The palm trees are not native to the area • Seaside was founded in 1981 , spans over 80 acres and consists of more than 300 homes • Seaside was the main filming location of the movie , The Truman Show • Coastal Dune Lakes are a very rare natural phenomena that only occur in a handful of locations around the globe , including New Zealand , Australia , Madagascar and South Walton , Florida • South Walton has 15 named Coastal Dune Lakes along its 26 miles of coastline • South Walton ’ s Coastal Dune Lakes are said to be as much as 10,000 years old and were formed by winds that redistributed sand which created the shallow basins • The standup paddle board , YOLO , was born in Santa Rosa Beach , Florida • According to the International Shark Attack File , there has only been one documented shark attack in Walton County in the last 130 years • Did you know that a whale shark has been spotted swimming in the waters of Grayton Beach ? • The Seaside post office is one of the country ’ s most photographed post offices , and thought to be the most photographed building in Seaside • Black bears occupy the woodlands all around 30A • The husband-and-wife team who designed Alys Beach were the town ’ s first residents • Alys Beach is one of the first communities in the state of Florida to have all of its homes constructed to Fortified Standards , designed to withstand the harsh coastal elements , hurricanes , and other natural disasters • Eventually , Alys Beach will be one of the largest communities along Scenic Highway 30A
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