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Gulf Islands National Seashore
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Near Pensacola, the Panhandle's barrier islands occupy about as much real es-
tate as a string bikini, particularly the sensual stretches that form the
Gulf Islands
National Seashore
. While the region is well known for its activity-fueled beach
towns, these are quickly left behind along the park's almost-pure-white quartz-
sand beaches, gleaming like new snow. If you really need an activity, tour the
moody, crumbling wreckage of historic Fort Pickens or hike the sand-floored
woods, but really, isn't this why you came, to nap and tan in paradise?
