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Gator Beach

Gator Beach
20001 Emerald Coast Pkwy Fudpucker's Restaurant
Destin, FL
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Comfort Inn $79 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Beachside Towers at Sandestin $382 0.4 mi 0.7 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Beachwalk Villas at Sandestin $257 0.4 mi 0.7 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Holiday Inn Destin on the Beach $161 1.5 mi 2.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Waterscape N/A 11.2 mi 18.0 km 5 of 5 stars
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Fudpucker's Beachside 0.0 mi 0.0 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Callahan's Restaurant & Deli 2.0 mi 3.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
McGuire's Irish Pub & Brewery 3.1 mi 4.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Beaches of South Walton 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Henderson Beach State Park 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Kitchenique 2.0 mi 3.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Florida Fun: 10 Family-Friendly Activities in Destin, Florida” Go World Travel Magazine
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 25 attractions in Destin
Traveler Description: What a great attraction!  Eat in the restaurant first and enjoy the alligators afterward.  Try the fried pickles!  Feed the gators and pay for the... more »
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Attraction type: Educational site
Address: 20001 Emerald Coast Pkwy
Fudpucker's Restaurant Destin, FL
Tel: 850 837 4781

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“Pretty good free place”
4 of 5 stars
Eugene111
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jul 18, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I would say this is one of the rare places in Destin you can go for free. Kids would like that. You have to walk through the restourant though. I have not been eating there but it looks ok, cannot be terribly expensive. The whole observation deal will take no more 20 minutes. You can buy bag of alligator food... more

“A Free Must See”
4 of 5 stars
amallory
Kingwood, Texas
Jan 4, 2007
5/7 found this review helpful

My husband and I enjoyed this expierence, looking at the alligators and talking to the young men on the bottom floor. It was very interesting, we just wished we would have fed the alligators. We also took a picture with a real live alligator. You gotta do that, if you do nothing else. more

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20001 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Fudpucker's Restaurant, Destin, FL
Tel: 850 837 4781