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Gator Beach


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 34 attractions in Destin
Traveler Description: What a great attraction!  Eat in the restaurant first and enjoy the alligators afterward.  Try the fried pickles!  Feed the gators and pay for the... more »
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Attraction type: Educational site
Address: 20001 Emerald Coast Pkwy
Fudpucker's Restaurant Destin, FL
Tel: 850 837 4781

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5 of 5 stars
vasufobo   9 contributions
Alabama
Oct 17, 2009

1) IT"S FREE!!!!!!!! 2) LOTS of GATORS!!!!!!! 3) playground if the kids get tired! 4) very nice personnel 5) I LOVE our photo with the gator! my husband and I are smiling - our 3 year old is attempting to smile thru her nervousness, and our 1 year old has her mouth open - mid cry of fear! PERFECT! 6)... more

Very cool
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4 of 5 stars
dhollland   11 contributions
Maryville, TN
Sep 11, 2009

We had our picture made with a gator and we loved it. The "museum" area is a little cheesy. more

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5 of 5 stars
fralix   2 contributions
Murf, TN
Jul 4, 2009

My Husband and I have 4 kids, so obviously we HAVE to budget! This was a totally cool place go even without kids. We did not eat there due to reading reviews before we went. The kids did of course want to eat there- but we withheld. I thought I would feel really awkward having to walk through the restaurant... more

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3 of 5 stars
keykey06   3 contributions
Gadsden
Jun 23, 2009

It was worth it because it was free, but I probably would have been mad if I had to pay. more

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4 of 5 stars
rachealbci   2 contributions
tennessee
Jun 10, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

This is a good free thing that my kids loved and since not too many things in Destin are free we took advantage of it. We did not eat at Fudpucker's as we were recommended not to by other tourist, however we seen alot of live gators. You and your family can take a picture holding a live gator (mouth... more

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3 of 5 stars
WifeAKAMom   1 contribution
Fairbanks, Alaska
Jun 2, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

The "beach" is actually a pit will a bunch of alligators lying around. You can feed them but they seem to be fed so often that they are pretty uninterested in the food you have. You can get your picture taken holding a live alligator (his mouth is taped). There is also a large fake gator you can pose on.... more

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4 of 5 stars
Eugene111   2 contributions
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jul 18, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

I would say this is one of the rare places in Destin you can go for free. Kids would like that. You have to walk through the restourant though. I have not been eating there but it looks ok, cannot be terribly expensive. The whole observation deal will take no more 20 minutes. You can buy bag of alligator food... more

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4 of 5 stars
amallory   6 contributions
Kingwood, Texas
Jan 4, 2007
6
people found this review helpful

My husband and I enjoyed this expierence, looking at the alligators and talking to the young men on the bottom floor. It was very interesting, we just wished we would have fed the alligators. We also took a picture with a real live alligator. You gotta do that, if you do nothing else. more

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Gator Beach Address

20001 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Fudpucker's Restaurant, Destin, FL
Tel: 850 837 4781