The westernmost city in Florida’s Panhandle, Pensacola is barely located within the Sunshine State—it’s hours from hotspots such as Disney World, South Beach, or the Florida Keys—but it’s a perfectly Floridian destination nonetheless.
In fact, part of Pensacola’s appeal is the fact that it straddles the border of Alabama, part of Florida on paper, and yet is closer to the small Southern town of Mobile than any of the world-famous tourist attractions within its own state.
