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Egmont Key
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4905 34th Street S., # 5000
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
727-893-2627
Located at the mouth of Tampa Bay and accessible by private boat only, this island features a reconstructed lighthouse, beautiful beaches and wildlife, and the historic ruins of Fort Dade.
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Egmont Key Island Adventures
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4737 Gulf Blvd.
St. Petersburg, FL 33706
727-360-2263
Take a Dolphin Watch cruise to Egmont Key Island. Egmont Key is a barrier island refuge of approximately 350 acres. The island provides nesting, feeding and resting habitat for brown pelicans and other migratory birds. See Dolphins, walk the Nature Trail, go snorkeling, shelling, picnicking or just relax on the beach. Trips leave daily and include your mask and snorkel rental.
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Florida Aquarium, The
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701 Channelside Dr.
Tampa, FL 33602
813-268-0838
Home of sharks, rays, otters, sea dragons. Explore Tampa Bay with their new Dolphin Quest eco-tours. Their newest attraction -Sea Hunt- features deep-sea predators, including a Giant Pacific Octopus.
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Fort De Soto Park
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3500 Pinellas Bayway S.
Tierra Verde, FL 33715
727-582-2267
The beach at Fort De Soto is ranked as America's Best Beach for 2005. The park consists of 1,136 unspoiled acres, seven miles of beaches. Trails include a 6.8-mile recreation trail where visitors may run, bike, rollarblade or walk. The 12-foot-wide asphalt trail connects the campground with the North and East Beach Swim Centers and the historic fort. Surrey bikes are also available for rent. The park has a 1-mile nature trail in the Arrowhead Picnic area, and a ¾-mile nature trail in the Soldier?s Hole area provides a glimpse of some the native fauna and flora. The 2,200-foot Barrier-Free Nature Trail is a self-guided interpretive trail providing access to nature for all visitors to Fort De Soto Park, regardless of their physical abilities. Barrier-Free Trail amenities include rest areas with benches and water fountains. Interpretive informational signs and touch boxes on the trail have recorded information to enhance visitor experience.
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Gizelle Kopsick Palm Tree Arboretum
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North Shore Dr.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-893-7335
Currently there are more than 200 palms and cycades exhibited representing some 45 species from around the world. Development of the arboretum is a continuing, never-ending project. The collection will grow as new species become available. Park development is supervised by the City Beautiful Commission in cooperation with the city of St. Petersburg Parks Department.
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Granada Terrace Historic District
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Coffee Pot Blvd.
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
In February 1924, the Granada Terrace subdivision was platted by prominent local developer C. Perry Snell and laid out with parkways, circular plazas in the roadway, and curved streets. This small, compact neighborhood was oriented towards these parkways and plazas which feature large concrete monuments. The southern portion of the neighborhood is bisected by Granada Park, the central parkway comprised of a series of rounded plots that runs from 1st Street NE to the water, ending on the east side of Coffee Pot Boulevard and opening into a large, semi-circular vista. Features within the vista include a large, rectangular, concrete pylon pergola and benches on the west side of Coffee Pot Boulevard, the street that parallels the waterfront. A corresponding semi-circular feature and a wide concrete terrace with steps to water's edge dominate its extension into Coffee Pot Bayou on the east side of the boulevard.
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