People can explore the museum from noon to 7 p.m. daily in Destin and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily in Panama City Beach. Cost is $20 for a half-hour or $30 for an hour with available discounts for locals.

It was a time when Destin wasn’t a tourist destination lined with high-rise condos towering over the white sand beach, but instead, a meager fishing village – a little piece of nothing ...