Capt. Anderson’s Restaurant has a piece of history in its landscaping. The solid cast bronze propeller is from the British EMS Empire Mica ship that was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine on June 29, 1942 during World War II. The propeller is 18’ in diameter and weighs 16 tons.

The Gulf of Mexico is the 9th largest body of water in the world. It covers 600,000 square miles and is bordered by the U.S., Mexico, and Cuba.

• Panama City Beach averages 320 days a year of sunshine. Make sure you bring your sunglasses and
sunscreen.
• Panama City Beach averages 4.5 million tourists annually, yet the town has less than 20,000 residents.

• Florida is the flattest state in the United States.

•About 1,000 people move to Florida on an average day.

• Florida produces more than 70% of the United States’ supply of citrus. In fact, more than 90% of
America’s orange juice is made from Florida-grown oranges.
• The best time to go scuba diving in Panama City Beach is between April and September.

• The hottest month in the Florida Panhandle is July with an average temperature of 90 degrees.
The coldest month is January with an average temperature of 63 degrees. And, the wettest month of the
year is in July with an average 5.7” of rainfall.
• There is nowhere in Florida that a beach is no more than an hour’s drive.

• Florida is the only state that borders the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

• Florida has the most golf courses of any state in the United States.

• Florida inventions: Sunscreen, Gatorade, Air conditioning, Key Lime Pie, Incandescent light bulbs,
Famous Amos cookies, and concentrated orange juice
• There are no dinosaur fossils on record in the State of Florida.

• Everglades National Park in Southern Florida is the only place on Earth where alligators and crocodiles
coexist in the wild.
• Florida was underwater until 23 million years ago.