While you're looking into the emerald waters and white sand beaches of Destin Real Estate, try these helpful links. Destin, part of Okaloosa County, Florida, is located in the midpoint of the Florida panhandle. Its beaches are among the whitest in the world. The city is named after Captain Leonard Destin, a Connecticut fisherman who settled in Northwest Florida around 1845. Captain Destin pioneered the fishing industry in this area.

Destin has grown from a small fishing village into a major tourist resort.  The largest and most elaborately equipped fishing fleet in the state of Florida docks at the Destin Harbor. Besides fishing there is golf, tennis and watersports.

As of 2004, the U.S. Census Bureau estimate for Destin puts the population at 12,162.