Why you'd want to live in Miramar Beach

Miramar Beach is one of South Walton’s most fun-filled and diverse beach neighborhoods. Enjoy everything from antique shopping to beach volleyball, or spend your days and nights exploring a wide variety of dining options. On the beach you’ll find beach-lovers lounging and soaking in the sun, or adventure seekers renting jet skis or going on parasail rides for a sky-high perspective on the sparkling white sand and turquoise water. Shopaholics find retail therapy heaven in Miramar Beach, starting at Silver Sands Premium Outlets, which boasts more than 100 stores featuring name brand designers, restaurants and a kid’s play area. Nearby Grand Boulevard, an upscale outdoor lifestyle center, showcases brands like Anthropologie, Chubbies, Hemline, Lululemon, Lilly Pulitzer and Williams Sonoma. Fans of cinema flock to New Vision Theatres Boulevard 10 cinema in Grand Boulevard, where patrons of the Ovation Club can enjoy food and drinks along with their movie-going experience. It’s easy to stay active in Miramar Beach as well, where in addition to golf, tennis or swimming, you can take advantage of the weather by taking a run or bike along the 3-mile Scenic Highway 98 Trail. Fans of tennis can stay at the Hidden Dunes Beach & Tennis Resort, an award-winning tennis facility with six championship clay courts and a variety of instruction options from their USPTA teaching staff. The dining options in Miramar Beach range from Greek to American and every cuisine in between, with culinary treasures waiting to be discovered at every stop. Grand Boulevard offers plenty of restaurants to choose from, like Emeril’s Coastal Italian, Vin’tij Food & Wine, The Craft Bar and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. If beachfront dining is a must, The Surf Hut and Pompano Joe’s are known for their views and fresh seafood. No matter your style, you’ll soon discover that there’s good reason why Miramar Beach is a favorite stop for locals and return visitors, year after year. via visitsouthwalton.com