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GUIDE TO ST. PETERSBURG
The St. Petersburg Museum of History is located in the cultural center of Downtown St. Petersburg. Situated on the approach to the St. Petersburg Pier, the museum overlooks the beautiful waterfront and the Vinoy Basin. A few blocks away, Bay Walk, an entertainment complex with a Muvico movie theatre, restaurants and bars, recently opened. Six other museums are located throughout downtown, plus over two dozen galleries, a thriving restaurant district and excellent antiques shops.
All the museums in Downtown St. Petersburg are connected via a trolley service called the Looper. These include the Salvador Dali Museum, the Florida International Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Pier Aquarium, Great Explorations - The Hands on Museum and the Florida Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Downtown is also home to Florida Craftsman Gallery, the Arts Center. American Stage, Tampa Bay's only resident professional acting troupe. The Bayfront Center, Mahaffey Theater and the Palladium also provide venues for performing arts.
There is so much art in downtown St. Petersburg that the local merchants association promotes the downtown as the QuARTer. Lovely waterfront parks abound with The Pier, a festival marketplace, at its center. The Pier features restaurants, shops, fishing, water sports, and miniature golf.
Naturally, beaches surround the St. Petersburg area with over 35 miles of white sandy beaches, and two of the top ten beaches in the world. It can't be beat for a vacation filled with sun, sand and culture. Major league sports are represented in the area with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays making Tropicana Field, in Downtown St. Petersburg, their home. And, if all that is not enough, Orlando's major attractions are a short 90 minutes away.
