Attractions in Panama City Beach, FL

If you just can’t spend every day on the beach, don’t worry; from miniature golf and go-carts, to some truly unique museums. Panama City Beach is loaded with great amusements and attractions.

Miniature Golf, Go-Carts & Bumper Boats Let your vacation take a turn toward family fun with nearby exotic miniature golf courses, ultra fast go-carts, wet and wild bumper boats and even a human maze the size of a football field!

Shipwreck Island Water Park
12000 Front Beach Rd.
Panama City Beach, FL 32407-3413
1-850-234-0368

Plan to spend the day enjoying rides and picnicking amid six acres of lush landscape in one of the best water parks in Florida. There is something for everyone. For the daring, get ready for rushing water adventures. Whitewater enthusiasts will delight in Rapid River Run, an inner tube ride. Don't miss, a 65- foot free fall slide, the Top Drop, with a plunge pool waiting at the end.

For something calmer, the Lazy River Ride offers a relaxing trek through the park along a 1,600 foot stream. Families love to ride White Knuckle River together in a giant inner tube. Comfortable gazebos are the place for adults to relax while overlooking the Tadpole Hole, for younger guests. At the Tadpole Hole, youngsters will discover a ship to explore, a submarine just for tots, a giant purple frog slide and more.

Gulf World Marine Park
5412 Front Beach Rd.
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
1-850-234-5271

Gulf World Marine Park, a Panama City Beach landmark since 1969, is one of Florida's top Marine attractions. Gulf World features five shows, many exhibits and offers an action packed day that will long be remembered.

Zoo World
9008 Front Beach Rd.
Panama City Beach, FL 32407
1-850-234-1243 .

Enjoy a day with snow leopards, monkeys, other primates, snakes and all kinds of reptiles at ZooWorld Zoological & Botanical Park. The zoo is home to more than 350 animals, including endangered animals. ZooWorld is an active participant in The Species Survival Plan. Zoologists established The Species Survival Plan in 1980. It is a global concern dedicated to protecting the world's most severely endangered animal species. Open year-round.

Museum of Man In The Sea
17314 Panama City Beach Pkwy.
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
1-850-235-4101

This unique museum is dedicated to the history of diving and houses relics from the earliest underwater exploration to recovered shipwrecked treasures. "Firsts" in underwater technology are well represented, with many of the originals in ocean exploration to be found among the scuba gear, submersibles, and commercial diving equipment. Their comprehensive collections of historic underwater equipment includes the earliest animal-skin bladder to cutting edge deep-dive gear.

Experience the unspoiled estuary life of St. Andrew Bay through a computer program. Climb through a submarine or try on a diving helmet. A saltwater touch pool, plus, special changing exhibits add to the fun.

Museum hours are 9 to 5, seven days a week. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.