Travel and Leisure included Boca Grande on its “Best Little Beach Towns” list.
According to the magazine, “This Edenic escape on the Gulf of Mexico is a real slice of Old Florida, with a much-photographed lighthouse watching over Gasparilla Island State Park, tree-lined streets without traffic lights, and long, quiet beaches touched by gentle surf.”
T&L recommends staying at The Gasparilla Inn, a member of the Historic Hotels of America and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. As for restaurants, T&L hails “a funky Florida spot with character called Temptation: “Think murals of leaping tarpon and a neon martini sign—serves local grouper, pompano, and soft-shell crabs.”