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All information in this book is CONTENTS believed to be correct at the time of publication. The Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce cannot and does not guarantee the correct- 4 • From Surf To City 22 • Dining & Nightlife ness of all the information or the complete absence of errors and omissions. 5 • Award-Winning Beaches 24 • A Rich and Varied History For more information, contact: Museums and Historical Parks • Fun Around the Water Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce 6 Marinas, Cruises, Yacht Clubs, • A Cultural Mecca 401 Cleveland Street 26 Piers, Boating,Sailing and Theaters, Concert Halls Clearwater, Florida 33755 Underwater Exploration Art, History, Science and 727.461.0011 Childrens’ Museums www.clearwaterflorida.org 10 • Clearwater “Naturally” [email protected] Preserves, Parks, 34 • Clearwater Area Map Clearwater Beach Chamber of Commerce Gardens and Sanctuaries 333 C South Gulfview Blvd 38 • Getting Around by Clearwater Beach, Florida 33767 14 • Let The Games Begin! Air & Land 727.447.7600 Golf, Recreation, Sports and Race Tracks 40 • Picking the Perfect www.beachchamber.com Place to Stay [email protected] 18 • Nearby Attractions and Heron Publishing, Inc. Communities 64 • Annual Events 4432 Commercial Way Theme Parks, Aquarium Spring Hill, Florida 34606 Dunedin & Tarpon Springs 67 • Useful Things to Know 800.785.1800 or 352.596.0209 www.heronfla.com 20 • A Shopper’s Paradise Malls, Shopping Areas, Photo Acknowledgements: Flea Markets and Antiques Dennis Eckel, Eckel Advertising; City of Clearwater, Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater Great Explorations Children’s Museum, MOSI Copyright 2011 by Heron Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The publisher and the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce and Heron Publishing, Inc.
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FROM SURF TO CITY
Welcome to pearly white sand beaches, shimmering surf and a vacation full of fun choices. Truly, Clearwater offers something to please all tastes and all generations. Boating and fishing, along with other water activities; golfing; tennis; shopping; culture; night-life; ecotourism; historic sites; professional sports teams; as well as a plethora of dining experiences beckon its visitors. It’s guaranteed that by the time you leave, you’ll already be planning your return visit.
4 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com AWARD-WINNING BEACHES Mention almost any accolade in the travel industry and Clearwater Beach, as well as it’s surrounding beaches, has won it. From being named “Best City Beach” by Conde Nast Traveler to being designated a Blue Wave Beach by the Clean Beaches Council, the region has garnered numerous awards. Among these are:
USA Today “Top Ten” list of best beaches from Maine to Hawaii Travel Channel “Number One Activity Beach” in the nation “Dr. Beach” America’s Best Beaches List named the 2008 winner Caladesi Island State Park in nearby Dunedin and the 2009 winner Fort DeSoto Park in St. Petersburg FamilyTravelForum.com One of the twelve “Top Baby Beach Getaways” in the country, and the only beach on the list from Florida Clearwater Beach appeals to people of all ages and interests as shown by the fact that Fodor’s Travel Publications named it as one of America’s top family beaches and the Orlando Sentinel lauded it as second only to Miami’s South Beach as the place to go if you’re single. Whether you stay for the day or the season you will not be disappointed in what the Clearwater area (both beachside and mainland) has in store for you.
BEACH WALK Beach Walk is a broad, winding promenade surrounded by resorts, beautiful white sand, entertainment and artwork. It offers a unique environment for pedestrians to enjoy a view of the Gulf of Mexico beaches dotted with palm trees, with resting areas and lush landscaping bordering the meandering two-lane drive. SUNSETS AT PIER 60 DAILY FESTIVAL Every evening the place to be is Pier 60, a 1,050- foot fishing pier. For two hours before sunset and two hours after, people of all ages mingle; street performers and musicians entertain; and local artisans sell handmade treasures. Sunset Cinema shows free movies every Saturday and Sunday at dusk. PIER 60 PARK, with a covered children’s playground, has two play areas with age appropriate equipment - one for preschoolers and the other for 8 to 12 year olds. 727.449.1036 www.sunsetsatpier60.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 5 FUN AROUND THE WATER
As you approach Clearwater Beach from the mainland, one of the first sights you see is the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a renowned marine life center that specializes in the rescue, rehabilitation and release of injured sea creatures. The aquarium is host to Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, sea turtles, river otters, stingrays and other marine life. Visitors can touch one of the dolphins, watch an open-air performance, sail on their popular ecoboat tour or work with the trainers in an interactive session. Come meet Winter, who lost her tail in an accident, but is now healthy and swimming freely with her prosthetic tail. She is even learning how to paint, and is currently starring in her own 3D movie, “Dolphin Tale.” Scheduled to open fall 2011. This movie is about the friendship of a boy and dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap. It is directed by Charles Martin Smith and other stars include: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson and Harry Connick Jr.
6 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com Home to the largest fishing fleet on Florida’s Clearwater is home to two yacht clubs. west coast, the Clearwater Municipal The Clearwater Yacht Club has a full Marina provides 23 slips for transient boaters calendar of events, including parties and as well as many services including: a post office, regattas; a restaurant; and slips to dock your retail, restaurants and bait shop. Berthed in boat. Along with the usual yacht club amenities, the marina are boats that offer a myriad of Carlouel Yacht Club has two swimming pools, activities: from fishing, sightseeing, sailing, lighted tennis courts, a restaurant and a lounge. speed, “hands on” marine life adventures, • Clearwater Yacht Club to dining and dancing and parasailing. For 727.447.6000 • www.clwyc.org boaters who want to visit downtown, there is a new dockage area near Coachman Park • Carlouel Yacht Club that just opened in 2010. 727.446.9162 • www.carlouel.org • Clearwater Marine Enterprises, Inc. More than 300 varieties of fish swim in the 727.446.7666 • www.queenfleet.com Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay including tarpon, • Clearwater Municipal Marina grouper, snapper, trout, snook, red fish, kingfish, 727.462.6954 • www.myclearwater.com shark, sailfish and mackerel. • Hubbard’s Marina Pier 60 in Clearwater Beach offers bait and all 727.393.1947 • www.hubbardsmarina.com the fishing equipment you need to reel in “the big one.” Open 24 hours a day, 364 days a year Sightseeing boats offer unique ways to (closed on Christmas), it offers a full-service experience the area. Sail away under billowing bait house with gear rental and sales, live bait, sails in true luxury on a three-masted schooner; snacks and beverages. thrill to an exhilarating ride on one of the world’s largest speedboats; or cruise on a pirate ship, The old Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa bringing to mind the swashbuckling days from Bay was turned into two fishing piers, billed as the area’s buccaneer history. Observe the “the world’s longest.” Snacks, drinks and fishing magnificence of dolphins frolicking in the waves supplies are available. This popular spot is open or a spectacular sunset over the Gulf of Mexico. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and the lighting Luncheon and dinner-dance cruises promise at night attracts many species of fish. memorable meals and sightseeing. Become a • Pier 60 marine biologist on a maritime life experience 727.462.6466 • www.myclearwater.com cruise. Kayak through bay islands, bird rookeries and springs and catch a glimpse of great blue • Skyway State Fishing Piers herons and other wildlife. 727.865.0668 • 941.729.0117 www.skywaypiers.com • Calypso Queen 727.461.3113 • www.starlitecruises.com • Captain Memo’s Pirate Cruise 727.446.2587 • www.captainmemo.com • Sea Screamer 727.447.7200 • www.seascreamer.com • Starlite Cruises 727.462.2628 • www.starlitecruises.com • Yacht Starship 813.223.7999 • www.yachtstarship.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 7 STAY SAFE AND LEGAL Pinellas County Court House, bait and tackle WHILE HAVING FUN shops and sports retailers. Instant licenses are also available via the Internet at http://myfwc.com/ Because a large number of citizens and visitors license or by calling 888.347.4356 for those using a enjoy the water, the community stresses safety at all credit card. Licensing is normally included when times. Sailing classes and safe boating courses are fishing from party and charter boats and many offered at a minimal charge. piers. For complete information visit • Clearwater Community Sailing Association, Inc. www.marinefisheries.org. 727.517.7776 • www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org • Clearwater Sail & Power Squadron UNDERWATER EXPLORATION 727.441.8775 • www.clearwatersquadron.org Scuba diving and snorkeling are popular A Florida fishing license is required for non- pastimes and there are more than ten artificial Florida residents 16 years and older. There are inshore and offshore reefs along the coast. These two licenses, freshwater and saltwater, depending reefs are especially attractive to grouper, snapper, on the type of fish caught. Licenses may be grunt, mackerel, amberjack, cobia, barracuda and purchased at Pier 60, the tax collector’s office, baitfish. They are also home to coral, sponge and a wide variety of other underwater creatures. Explore the former Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn, several tugboats (one 100 years old), a shrimp boat, World War II tanks and more. Snorkeling reefs are located closer to shore.
