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Panama City Beach is a city in Bay
County, Florida, United States, on
the Gulf of Mexico coast. The city
is often referred to under the
umbrella term of "Panama City",
despite being a distinct
municipality from the older and
larger inland Panama City to the
east, making Panama City and Panama
City Beach two separate cities.
Panama City Beach's slogan is "The
World's Most Beautiful Beaches" due
to the unique sugar-white sandy
beaches of Northwest Florida.
For quite some time Panama City
Beach has been a popular vacation
destination, especially among people
in the Southern United States. The
city is also a very popular spring
break destination, sometimes being
referred to as "The Spring Break
Capital of the World," due to about
100,000+ college and high school
students who arrive during the
months of March and April.
Well-known locations in the city
were places such as "The Hang-Out"
at the Long Beach Resort motel and
the now closed Original Miracle
Strip Amusement Park. A construction
boom from 2001 to 2007 dramatically
changed the beachfront skyline with
high rise condos and hotels. New
attractions, such as Pier Park (a
property of Simon Property Group),
located in the heart of Panama City
Beach, are a positive turn-around
from the real estate down-turn from
2007-2009.
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