A Florida Vacation Rental will make your next family trip more rewarding. If you are looking for a great vacation idea, consider booking a quality Florida bed and breakfast in the Tampa Bay area – where you and your family can enjoy lots of fun, with privacy and comfort. Pick a great family getaway spot [...]
The Museum of Fine Arts, located in downtown St. Petersburg, contains the only comprehensive art collection, extending from antiquity to the present, on Florida’s western coast. Featuring an enormous permanent collection of European, American, Asian, and pre-Columbian artworks, in addition to its collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, the Museum of Fine Arts also produces [...]
Clearwater is clearly the place to play in Tampa bay. Clearwater’s world renowned island beaches and its extensive recreational opportunities, restaurants, shops and attractions all within walking distance, together with the largest recreational fishing fleet on the West Coast of Florida, all combine to make Clearwater one of Florida’s most popular vacation spots. Clearwater Beach, [...]
The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary is located south of Tarpon Springs on Alternate US 19 in Palm Harbor, Florida, 24 miles north of St. Petersburg, It has been an area landmark for over 50 years. The Sanctuary is located at the site originally occupied by Bob and Mae Noell’s Chimp Farm. Their dedication to helping primates [...]
St. Petersburg’s claim to 360 days of sunshine each year has earned it the nickname of “The Sunshine City.” For that reason, the city is a popular tourist and retirement destination but not for that reason alone. Some other things that attract people to St. Petersburg are that it has the largest city marina in [...]
Two major airports serve the Tampa Bay, Florida area: the Tampa International Airport (TPA) is 5 miles west of downtown Tampa (on the east side of Tampa Bay) and the St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is on the west side of Tampa Bay, north of St. Petersburg and east of Clearwater. Rental car service can [...]
Sunken Gardens is the oldest commercial tourist attraction on Florida’s west coast, and one of the finest botanical gardens in the United States. Carved out of a large sinkhole and shallow lake by plumber George Turner in 1924, it began as one man’s obsession with Florida’s flourishing plant life. In the 1970’s, it fell into [...]
There are plenty of piers along the Gulf Coast, but mention The Pier, and any Floridian will know you are talking about the one in St. Petersburg. This landmark has gone through a lot of changes since it was built in the late 1800’s. Today, shops, restaurants and amusements line the walkways of a five [...]
The St. Petersburg Museum of History, located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, presents three permanent exhibits and occasional rotating exhibits recounting the development of St. Petersburg from the Native American peoples to the Modern Era. Among the permanent exhibits, “The World’s First Airline Gallery” features a life size replica of the Benoist Airboat, the nation’s [...]
Located 20 miles north of St. Petersburg or 22 miles west of Tampa, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a rescue and rehabilitation home for marine animals. Most of the creatures stay only until thay are ready to be released back in to the wild, but those whose disabilities are permanent remain there. This vacation stop [...]