1001 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater, Florida 33767 Phone (727) 517-7776 I Fax (727) 489-2602 www.clearwatercommunitysailing.org
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From dolphins to bald eagles . . .Clearwater’s natural beauty is breathtaking. Yes, Virginia, there are other creatures in exhibits; the Brooker Creek Barn, a theater of Florida besides Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck historical artifacts; vivid illustrations of the human and Goofy. And not just palm trees grow here. effect on the environment; and a series of nature Manatees inhabit our waterways, feeding on trails, including a nine-mile wilderness trail aquatic plants. North American river otters play and a horseback trail. in brackish creeks and streams. Everyone’s favorite, the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, can be • Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center seen cavorting with beauty and grace. Alligators 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs can be found in some freshwater areas of the 727.453.6800 • www.brookercreekpreserve.org county. Avid birdwatchers can see a variety of avian species, including osprey, egret, heron, Shell Key Preserve is a 1,755 acre gull, white ibis, roseate spoonbill, bald eagle and sanctuary that includes a 180 acre barrier brown pelican. Fifteen sites throughout Pinellas island. Its unique habitat provides a haven for County have been officially designated as wildlife, including the American oystercatcher, portions of the Great Florida Birding Trail. snowy plover and black skimmer. Ninety-five acres critical to the survival of these species Ninety five acres are located on Sand Key, a have been set aside for nesting, migrating and barrier island between the Gulf of Mexico and wintering birds. The park is accessible by boat, the Florida Mainland. It features two distinct swimming and occasionally by wading. areas, a beach and a park. Sand Key Park Camping is permitted here. houses the base of operations for the artificial reef program, a cooperation program to build a • Shell Key Preserve reef in the Gulf. Natural communities include a West of Tierra Verde beach where sea turtles annually deposit eggs, 727.552.1862 (Reservations) the Clearwater Aquarium takes responsibility for 727.452.6505 (Management) these nests and keeps statistics. A salt marsh 727.582.2100 (Events) with viewing benches further enhances the park, www.shellkey.org, where several birds nest and feed. Dogs are www.pinellascounty.org/environment, welcome in the dog park but not on the beach. www.pinellascounty.org/resident/recreation.htm • Sand Key Park Boyd Hill Nature Preserve consists 1060 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater of more than three miles of trails and 727.588.4852 • www.pinnellascounty.org boardwalks meandering through a variety of native Florida trees representing five different Unspoiled and protected, Brooker Creek Florida ecosystems within 245 acres of natural Preserve is an 8,500 acre home to more beauty. Part of the Great Florida Birding Trail, than 160 bird species, 20 amphibians, 50 the park is a haven for birdwatchers and houses reptiles and 40 mammals. Its Environmental a Birds of Prey Aviary. An environmental Education Center features four major education center provides interpretive experiences: the ecosystem and animal programs on natural history topics. 10 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com • Boyd Hill Nature Preserve for a tranquil view of nature. Hike the nine 1101 Country Club Way South, St. Petersburg miles of trails or stroll the elevated boardwalk 727.893.7326 • www.stpete.org/boyd to glimpse an intimate view of the flora and fauna, including birds, fish, snakes, Weedon Island Preserve is a rich mosaic of raccoons, dolphins, bobcats, deer and mangrove forests, open salt flats, pine flatwoods otters. Interpretative signs along the way and oak hammock. Its 3,164 natural acres were provide interesting information about the once home to at least four prehistoric cultures wildlife of the Tampa Bay Estuary. who thrived on the abundant fish, shellfish, plants and wild animals of the estuary. The Cultural and • Weedon Island Preserve National Historic Center features a creative 1500 Weedon Drive N.E., St. Petersburg blend of the Native American culture with the 727.453.6500 • www.weedonislandcenter.org environment. Bring your own or rent a kayak
www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 11 Once a barrier island, but now connected to The Nature Center offers interactive exhibits the mainland due to water currents, Caladesi and videos on geological, animal and human Island State Park, is an unspoiled area of history intended to give visitors a better under- natural vegetation, abundant bird life and standing of Honeymoon’s ecosystem and the educational programs for nature study. Named importance of preserving the island’s beautiful the #1 Beach in America, the park provides natural habitat. The center is intended to be swimming, fishing and kayaking through the a focal point for embarking on the activities three-mile mangrove shaded trail. One can hike offered in the park: playgrounds, a dog beach, the nature trails, picnic or eat at Café Caladesi. A swimming, fishing, kayaking, surfing, bird ferry service to the island departs hourly from the watching, hiking and lunching at the picnic Honeymoon Island State Recreation Area marina. pavilions or the outdoor café. Boat dockage is available during the day as well • Honeymoon Island State Recreation Area as “boat camping” overnight. One Causeway Blvd., Dunedin The original inhabitants of Caladesi Island were 727.469.5942 the Tocobago Tribe. The Tocobago used Caladesi www.floridastateparks.org/honeymoonisland Island to bury their dead in burial mounds made of shell. Spanish explorers discovered their tribe In the middle of St. Petersburg, you will find one in 1613 and the Tocobago left the island soon of the city’s oldest treasures: Sunken Gardens. after. Caladesi Island remained uninhabited for This botanical garden oasis in the middle of the over 200 years and in 1897, a Swiss immigrant city is over 100 years old, and is Florida’s oldest named Henry Scharrer decided to make the island “living museum.” Here you will find some of the his home after seeking refuge from a storm. The oldest tropical plants in the region. Meandering burial mounds remained undiscovered until 1903, paths will lead you through 4 acres of exotic flora when an excavation team found 33 remains in an from around the world. There are a total of 50,000 area that spanned 1.39 acres. specimens here, representing 500 different • Caladesi Island State Park species. The gardens are also home to tropical One Causeway Blvd., Dunedin birds, flamingoes, and butterflies. 727.469.5918 • Sunken Gardens www.floridastateparks.org/caladesiisland 1825 4th Street North, St. Petersburg 727.551.3102 • www.stpete.org/sunken Honeymoon Island State Park, a true barrier island, is the gateway to Caladesi Island. For a complete outdoor package of activities, Here you can find pristine beaches, scenic Ft. DeSoto Park is the place to go. Whether coastlines and diverse plant and animal life. you stay a few hours or a few days, you’ll never Walk the trails or use one of the park’s viewing run out of things to do. The park consists of platforms to observe many species of birds, 1,136-unspoiled acres with seven miles of white including osprey, royal tern and white ibis, seaside sand beaches, plus all the amenities a beach gopher tortoises and over 208 species of plants. lover could want: great shelling, a 108-year old
