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    All The Must-Do Things In Destin, Florida, This Spring

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    Spring break means high season for areas of the Florida Panhandle, like Destin, where you can guzzle fruity drinks on the beach to your heart's content.

    But along with strawberry daiquiris, Destin and its surrounding towns have boat-loads (literally) of activities to keep you occupied for your weeklong vacation, including but not limited to eating M&M pancakes.

    Stay at the Henderson Beach Resort & Spa so you can spend a week floating in this lazy river pool.

    Guarantee your spot on the beach when you stay just steps away at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa.

    Embrace your inner seven-year-old with a plate of kids' M&M pancakes at The Pancakery.

    Get all sorts of hip at The Other End, where you can get craft beer and food served to you out of an Airstream.

    Try to finish the prime rib sandwich at McGuire’s Irish Pub.

    Ignore the restaurant's name and dig into a mound of crawfish at Stinky’s Fish Camp.

    Go into a post-beach sugar coma thanks to The Fudgery.

    Drink away the pain of your sunburn with one of Pampano Joe’s bucket margaritas.

    Snag a colorful table at Lucy Buffett's LuLu’s, and load up on the burgers and fries.

    Wind down with a bottle at Vin’tij Food & Wine.

    Live out your spring break dreams at Okaloosa Island.

    Snap one of these iconic dune pics at Henderson Beach State Park.

    Play on a boat at Crab Island.

    See all the pretty lights at The Village of Baytowne Wharf.

    Take a sunset dolphin tour with Destin Snorkel after a long, hard day of lounging on the beach.

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