Plus, many Gulf Coast ... Spa or North Shore beaches are right by the St. Pete Pier, which offers restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Make your way to Destin in the Florida Panhandle to ...

A Florida photographer was aware his photo would likely fuel an online storm, with people from New Orleans to 30A chiming in.

Escape the crowds and discover a hidden gem in Florida where you can swim alongside rare marine life and indulge in some of ...

Whether sifted, saved or shipped out, post-hurricane sand from Lido Key to Turtle Beach posed a gritty predicament.

But rules vary for the consumption of alcohol at the white sand beaches across the Gulf Coast, including those in Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle. Some allow vacationers and ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale, swimming in the Gulf off the Florida coast, was captured on video by SeaTrek ...

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef once it reaches its final resting place off Florida’s ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto A pair of highly endangered North Atlantic right whales traveling together made “rare” appearances off Florida’s Gulf Coast. The nearly 40-foot female whales appear ...