12 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com fort to explore, fishing, boating of all types, Nowhere else but Big Cat Rescue can one birdwatching, biking and a dog park. There are be face to face with more than 130 huge felines four nature trails of varying lengths, including a and 20 plus species of exotic and endangered 2,200-foot barrier-free trail. It’s the perfect place cats. Some of the more unusual ones include for a picnic or a barbecue, or to spend the night snow leopards, geoffroy cats, siberian lynx camping under the stars. and servals. • Fort DeSoto Park • Big Cat Rescue 3500 Pinellas Bayway South, Tierra Verde 12802 Easy Street, Tampa 727.582.2267 • www.pinellascounty.org 813.920.4130 • www.bigcatrescue.org Few destinations offer the opportunity to visit four wildlife sanctuaries. These centers, in The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary cares addition to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, are for common as well as rare species. The more specifically focused on rescue, rehabilitation unusual ones include a vervet monkey and a and release of birds and mammals not often lesser spotted guenon. One of its more famous seen up close. residents is “Cheetah,” one of the chimps who starred in the Tarzan movies. Moccasin Lake Nature Park is a • Suncoast Primate Sanctuary 51-acre preserve featuring rescued and 4612 Alternate 19, Palm Harbor rehabilitated birds. It features reptile, mammal, 727.943.5897 • www.suncoastprimate.org amphibian, insect and fish displays; plant and energy exhibits; and nature trails. • Moccasin Lake Nature Park 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater 727.793.2976
The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary is home to more than 600 healthy and recuperating birds, representing dozens of species. The center breeds permanently disabled birds in hopes of releasing their offspring back into nature and treats over 10,000 injured birds annually. It is the largest nonprofit wild bird hospital in the country. • Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary 18328 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores 727.391.6211 • www.seabirdsanctuary.com
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Whether you’re an active participant or an avid • Cove Cay Country Club spectator, Clearwater has a lot to offer for sports (Semi Private/18 Hole) enthusiasts. The mild winter weather means 2612 Cove Cay Dr., Clearwater you can be outdoors all year round. 727.535.1406 • www.covecaycountryclub.com • Feather Sound Country Club Home to more than 40 golf courses, many (Private/18 Hole) amateur and several prestigious professional 2201 Feather Sound Dr., Clearwater tournaments are held in the greater Tampa Bay 727.573.5666 • www.feathersoundtampabay.com area each year. Dozens of public and semi-private courses challenge even the most experienced • Northeast Coachman Disc Course (Public/18 Hole) golfer. There is even a nine-hole walking course 1120 Old Coachman Rd., Clearwater for family play at Innisbrook Resort. Disc golf 727.562.4800 courses are complete with natural obstacles amid plenty of flora and fauna. Other Golf Courses • Bardmoor North Golf Course Clearwater Golf Courses (Public/18 Hole) • Airco Golf Course 800 Cumberland Rd., Largo (Public/18 Hole) 727.392.1234 • www.bardmoorgolf.com 13690 Stoneybrook Dr., Clearwater 727.573.4653 • www.aircogolf.com • Baypointe Golf Club (Semi Private/18 Hole) • Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club 9399 Commodore Dr., Seminole (Public/18 Hole) 727.593.3900 • www.eastbaycc.com 3030 McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater 727.726.4673 • www.chichi.org • Belleview Biltmore Golf Club (Semi Private/18 Hole) • Clearwater Country Club 1501 Indian Rocks Rd., Belleair (Semi Private/18 Hole) 727.581.5498 • www.belleviewbiltmore.com 525 North Betty Ln., Clearwater 727.446.9501 • www.clearwatercountryclub.com • Cypress Links (Public/9 Hole) • The Landings 875 62nd Ave. N.E., St. Petersburg (Public/18 Hole) 727.551.3333 1875 Airport Dr., Clearwater www.stpete.org/golf/cypress_links.asp 727.447.5272 • Dunedin Golf Club • Cliff Stephens Disc Course (Semi Private/18 Hole) (Public/18 Hole) 1050 Palm Blvd., Dunedin 600 Fairwood Ave., Clearwater 727.733.7836 • www.dunedincc.com 727.562.4800 • East Bay Golf Club • Countryside Country Club (Semi Private/18 Hole) (Private/27 Hole) 702 Country Club Dr., Largo 2506 Countryside Blvd., Clearwater 727.581.3333 • www.eastbaygolfclub.com 727.796.2153 • www.clubcorp.com
14 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com • Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Public/72 Hole) 36750 U.S. Highway 19 North, Palm Harbor 727.942.2000 • www.innisbrookgolfresort.com • Lansbrook Golf Club (Semi Private/18 Hole) 4605 Village Center Dr., Palm Harbor 727.784.7333 • www.lansbrook-golf.com CLEARWATER BEACH, FLORIDA • John S. Taylor Disc Golf Course 1100 S.W. 8th Ave., Largo Sea Captain Resort 727.588.4847 on the • Largo Municipal Golf Course Bay (Public/18 Hole) Suites • Effi ciencies • Rooms 12500 Vonn Rd., Largo • 150 yards from Clearwater’s public beach 727.518.3024 • www.largo.com • Private waterfront with a panoramic view of Clearwater • Mainlands Golf Course Marina and Clearwater Bay (Public/18 Hole) • All rooms feature cable TV, refrigerator and microwave 9445 Mainlands Blvd. W., Pinellas Park • Wi-Fi available in all rooms 727.577.4847 • www.mainlandsgolf.com • Effi ciencies and suites include fully-equipped kitchenette • Mangrove Bay Golf Course with microwaves, DVD players - available (Public/18 Hole) • Heated pool, spa, shuffl eboard, picnic tables, grills and 875 62nd Ave., N.E., St. Petersburg fi shing pier 727.893.7800 40 Devon Drive • Clearwater Beach, Florida 33767 • Palm Hill Country Club (727) 446-7550 • FAX (727) 298-0100 (Semi Private/9 Hole) Reservations (800) 444-7488 1800 Seminole Blvd., Largo www.seacaptain.com • email: [email protected] 727.581.8729 • www.palmhillcountryclub.net • Pinecrest Golf Club (Semi Private/18 Hole) 1200 8th Ave. S.W., Largo 727.584.6497 • St. Andrews Links (Public/18 Hole) 620 Palm Blvd., Dunedin 800.980.1226 • www.saintandrewslinks.com • Tarpon Springs Golf Course (Public/18 Hole) 1310 South Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs 727.937.6906 • Tarpon Woods Golf Club • 400 ft. of White Sand Beach (Private/18 Hole) • Flipper’s Beach Bar, Boca Sands Grille, Lobby Lounge Bar 1100 Tarpon Woods Blvd., Palm Harbor • Parasailing and Dolphin Watch Trips 727.784.7606 • Conference & Meeting Space Tides Golf Club • Wedding and Banquet Services (Semi Private/18 Hole) • On Beach Trolley Stop 11832 66th Ave. N., Seminole • Dolphin Village Shopping Center 727.393.8483 • www.tidesgc.com • Microwave & Fridge in all Rooms Treasure Bay Golf and Tennis Club • No Resort Fees (Public/9 Hole) • Free Guest Parking 10315 Paradise Blvd., Treasure Island 727.360.6062 www.treasurebaygolfandtennis.com Twin Brooks Golf Course (Public/18 Hole) 4900 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach, FL 3800 22nd Ave. S., St. Petersburg 727.893.7445 727.360.7011 www.dolphinbeach.com
www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 15 If tennis is your game, Clearwater is the place to play. You can swing a racket at no charge at municipal courts throughout the area. In fact, the United States Tennis Association has named the McMullen Tennis Complex one of the top five facilities in the country. • Henry L. McMullen Tennis Complex 1000 Edenville Ave., Clearwater, FL 33764 727.669.1919
Serious swimmers can practice their breaststroke at the Long Center. It boasts the only indoor 50-meter aquatic facility on Florida’s west coast and is recognized as an official Olympic training facility. • The Long Center 1501 N. Belcher Rd., Clearwater, FL 33765 727.793.2320
The Clearwater Beach Library & Recreation Complex is a modern recreation facility with a fitness center. Outside there are three lighted tennis courts, lighted basketball courts, a seasonal swimming pool, a boat launch, and a beautifully landscaped passive waterfront park perfect for reading, fishing, and picnics. • Recreation Center 69 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 727.462.6138 • Family Aquatic Complex 51 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 727.462.6020
Three major professional teams call the Clearwater area home. Football’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays and hockey’s Tampa Bay Lightning provide exciting action all year.
