Perched on the northwest Gulf Coast of Florida, the beaches along Highway 30A have become a Southern travel destination.

Not only am I a frequent 30A visitor, living just 90 minutes north of Rosemary Beach, but I am also a top-rated Airbnb host ...

I needn’t have worried. After pulling into the entrance off South Watersound Parkway (the road that dead-ends into County Road 30A, right by Alys Beach), we followed a winding lane beside the ...