Have you ever been to the town of Seaside? It’s located along the Florida Panhandle, near Santa Rosa Beach. I was clearing out photos on my phone to open up more iCloud storage (does anyone else have that issue?) and came across these pictures, taken this spring during our annual beach trip.
Seaside is a quaint, idyllic community that is very popular among tourists. For some reason, it is especially popular among Nashville residents–it seems like everyone we know has been. If you visit during peak vacation season, finding parking is a challenge. Someday it would be fun to stay in the town, which has a large square across the street from the beach and a number of restaurants and shops. Everything is within walking distance, and the streets are lined with beautiful shade trees. However, the cost of vacation homes in Seaside is out of our price range, so we stay in a more affordable area about 15 minutes away.
Some of the buildings look like they belong in a European village.
On the day we visited this spring, there was a baby shower happening in one of the side areas of the town square.
The town also has a quaint wedding chapel.
Many of the vacation homes have signs that share the owners’ names and where they live. If I owned a beach house, I’m not sure I would want to display that information for all to see, but I suppose it speaks to how tight-knit the community is.
Yes, I should also delete photos because I’m out of iCloud space. I don’t like it.
Which one of you is the one who doesn’t want to stay home? Seems you’re always on the go.
We’ve actually only traveled a few times this year, and all have been weekend trips, mostly to spend time with family. It might seem like we travel a lot because some of my travel posts are delayed.
Someone sounds jealous. I like hearing about Ellie’s trips.
I have never been to Seaside, Florida, but I have been to Seaside, Oregon! We actually live about an hour east and visit quite often. It’s one of our favorite places along the Oregon Coast because it has a 1.5 mile paved promenade (like a boardwalk) that parallels the ocean at the edge of the sand. When our kiddos were tiny we loved bundling them up, putting them in strollers, and taking walks in the cool, salty air of the evening. Also located in Seaside, OR is the Lewis & Clark Salt Works National Site, which is especially fun to visit when they have reenactment days. As our Seaside has become more popular, it’s also become more crowded, so now we mainly plan our visits during the off season. The description of Seaside, Florida sounds lovely. I’ll have to put it on my bucket list! ☺️
That sounds beautiful! So it sounds like the Lewis and Clark expedition officially ended in Seaside, although Astoria seems to get recognition for being the location of their winter camp? Am I getting that right?
We’ve gone to Seaside during our every other year trip to Destin. Notably, it’s where “The Truman Show” was filmed!