16 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com • Tampa Bay Buccaneers Championship Festival and the One Buccaneer Place West, Tampa, FL 33607 Ironman’s 5150 Triathlon Series Finale. 813.870.2700 • www.buccaneers.com Road races, bicycle races, triathlon events, • Tampa Bay Rays swimming, canoe/kayak races, power boat One Tropicana Dr., St. Petersburg, FL 33705 races and marathons are held throughout 727.825.3137 • www.raysbaseball.com the year. International yacht racing is also • Tampa Bay Lightning common here and the Clearwater Community 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa, FL 33602 Sailing Center on Sand Key is the site of 813.301.6600 • www.lightning.nhl.com many competitions. In addition, Clearwater has hosted the Beach volleyball is very popular on Clearwater Philadelphia Phillies’ Spring Training every year Beach, from pro to amateur at all levels. In since 1947. The Toronto Blue Jays spend their fact, the area is so highly regarded for its sand, spring in Dunedin and the New York Yankees it was one of only two United States sites for train in Tampa. The Clearwater Threshers of the FIVB World Beach Championships, the Florida State League play from April through the series that determined who played in the August. Collegiate athletics also abound in Summer Olympics held in Atlanta. the area. One of the most popular games is the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day, the If wagering excites you, then use your skills at culmination of a weeklong series of fun events, picking winners and maybe go home with some including Clearwater Beach Day, for all ages. extra cash in your pockets. Greyhounds race all year on a rotating basis in two locations - • Philadelphia Phillies/Clearwater Threshers St. Petersburg and Sarasota. Derby Lane in St. 601 Old Coachman Rd., Clearwater, FL 33765 Petersburg offers live poker and Seminole Hard 727.467.4457 • www.threshersbaseball.com Rock Casino in Tampa provides various games • Toronto/Dunedin Blue Jays of chance. Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar hosts 373 Douglas Ave., #8, Dunedin, FL 34698 some of the finest horses in the country during 727.733.9302 • www.torontobluejays.mlb.com its season. • New York Yankees (Spring Training) One Steinbrenner Dr., Tampa, FL 33614 • Derby Lane 813.875.7753 • www.steinbrennerfield.com 10490 Gandy Blvd., St. Petersburg 727.812.3339 • www.derbylane.com • Outback Bowl 4211 West Boy Scout Blvd., #560 • Sarasota Kennel Club Tampa, FL 33607 5400 Bradenton Road, Sarasota 813.874.2695 • www.outbackbowl.com. 941.355.7744 • www.sarasotakennelclub.com • Tampa Bay Storm Arena Football • Seminole Hard Rock Casino (Five-time world champion) 5223 N. Orient Road, Tampa 401 Channelside Dr., Tampa, FL 33602 866.502.7529 813.276.7300 • www.tampabaystorm.com www.seminolehardrocktampa.com • Tampa Bay Downs All types of competitions are held through- 11225 Racetrack Road, Tampa out the area, including the Bright House 813.855.4401 • www.tampabaydowns.com Clearwater Super Boat National www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 17 NEARBY ATTRACTIONS AND COMMUNITIES
You can easily spend the whole day at SEE EUROPE WITHOUT Busch Gardens or Adventure Island. LEAVING FLORIDA With an extraordinary atmosphere filled with 2,700 exotic animals in their natural habitats, Dunedin has restored its Main Street area and hair-raising rides and live entertainment, it’s the village-like atmosphere showcases unique fun for the whole family. There are more than boutiques, eclectic restaurants and a collection 15 dining establishments on the grounds, of antique stores. A walking, hiking, biking and including cafés, snack bars and a full skating path (part of the Pinellas Trail) even service restaurant. winds through its downtown. Many of Florida’s “best beers” are brewed at a small downtown • Busch Gardens Tampa Bay brewery. The community celebrates its Scottish 10165 N. McKinley Dr., Tampa heritage several times a year with festivals 888.800.5447 • www.buschgardens.com characterized by Celtic traditions, culture and • Adventure Island serious competition. 4500 East Bougainvillea Ave., Tampa 813.987.5600 • adventureisland.com Tarpon Springs was founded in the early 1900s by fishermen from Greece who came A world-class facility featuring more than there to harvest the natural sponges. It became 20,000 aquatic plants and animals, the Florida the “Sponge Capital of the World” and vestiges Aquarium, educates as well as entertains. The of that life are still evident today. Its waterfront is aquarium offers behind-the-scenes tours, and a working seaport and shopping district with the certified scuba divers 15 years of age and older unmistakable feel of a Greek fishing village. The can swim with sharks. downtown is a showcase of historic buildings and homes from the Victorian era. • The Florida Aquarium 701 Channelside Dr., Tampa 813.273.4000 • www.flaquarium.org
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www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 19 skating rink. U.S. Highway 19 is the major north-south commercial corridor through Clearwater and you can find just about anything you need there. Restaurant chains, automobile and boat dealerships, department stores and specialty shops populate this area. Clearwater Mall on U.S. 19 is home to a variety of retail businesses including a major discount store, a home supplies store, a bookstore, and stores for apparel and electronics, in addition to several restaurants. International Plaza, adjacent to Tampa International Airport, blends upscale shopping and superb dining and is the perfect place to start or end your Clearwater vacation. Westshore Plaza in Tampa and Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg has retailers that provide a A SHOPPER’S multitude of products and services. You can have your jewelry repaired, purchase PARADISE supplies for your cell phone, dine and take in a movie all under one roof. You can even exchange foreign currency there and mail The greater Clearwater area is the retail postcards to your friends back home. center for the west coast of Florida with hundreds of specialty stores that offer every . . .TO FUNKY AND FUN thing from distinctive Floridian items to price- less art, from casual and elegant attire to funky Downtown Clearwater is pedestrian-friendly and fine jewelry. The beach features all types of so you can park your car and explore its cool surf shops and fashionable boutiques one many small stores. Take a short drive to expects to find in a resort destination. Clearwater Beach and shop for souvenirs, resort clothing, surfing equipment and FROM UPSCALE AND anything else you need on Mandalay CONTEMPORARY. . . Avenue and Gulfview Boulevard. Then head south over the Sand Key bridge and There are a number of major shopping discover shopping treasures in the other complexes with well-known department beach communities. Make sure you don’t stores featuring top-of-the-line merchandise. miss John’s Pass Historic Fishing Clearwater’s Westfield Countryside Village and Boardwalk in Madeira Mall offers concierge service for its wide Beach with its wide assortment of shops variety of brand and specialty stores and an ice and restaurants.
20 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com BARGAINS GALORE If you’re looking for good deals on new and used merchandise, local flea markets will please any penny-pincher. Close by are Wagon Wheel Flea Market, 49er Flea Market and Oldsmar Flea Market. ANTIQUES The St. Pete-Clearwater area has an abundance of antiques stores, from quaint Our Private Beach is waiting for you… shops to bustling antiques malls. One Come Relax in Paradise! of the largest ones is the Gas Plant Antique Arcade in St. Petersburg. This four-story antique mall features 150 vendors selling everything from home furnishings and glassware to books and jewelry. And on St. Pete’s Central Avenue, you will find the Grand Central District, which has several smaller shops.There are even more antiquing opportunities north of Central Avenue on 4th Street. Just south of Clearwater in Belleair Bluffs is Antique Alley. This one section of town Experience the sunsets where the hosts 14 different antique shops. Each dolphins love to play! shop has its own specialty, from Oriental rugs to Civil War artifacts. Whatever you’re • Private Beach – the only Clearwater Beach Hotel with a private beach! looking for, you’re sure to find it here. • Beachfront pool / Luxury Beach Cabanas Tarpon Springs has numerous • Restaurant / Beach Bar antiques stores in its downtown historic • Fitness Center • Wedding and Banquet Services district and near the Sponge Docks on • Complimentary Wi Fi Dodecanese Boulevard. Best Western The downtown districts of Dunedin and Sea Wake Beach Resort Gulfport offer their own antique shops for 691 S. Gulfview Blvd. you to explore as well. So wherever you Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 are in Pinellas County, you’re never far (727) 443-7652 • (888) 329-8910 from a great place to find antiques. Fax (727) 461-2836 www.bestwestern.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 21 Clearwater has more than 400 restaurants offering a fascinating variety of gastronomical entertainment in diverse surroundings. Fine dining to fast food, ethnic to vegetarian, outdoor on the beach to elegantly lit interiors, whatever appeals at any given time – it is here for you. Of course, freshly caught seafood is a specialty at many restaurants and you can enjoy these scrumptious meals as you watch the sun fade over the water. If you want to dine while viewing a first-run movie, the Clearwater Cinema Café is a popular choice. They offer matinees and evening shows, alcoholic beverages, appetizers, meals and, of course, popcorn. You can even reserve the theater for your own private use. DINING & • Clearwater Cinema Café 24095 U.S. 19 North, Clearwater NIGHTLIFE 727.799.3531 or 727.797.9808 www.clearwatercinemacafe.com
Every evening begins with a sunset celebration. The Sunsets at Pier 60 Festival features music, street performers, and artisans selling handmade crafts. And if you want to catch a free movie, check out Pier 60’s Sunset Cinema, which shows a free movie every Saturday and Sunday evening. When the sun sets, entertainment options are as wide-ranging as those during the day. The area’s nightclub experience is ever expanding. Whether on the mainland or on the beach Clearwater has indoor and outdoor music venues for dancing to any beat. Coachman Park, on the Intracoastal Waterway, is often the site of big name musical entertainment for all tastes. To “tickle your funny bone” there are several comedy clubs featuring local talent and nationally known comedians. Clearwater thrives on jazz and one can enjoy the beat in a number of area jazz clubs.
