Florida's panhandle is located at the northwest corner of the state. The thin part of Florida is located between the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama and Georgia's state line.
One unique feature of Florida's panhandle is the greenery of the area. It not only has palm trees that are natural to Florida, but also magnolias, loblolly pines and live oaks like the rest of the southern states.
The Florida panhandle even has its own different time zone than the rest of the state. Areas west of the the Apalachicola River are on central standard time.
Following World War II tourism started booming in the panhandle. In the mid-1950s the area between Pensacola and Panama City was named The Miracle Strip after the rise of property values.
Locals call the panhandle the Emerald Coast because of its white sands, swamps, flora, bayous and sparkling green waters.
