dining and entertainment.

St. Andrews State Recreation Area is one of the most popular outdoor recreation spots in Florida. There you can hike, camp, swim, snorkel, fish and boat. Shell Island is not to be missed. Multiple local charter companies have shuttle boats traveling there every day from Panama City Beach. You won't believe all of the dolphins! Panama City Beach also has these exciting attractions: Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum, ZooWorld, Shipwreck Island Water Park, miniature golf courses, Sea Dragon Pirate Cruise and evening concerts in Aaron Bessant Park.

• Frank Brown Park >
  Over two-hundred acres are dedicated to outdoor recreation facilities at neighborhood and community parks surrounding the beaches. The playgrounds, picnic areas, saltwater fishing pier, freshwater youth fishing lake, greenways and trails are open to the public year round. The Community Center and Senior Center host special events, civic club meetings, and two variety of classes for all ages.

• Pier Park - A Great Place to Shop, Eat and Play
  Pier Park is forecasted to become the new "Downtown Panama City Beach," with its collection of enchanting eateries and espresso bars, chic retail shops, and a 16-screen state-of-the-art movie theatre. The 900,000 sq. ft., open-air lifestyle center is ideally situated between Front and Back Beach Roads, right in the heart of Panama City Beach, to serve the growing residential community, exploding condo market, and over six million tourists that visit each year. Developed by Simon Property Group, Pier Park will
  serve as the premier shopping destination for the Panama City Beach market
  and the entire Emerald Coast.
  
  Target is currently open for business, and construction has begun on Southern Theatres' Grand 16 Theatre, which is scheduled to open in summer 2007. Back Porch Seafood House and Reggae J's Island Grill will both feature fresh Gulf seafood and direct views of the Gulf of Mexico. Ron Jon's Surf Shop, Panera Bread, Old Navy, Johnny Rockets, Longhorn Steakhouse and Starbucks are other restaurants and retailers to look out for.
  
  Some retailers will open their stores at Pier Park in 2007. The Grand Opening of the project is scheduled for spring 2008.

• Zoo World >
  Enjoy a day with bengal tigers, snow leopards, monkeys, other primates, snakes and all kinds of reptiles at ZooWorld Zoological & Botanical Park. The zoo is home to more than 275 exotic and endangered animals, in a lush tropical landscape featuring more than 250 species of plants and trees. Lions, tigers, and bears along with monkeys, alligators, camels, giraffes, reptiles, exotic birds, orangutans, and jaguars are all part of this entertaining and educational experience