The fall is a fun food-tasting time in Clearwater. The Taste of Clearwater each September is a wonderful way to sample cuisine from more than 40 local restaurants. To celebrate the opening of the Stone Crab Season, Cooters hosts an Annual Crab fest every October. A huge party atmosphere takes place under the big tent featuring fresh Florida Stone Crab, King Crab, Dungeness Crab and more at great prices. Frenchy’s Stone Crab Festival, celebrating this lesser-known cousin of the Maine lobster and the Maryland blue crab, is also held in October. Another fun festival with mounds of seafood is the annual John’s Pass Seafood Festival, which originated in memory of fishermen lost at sea.
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Over a century of history is within close A.D. One of the best examples can be found proximity of Clearwater. The city’s name at the Weedon Island Preserve in northeast St. originated from the clear springs that were Petersburg. See the ecotourism section of this located along the high bluffs upon which guide on page 10 for more details. the downtown area is now situated. Early The Plumb House is a historic U.S. home settlers called it Clear Water Harbor, a name originally located on the northwest corner of that eventually became Clearwater. Spanish Lakeview and South Fort Harrison Avenues conquistadors settled here for a short time in in Clearwater. The house was built in circa the 16th century, but were driven out by the 1896 and used for a paint store on the ground Native Americans. It was not until the 1800s that level and apartments on the second floor. In white settlers returned permanently. The “Father December 1983, the house was moved to its of Clearwater,” James Stevens was among current location and serves as the home for the the first of these. After a visit in 1841, James Clearwater Historical Society and the Plumb McMullen and his six brothers settled the House Museum. area. The Clearwater Historical Society at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flchs/ Go back in time at Heritage Village, a turn-of- provides a wealth of historical information the-twentieth-century living history museum and also has a museum open to the public. situated on 21 acres. It features 28 of the Call 727.446.4250. county’s oldest structures, with two dating back to the Civil War. It is part of the 180-acre Thousands of American Indians once lived Pinewood Cultural Park that incorporates along the bodies of water which are now Tampa pleasure with historical and natural experiences. Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Several areas Included in the park is the Florida Botanical feature mounds dating from 500 B.C. to 1500
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Gardens home to both native and non-native • Pinewood Cultural Park plants with a wildlife nesting habitat, restored www.pinewoodculturalpark.org wetlands and natural bridges interacting with the • Florida Botanical Gardens more formal gardens. There is also a Children’s 727.582.2100 • www.flbg.org Trail especially designed for younger visitors. Climb the batteries at Fort DeSoto dating back • Plumb House to the Spanish-American War. Although abandoned 1380 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in 1923, one can still see some of the original Clearwater cannons and stand atop some of the remaining • Heritage Village buildings. It is part of the larger park and beach and 11909 125th Street North, Largo is accessible by car, boat or public transportation. 727.582.2123 www.pinellascounty.org/park/05_Ft_Desoto.htm www.pinellascounty.org/heritage
Enjoy fi ne dining at CASANOVA RESTAURANT in Downtown Clearwater. It’s the perfect place to experience an authentic Italian cuisine and enjoy a wide variety of wines from California and Italy. Our elegant restaurant, exquisite food and great wines will leave you with a delightful and satisfying experience. • Indoor and Outdoor (dog friendly) • Open seven days – 5pm till 11pm • Complementary Valet Parking Wednesdays through Saturdays. • Private area for large groups. 811 Cleveland Street, Clearwater Florida 33755 727-733-5449 www.restaurantcasanova.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 25 Capitol Theatre Ruth Eckerd Hall A CULTURAL MECCA Whether it is live theater, art or music, the Since 2008, the West Coast Players have Clearwater area has something for everyone. been performing in their own 100-seat theatre Both amateur and professional performances in central Clearwater. take place all year long in the numerous • West Coast Players Theatre performing arts venues. Some feature well 21905 US 19 N, Clearwater known entertainers and others showcase 727.437.2363 • www.wcplayers.com excellent local talent. Ruth Eckerd Hall at the Richard B. Constructed in 1921, the Capitol Theatre in Baumgardner Center for the Performing Arts downtown Clearwater is reminiscent of a classic was nominated one of the top five concert Hollywood theater. One of the oldest operating halls in the United States and the number theaters in Florida, it is known for having some six-ranked venue in the world by Billboard of the best natural acoustics in the southeastern Magazine. It houses two separate theaters, United States. Notable entertainers such as an education center, and banquet and meeting comedian Steven Wright and musician Richie rooms. Designed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Havens have performed here. The theater is Foundation, its stellar lineup includes more owned by the City of Clearwater and operated than 200 performances annually. by Ruth Eckerd Hall. • Ruth Eckerd Hall • Capitol Theatre 1111 N. McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater 405 Cleveland Street, Clearwater 727.791.7400 • www.rutheckerdhall.com 727.791.7400 JAZZJAZZJazz Every year Clearwater hosts the Clearwater Jazz Holiday. This free four day/four night event held the third weekend in October in Coachman Park draws renowned jazz artists like Woody Herman, Tony Bennett, Al Jarreau and Branford Marsalis. It includes the Clearwater Jazz ’N Art Walk, a juried art exhibition where one can purchase or simply view fine art encompassing all media. For more information and a complete lineup of this year’s performers go to www.clearwaterjazz.com
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As another option, you can combine an evening of dining and entertainment at two local dinner theaters - the Detective Dinner Theater and the Early Bird Dinner Theater. • Detective Dinner Theater takes place at The Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel 333 First Street South, St. Petersburg 727.446.8569 • www.detectivedinner.com • Early Bird Dinner Theater 200 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater 727.446.5898 www.earlybirddinnertheater.com
www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 27 Entertaining people since 1930, the Francis Wilson Playhouse is billed as “Clearwater’s Favorite Community Theatre.” From September through June it has a full calendar of musicals, dramas and comedies. • Francis Wilson Playhouse 302 Seminole Street, Clearwater 727.446.1360 www.franciswilsonplayhouse.org
Located in the heart of St. Petersburg, the Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater hosts national and international artists and performances. They range from Broadway shows to classical, pop, rock, comedy and dance. • Progress Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater 400 First Street South Downtown Clearwater is experiencing a renaissance in St. Petersburg terms of culture, commerce and residential development. 727.892.5798 www.mahaffeytheater.com This is evident in the Sculpture 360 Project, a collection of outdoor modern art pieces that change yearly. The city and The American Stage is a Downtown Development Board are working to revitalize professional regional equity theatre founded in 1977 the Cleveland Street District with upscale condominiums, • American Stage a major hotel, stores and restaurants. The community 163 Third Street North welcomes people to live, work and spend their leisure time St. Petersburg in this area. Every Wednesday from October through May 727.823.7529 www.americanstage.org the district comes alive with a Farmer’s Market. Vendors bring fresh produce, flowers, hand-made crafts and gourmet foods to sell. There is live entertainment each market day. Go to www.clearwaterfarmersmarket.com for more information.
28 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com The David A. Straz, Jr. Center for • David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts located in the Performing Arts downtown Tampa is the largest venue 1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa of its type in the southeastern United 813.229.7827 • www.strazcenter.org States. It houses five distinct theaters, a performing arts conservatory, a rehearsal hall, boutiques, restaurants and banquet facilities.
