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    The white beaches and emerald waters of the Destin area draw many tourists. Florida's Department of Environmental Protection estimates that more than 80 percent of the Emerald Coast's 4.5 million yearly visitors travel to the region to visit Destin.[3] Visitors can charter fishing vessels from the harbor,[9] and there are 12 beach access points in the city.[10] Among the access points is Henderson Beach State Recreation Area. A portion of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, the Okaloosa Day Use Area, is just across East Pass on Santa Rosa Island.

    The sand on Destin's beaches is some of the whitest in the world.[11] The sand comes from the Appalachian Mountains, and is made of finely ground quartz crystal giving the appearance of sugar.[12] Residue flows down the Apalachicola River and is deposited into the Gulf of Mexico.12 Because of the currents the sand drifts west along the Gulf Coast and settles from east of Panama City to the Alabama coast.[13]

    Several manmade attractions have been built in and around Destin. Nearest the city's center is Big Kahuna's water park, a popular water and adventure park. Destin Commons is an open-air shopping mall located to the east of the city, with a 14-screen Rave Motion Pictures cinema, a Hard Rock Cafe, and numerous tenants such as Bass Pro Shops, Belk, Books-A-Million, Banana Republic, and Abercrombie & Fitch.[14] Further east is the Silver Sands Outlet Mall, which claims to be "the nation's largest designer outlet center."[15]

    In addition to an assortment of hotels and motels, many high-rise condominiums are located in Destin. The first condominiums in Destin were built in the 1970s,[4] and construction continues today.[3] Visitors can also rent private homes.[citation needed] Visitors play a large part in Destin's economy – the city's population of around 12,000 balloons to 40,000 during the tourist season.[3]

    Destin's surroundings include other popular tourist destinations. Sandestin, Florida, located to the east in Walton County, is a popular golf and beach resort. Further east along the coast is the master-planned community of Seaside, filming location of the 1998 movie The Truman Show.[16] To the west are Navarre Beach and Pensacola Beach, and the Civil War fortification Fort Pickens is located at the western end of Santa Rosa Island.

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