Shopping in Destin

The surfing and skating savants at Innerlight spread outdoor sporting enthusiasm through a wide selection of lessons and beachside merchandise. Stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) synthesizes the buoyant balance of surfing and self-propulsion of canoeing to form a single aquatic super-sport. Led by an American Red Cross–certified instructor, the one-hour private lesson hones pupils with boardborne basics. Students learn stable-paddling techniques, ocean-safety skills, and how to read the tides for good conditions without reading goggles. SUP riders receive a paddle and a height- and weight-appropriate board for use during the lesson, with training wheels available upon request.

Since childhood, the owner of Lily Chartier Pearls has crafted cultured freshwater, tahitian, and south sea pearls into bracelets, necklaces, anklets, and earrings bound by lengths of hand-rolled leather. The pearls are drilled by hand and accented with sterling silver. Shoppers can also peruse children's jewelry such as stretchy pearl bracelets with initial charms.

Disaster Relief Supply fortifies home- and business owners against storms, natural disasters, and hazardous accidents with an armory of practical survival tools available for purchase and rental. The flickering light of a Texsport double mantle propane lantern ($26.56) ensures the successful completion of crossword puzzles during power outages, and Dorcy LED rechargeable spotlights ($24.35) flag down choppers or facilitate high-budget shadow-puppet shows. Customers can bolster first and second lines of defense against accidental infernos with First Alert smoke alarms with battery backup ($9.99) and First Alert kitchen fire extinguishers ($13.25). Disaster Relief Supply's cache of rental equipment helps clients clean up after Mother Nature with carpet floor blowers ($23/day) for drying soggy rugs and 2-horsepower, 10-gallon wet/dry vacuums ($16/day) that slurp up debris and the last drops of renters' unwanted milk shakes.

Young women send hangers of gauzy tops and bold, colorful dresses clacking across Frock Candy’s colorful racks, where designs hang in four storefronts in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Destin, Florida. Independent and well-known brands, such as Chinese Laundry, Qupid, Theme, and Lush supply casual and special-occasion dresses, prim and everyday tops, and shoes both saucy and demure to an inventory which rotates as tastes change. Frock Candy’s style experts forecast trends such as fresh colors and trending images of celebrity pets for each season.

Sandwiched between Alvin's Island and Legendary Marina, Crab Island Watersports opens its doors daily to help visitors explore the surrounding bayous, intercoastal canals, and Choctawhatchee Bay. Rent a pontoon and sidestep the hurdles of boat ownership, such as storage and constantly having to whistle the Gilligan's Island theme song, or hop onto a waverunner to zip from beach to beach. Up to 600 feet above the water, parasailers drift over the Gulf of Mexico's jade tides while trying to spot passing ocean life beneath their feet. For an up-close experience with these maritime tenants, morning, afternoon, and sunset tours coast out to areas where dolphins often entertain visitors by jumping out of the water in slow motion to advertise their new basketball shoes.

Core Nutrition designs personalized wellness programs that can help customers reach their fitness goals, whether they’re looking to lose weight, build and tone muscle, or simply sleep better at night. Customers can take advantage of free fit camps, wellness coaching, weight-loss challenges, and high-octane smoothies packed with proteins and vitamins.