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The area is enriched by our world-class The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art in museums. There is something to suit everyone’s nearby Tarpon Springs features an extensive taste: from ancient, classical, and modern art expressionist collection, including works by to history and science. One of the most unique Picasso, Rouault, Hofmann and Ernst. museums in the area is the Salvador Dali • Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art Museum, which showcases the largest and 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs most complete collection of the artist’s work. In 727.712.5762 addition to guided tours, visitors can also watch http://www.spcollege.edu/central/museum/ surreal films, listen to lectures, enjoy Dali-related music and more. The museum will move to The Morean Arts Center is more than just its new location at 1 Dali Blvd. (475 Bayshore a collection of art exhibitions. It is Pinellas Drive Southeast) on January 11, 2011. County’s oldest and largest visual arts • Salvador Dali Museum association. In addition to art exhibits, the 1000 Third Street South, St. Petersburg Center also offers art classes for would-be 727.823.3767 • www.salvadordalimuseum.org artists of all ages. • Morean Arts Center The Museum of Fine Arts contains the 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg only comprehensive art collection from 727.822.7872 • www.moreanartscenter.org antiquity to present day on Florida’s west coast. Its collection of 4,000 objects includes works by The Chihuly Collection (presented by the Cézanne, Monet, Renoir and Rodin. There are Morean Arts Center) is a permanent exhibition also special exhibits throughout the year. of the work of world-famous glass artist Dale • Museum of Fine Arts Chihuly. The artwork is being displayed in a 225 Beach Drive North, St. Petersburg 10,000 square foot building specially designed 727.896.2667 • www.fine-arts.org for this exhibition. The building was designed so that the art and architecture would enhance one The Dunedin Fine Art Center holds another to create a one-of-a-kind experience. classes and workshops for children and adults. • Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin 727.298.3322 • www.dfac.org
30 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com • The Chihuly Collection • Florida Museum of Photographic Arts presented by the Morean Arts Center 200 North Tampa Street, Tampa 400 Beach Drive, St. Petersburg 813.221.2222 • www.fmopa.org 727.896.4527 www.chihulycollectionstpete.com The Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota www.moreanartscenter.org/chihuly features a vast collection of art from America, Europe and Asia. It also contains an art library The Florida Museum of Photographic for those wishing to do research. Arts in Tampa houses a superb permanent collection of photography, along with continuous • Ringling Museum of Art new exhibits. The museum also offers courses 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota and a children’s outreach program that focuses 941.359.5700 • www.ringling.org on photography’s impact on literacy.
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The Armed Forces Military Museum For nearly 90 years, the St. Petersburg houses one of the largest collections of military Museum of History (the third oldest in memorabilia in Florida, displaying artifacts Florida) has been preserving and showcasing ranging from World War I through the present the interesting heritage of this area. Its First day. These include uniforms, military equipment, Flight Gallery commemorates the first movie set props, posters and other memorabilia. commercial airline flight in 1914 between St. Petersburg and Tampa and includes a replica of • Armed Forces Military Museum the Benoit plane flown by the pilot, Tony Jannus. 2050 34th Way, Largo 727.539.8371 • www.armedforcesmuseum.com • St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 Second Avenue N.E., St. Petersburg The Dunedin Historical Society and 727.894.1052 • www.spmoh.org Museum contains a collection of antique The Safety Harbor Museum of Regional clothing and other artifacts dating back to the History is an actual archeological site located 1870’s through the early 1900’s. Exhibits cover on a Tocobaga Indian shell mound. You can such topics as Dunedin’s sports and railroad see 12,000 years of history in the artifacts that history, its multicultural origins and its pioneer have been discovered here - from prehistoric families. There are also hands-on activities times, the Spanish conquest and the Civil War for children. and other periods. There is also an interesting • Dunedin Historical Museum display of pioneer life, along with memorabilia of 349 Main Street, Dunedin the origins of the renowned Safety Harbor Spa. 727.736.1176 • www.dunedinmuseum.org • Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History St. Petersburg’s Florida Holocaust 329 South Bayshore Blvd., Safety Harbor Memorial Museum and Educational 727.726.1668 Center features photographs, art, text and www.safetyharbormuseum.org original artifacts that evoke the deep emotions of that dark period. The museum also encourages If you’re a car enthusiast then the Tampa Bay members of the public to share their memories Automobile Museum is the place to go. and original documents to enhance its collection. It houses vintage cars that display the first innovative engineering examples of front wheel • Florida Holocaust Memorial Museum and Educational Center drive, unibody construction and other pioneering 55 Fifth Street South, St. Petersburg concepts. These automobiles range from the 727.820.0100 • www.flholocaustmuseum.org French Citroen Half Track to the British Jaguar E Type. It even showcases a Delorean. The National Armed Services & Law • Tampa Bay Automobile Museum Enforcement Memorial Museum honors 3301 Gateway Centre Blvd., Pinellas Park those who serve or have served in the U.S. 727.579.8226 • www.tbauto.org Armed Forces and federal, state and local law enforcement. It houses a variety of artifacts and The area’s rich Hispanic heritage is evident for those whose tastes run to the macabre and in Ybor City, a small neighborhood within the unusual it even has an exact replica of an city of Tampa. A “must see” is the Ybor City electric chair and confiscated whiskey stills! State Museum featuring exhibits that detail • National Armed Services & Law the early days of the community and the Enforcement Memorial Museum development of the cigar-making industry. 500 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin • Ybor City State Museum 727.734.0700 • www.naslemm.com 1818 Ninth Avenue, Ybor City, Tampa 813.241.6554 • www.ybormuseum.org
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Would-be scientists, young and old, can satisfy their curiosity and interests by paying a visit to the Museum of Science and Industry - MOSI. The largest science center in the Southeast, it houses exhibits on almost every topic imaginable. The complex features an Imax SCIENCE & Theater, a planetarium, an interactive children’s section called Kids In Charge!, and a Science TECHNOLOGY Works Theater. • MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) 4801 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa 813.987.6100 • www.mosi.org
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36 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com The Science Center of Pinellas County • David L. Mason Children’s Art Museum is a participatory teaching museum with 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin interactive exhibits exploring physics, 727.298.3322 • www.dfac.org/dlm.shtml archaeology and inventions. There is also a planetarium and observatory where you can The Glazer Children’s Museum offers stargaze, a Native American village and a engaging “interactivities” for children up to Marine Touch Tank. You can stroll down the 10 years old. These “interactivities” will help Mosaic Walk of States that depicts the shape of them learn about science, art, and the world each state along with its state bird and flower. around them. • Science Center of Pinellas County • Glazer Children’s Museum 7701 22nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg 110 West Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa 727.384.0027 813.443.3861 • www.glazermuseum.org www.sciencecenterofpinellas.com Great Explorations Children’s Museum “Children” of all ages will have fun while The David L. Mason Children’s Art learning at Great Explorations Children’s Museum (part of the Dunedin Fine Art Center) Museum in St. Petersburg. It utilizes the familiar is an educational and interactive art gallery interactive hands-on approach to explore such that children and their parents will both enjoy. wide-ranging subjects as the Wizard of Oz Hands-on activities help children to understand to the workings of a fire station. and appreciate art. • Great Explorations The Children’s Art Museum is currently 1927 Fourth Street North, St. Petersburg undergoing a renovation and expansion. 727.821.8992 Therefore, it is currently closed and will www.greatexplorations.org reopen in August 2011.
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Whether you rent an automobile when you get here or arrive by car, we want your driving to be as stress-free as possible. Motorists can dial 511 (a free call) 24 hours a day, to get detailed information on traffic conditions on the inter- states and major roads throughout Tampa Bay. Traveler information can also be accessed via the Internet at www.511tampabay.com. After a complete stop, it is legal to turn right at a red light unless a sign indicates otherwise. Please buckle up. It’s the law and it’s the safe thing to do. Also remember to turn on your headlights if driving in the rain. The speed limit is radar enforced. Many areas have parking Two nearby highly rated international meters and they are strictly enforced. Do not airports serve the greater Clearwater region. back into parking spaces. The rear license Tampa International Airport and St. plate must be visible. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport are both traveler-friendly and Clearwater’s public transportation system, the have shuttles and rental cars available Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority once you land. (PSTA) is a convenient way to get around. Buses run frequently, fares are extremely As another gateway to the Suncoast, reasonable and the routes cover all the major Orlando International Airport is just shopping and beach areas. a 90-minute drive from Clearwater. It offers a good alternative for both domestic and • Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority international flights. 727.530.9911 • www.psta.org
38 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com GULF WAY INN 2275 Gulf to Bay Blvd. • Clearwater, FL 33765 Phone: (727) 799-0512 • Fax: 727) 451-1071 Reservation: (877) 718-8014 1 mile west of US Hwy 19 on US Hwy 60 - 1.5 miles from Greyhound - 5 miles to the beach - 14 miles from TIA - Close to Phillips Stadium - Cable TV with HBO - Free Local Call & WI-FI- CNN - Cartoon Network - ESPN - Effi ciencies - Suites -Phone - Color TV - Nov to April Heated Pool - Hot Jacuzzi
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You won’t need a car on Clearwater Beach. Although everything is within easy walking distance, it is fun to ride the Jolley Trolley with the friendly drivers pointing out interesting sights. You can even charter the
JOLLEY trolley for private parties or group tours. The beach route operates 7 days a week every 30 minutes starting at 10am. The other route including downtown Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs operates Friday-Sunday every hour starting at 10am. Jolley JOLLEY Trolley and PSTA bus passes are interchangeable. Visit their website Belleair Village at www.clearwaterjolleytrolley.com Motel & Apartments or call 727.445.1200 Rooms, Effi ciencies and Apartments for information. (by day, week) Internet service, phones, on-site laundry, sundeck, heated pool, shuffl eboard, free wi-fi (727) 584-7131 1025 Clearwater/Largo Rd Largo, Florida 33770 2 1/2 miles south of Clearwater. Near shopping centers, golf courses, beaches, restaurants and public transportation. Ideal location to all points of interest! All major credit cards accepted. www.belleairvillage.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 39 PICKING THE PERFECT PLACE TO STAY Clearwater’s accommodations fit every number of cozy cottages, bed and breakfasts lifestyle and budget. You can opt to stay in and efficiency apartments to choose from. A an historic registered resort or look out at the perfect blend of hotel and condominium is a stars from a tent in a wooded campground. “condotel.” These operate as hotels, with the All major lodging chains are represented here expected hotel amenities, but offer individually and many of the smaller hotels are members owned larger-than-normal rooms, full kitchens, of and rated by Superior Small Lodgings. upscale furnishings and expansive bathrooms. For a family staying more than a week For the ultimate in pampering, there are a you may want to reserve a multi-bedroom number of upscale properties, many with condominium. There are also a large extensive spa facilities.
40 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com Renting accommodations is a contractual If you have physical challenges make sure agreement and is expected to be fulfilled by you check with the establishment regarding both parties. If you change your plans and disabled accessibility. A number of the area’s fail to cancel by the scheduled time, you may accommodations were built prior to 1992 and forfeit any deposit already paid and possibly are exempt from ADA requirements. be required to compensate the establishment The grid on pages 44 to 63 lists details for many if the space cannot be rebooked. Use of credit of our accommodations and is accurate as of cards is encouraged when making reservations the publication date (December 2010). However, and/or placing a deposit with a property. Inquire it is advisable to call the establishment or visit as to the cancellation policy and refund policy their website for the most current information. as they vary from property to property.
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A Buccaneer Bungalow 1 4/4 Home N N N N N N 960 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 435.901.0300 Amber Tides Motel 11 2/2 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 420 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.445.1145 • FAX 727.445.1145 www.ambertides.us An OuterCoast Vacation Rental 2 2/1 C Y N N Y N N 1290 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater 33767 413.532.3221 www.outercoast.com Ann’s Edgewater Apts. Motel 18 2/2 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 441 E Shore Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.446.3387 www.flbeaches.com Away to Mandalay Beach Houses 9 4/3 Home Y Y N N N Y 1024 Eldorado Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.726.2919 • FAX 727.726.2919 [email protected] www.awaytomandalay.com PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW
B & W Condo Management Inc. 11 4/3 C Y N N Y N N P.O. Box 3711, Clearwater 33767
4-$200+ 727.461.1123 • FAX 727.461.1417 N-NO
[email protected] www.beachresortcondos.com
Y-YES Y-YES Barefoot Bay Resort & Marina 15 4/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 401 E Shore Dr., Clearwater 33767 3-$150-199 727.447.3316 • FAX 727.447.1016
866.447.3316 [email protected] M-MOTEL M-MOTEL
www.barefootbayresort.com Beachouse Inn & Suites 5 4/3 A,E,M Y Y N Y N N 2-$100-149
421 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767
H-HOTEL H-HOTEL 727.461.4862
www.thebeachouse.com Beachview Inn 64 3/2 E,M Y N Y Y N N 325 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767
1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO 727.461.7695 • FAX 727.442.9983 [email protected]
E-EFFICIENCY www.thebeachviewinn.com
Belloise Real Estate 3 3/3 C,Home Y Y N Y N Y 59 Baymont St., Clearwater 33767 727.410.1936 • FAX 727.449.2776
C-CONDO www.belloiserealty.com
Best Western Sea Wake Beach Resort 105 2/2 H Y N Y Y Y N 691 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.443.7652 • FAX 727.461.2836 888.329.8910 [email protected] www.bestwesternflorida.com Blue Wave Motel 10 2/1 E Y N N N N N B-BED & BREAKFAST 440 E. Shore Dr., Clearwater 33767
727.442.8009 [email protected] www.bluewavemotel.com
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Breezeway Motel 9 2/1 E Y N N Y N N 602 Poinsettia Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.461.5551 [email protected] Camelot Resort 24 3/1 C Y Y Y Y N Y 603 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.467.4310 • FAX 727.467.4205 888.9.CAMELOT [email protected] www.agreatfloridavacation.com Castaways Apartment Motel 5 2/2 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 139 Brightwater Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.442.8908 • FAX 727.442.0994 www.castawaysmotel.com Cavalier Resort Motel 15 3/2 A,E Y N N Y N N 64 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater 33767 727.442.9492 • FAX 727.467.9686 www.cavalierresortmotel.net Chart House Hotel & Suites 26 3/1 H Y Y Y Y N Y 850 Bayway Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.449.8007 • FAX 727.443.6081 877.242.7899 [email protected] www.charthousesuites.com Clearwater Beach Econo Lodge 64 4/2 E,H Y N Y Y N N 625 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.446.3400 • FAX 727.446.4615 800.553.2666 [email protected] www.clearwaterbeachecono.com Clearwater Vacation Rental 4/2 C,Home Home Away 866.771.3010 [email protected] www.homeaway.com/vacation-rentals/ florida/clearwater-area/r7408 ClearwaterBeach 5 4/2 C,Home Y N N Y N N FunVacationRentals.com 11961 W Locust Ln., Columbus, IN 47201 812.343.5365 [email protected] www.clearwaterbeachfunvacationrentals.com Coldwell Banker Real Estate & 60 2/2 C N N N Y N Y Vacation Rentals 468 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.510.4333 • FAX 727.443.2751 www.clearwaterbeachsales.com Coral Resort 24 2/2 A,E Y N N Y N N 483 E Shore Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.446.3711 • FAX 727.442.2932 888.267.2579 [email protected] www.coralresort.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 45 CLEARWATER BEACH
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Cyprus Avenue Beach Rentals 7 4/1 C Y N N Y N N 557 Cyprus Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.423.3816 [email protected] www.vacationclearwaterbeach.com Days Inn At Clearwater Beach 62 3/1 H Y N N Y N N 504 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.441.1722 • FAX 727.461.1680 800.444.1919 [email protected] www.seastoneresort.com Dockside Resort Apartments 7 1/1 A,E N N N Y N Y 403 East Shore Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.443.6665 • FAX 727.443.6665 East Shore Resort 13 3/2 A,E,M Y Y Y Y N N 473 East Shore Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.442.3636 • FAX 727.449.8302 800.308.3637 [email protected] www.eastshoreresort.com PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW
Ebb Tide Motel 18 4/1 A,C,M Y N N Y N N 621 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater 33767 4-$200+ 727.441.4421 • FAX 727.447.0849 N-NO
800.635.0620 [email protected]
Y-YES Y-YES www.clearwaterbeachresorts.com
Echo Sails Motel & Apartments 16 2/1 A,E Y N N Y N N 3-$150-199
216 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.442.6962 • FAX 727.442.6962
M-MOTEL M-MOTEL www.echosailsmotel.com
Econo Lodge - Clearwater Beach 64 4/2 E,H Y N Y Y N N
2-$100-149 625 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.446.3400 • FAX 727.446.4615 H-HOTEL H-HOTEL 800.553.2666
[email protected] www.clearwaterbeachecono.com Enchanted Inn on the Bay 8 3/2 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO 607 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater 33767
E-EFFICIENCY 727.449.9039 • 800.307.7110
[email protected] www.enchantedinn.com Five Palms Condo-Resort 18 3/3 C Y N N Y N N 673 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater 33767 C-CONDO
727.443.5272 • FAX 727.466.0482 866.462.5725 [email protected] www.fivepalmscondo.com Florida Beach Rentals 300 4/1 A,E,C,M Y N N Y N Y 405 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.447.3529 • FAX 727.231.8127
B-BED & BREAKFAST [email protected]
www.florida-beachrentals.com
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Frenchy’s Oasis Motel 15 3/2 M Y N N Y N N 441 East Shore Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.44motel (66835) FAX 727.724.4225 www.frenchysoasis.com Gem Tower 27 2/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 342 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.446.9397 • FAX 727.447.7071 800.498.3700 [email protected] www.gemtower.com Golden Villa Motel 13 2/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 225 Coronado Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.442.9404 • FAX 727.445.9589 [email protected] www.goldenvillaclearwater.com Gulf Beach Inn 22 1/1 A,E,M Y N Y Y N Y 415 Coronado Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.447.8714 www.gulfbeachinn.com Hi Seas Motel 33 3/2 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 455 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.446.6003 • FAX 727.443.3955 800.333.9677 [email protected] www.hi-seas.com Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort 416 4/4 H Y N Y Y Y N 400 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.461.3222 • FAX 727.446.1583 877.461.3222 [email protected] www.hiltonclearwaterbeach.com Holiday Inn & Suites 189 4/2 H Y N Y Y Y N Clearwater Beach 521 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.447.6461 • FAX 727.461.3165 800.770.6461 [email protected] www.clearwaterbeachholidayinn.com Hyatt Regency 250 4/4 H Y N Y Y Y N Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa 301 Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater, 33767 727.373.1234 • FAX 727.441.3672 800.233.1234 [email protected] www.clearwaterbeach.hyatt.com JMC Resort Property Services 30 4/2 C Y N N Y N N 483 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.523.6400 • FAX 727.683.8700 866.206.7123 www.jmcresortservices.com La Sal Suites 12 4/2 C Y N N Y N N 530 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.447.1195 • FAX 727.449.1879 www.lasallesuites.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 47 CLEARWATER BEACH
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Luxury Beach Vacation Rentals 26 4/4 C, Home (please call for more information) 276 Bayside Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.243.0887 [email protected] Marriott Suites Clearwater Beach 220 4/4 H Y N Y Y Y N on Sand Key 1201 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.596.1100 • FAX 727.593.6137 888.303.4428 [email protected] www.clearwaterbeachmarriottsuites.com Monaco Resort Motel 42 3/2 A,E,M Y Y N Y N Y 648 Poinsettia Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.443.6954 • FAX 727.442.5304 888.443.6954 [email protected] www.monacoresortcwb.com New Yorker Motel 15 3/2 M Y N N Y N N 332 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.446.2437 • FAX 727.446.5818 www.newyorkermotel.com
PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW North Sunrise Resort Motel 30 2/1 M Y N N Y N Y
669 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767
4-$200+ 727.442.5694 • FAX 727.442.4886 N-NO 866.779.3500 [email protected] www.sunriseresortfla.com Y-YES Y-YES
Palm Pavilion Inn 29 4/3 A,E,M Y Y Y Y Y N 18 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater 33767 3-$150-199
727.446.6777 • FAX 727.461.0355 800.433.7256
M-MOTEL M-MOTEL [email protected] www.palmpavilioninn.com Parker Manor Motel 18 2/1 A,E,M Y Y N Y N N 2-$100-149
115 Brightwater Dr., Clearwater 33767
H-HOTEL H-HOTEL 727.446.6562 • FAX 727.441.9914
[email protected] www.parkermanor.com Patsy’s Place 1 4/4 Home N Y 650 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO 727.420.2950
E-EFFICIENCY www.vrbo.com enter 6371
Pelican Pointe Resort 61 2/1 C Y Y N Y N N 445 S. Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.441.4902 • FAX 727.446.4105 800.875.5513 C-CONDO [email protected]
www.sunsational.com Porpoise Inn 6 1/1 M N N N N N N 609 Cyprus Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.442.2022 • 888.441.2022 [email protected] www.porpoiseinn.com Quality Hotel on the Beach 91 3/3 H Y N Y Y Y N B-BED & BREAKFAST
655 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.442.7171 • FAX 727.446.7177 800.4-CHOICE www.qualitybeachresort.com 48 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com A-APARTMENT A-APARTMENT SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PROGRAM The Superior Small Lodging Program is a unique accommodation concept established by Visit St. Petersburg Clearwater under a contractual agreement with Cornell University Membership in the Superior Small Lodging to ensure that visitors to the area are provided Program is determined by an independently with a guide to the best small lodging choices. conducted property review process; participation Superior Small Lodging properties have fewer is an earned privilege and members must than 80 rooms and are distinguished by their demonstrate an ongoing commitment and friendly ambience and personalized service. adherence to the requirements of the program.
Parker Manor Resort
Clearwater Beach-Waterfront family friendly resort has fully furnished one & two bedroom suites and studios, all with complete kitchens. New 350 ft fi shing dock with Florida Saltwater Fishing Pier license & marina with capacity for up to a 70 ft boat. Heated pool, tropical patio with BBQ grills, and free laundry on site. Free Wi-Fi. Just a 5-minute walk to beaches, Pier 60, restaurants and shops. AAA and Superior Small On Clearwater Bay, two-minute walk to beach and activities. Beautifully Lodging approved. Check availability online. furnished 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. Two heated pools, guest laundry, private fi shing piers, gas grills, patios, balconies. Free Wi-Fi. 727.442.3636 115 Brightwater Drive, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 www.EastShoreResort.com 473 East Shore Drive, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 727-446-6562 www.parkermanor.com The Beachview Inn
The Beachview Inn on world famous Clearwater Beach in the heart of all beach activities and excitement. Enjoy views of the Gulf of Mexico and feel the sand between your toes. Located on The Beach Walk within walking distance to shops, restaurants, clubs and Pier 60. We offer a Continental Breakfast every morning. Under new ownership and recent guestroom renovation. A great hotel on the beach...with the best prices! 325 S. Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater Beach, FL 33767 727-461-7695
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Red Roof Inn 73 3/2 E,M Y N N Y N N 421 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.447.3464 • FAX 727.446.7169 877.905.7663 [email protected] www.redroof.com Ritz Resort Motel 29 2/1 E,M Y N N Y N N 355 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.441.9905 • FAX 727.461.2199 800.200.1477 [email protected] www.gulfcoastflorida.com/ritz Royal Canadian Motel 20 2/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 649 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.446.9421 • FAX 727.441.9490 Royal North Beach Resort 16 3/2 C Y N N Y N N 657 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.441.9700 • FAX 727.441.1166 888.232.2423 [email protected]
PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW www.royalnorthbeach.com
Sand Key Realty 12 4/3 C Y N N Y N N 740 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 4-$200+ N-NO 727.443.0032 • FAX 727.461.1334
[email protected] www.clearwaterbeachcondos.com Y-YES Y-YES
Sandman/Sea Cove Motels 46 2/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N
3-$150-199 300 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767
727.442.4374 • FAX 727.441.1439 800.761.9961
M-MOTEL M-MOTEL [email protected] www.beachdirectory.com/sandman
2-$100-149 Sandpearl Resort 253 4/4 C,H Y N Y Y Y N
500 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767
H-HOTEL H-HOTEL 727.441.2425 • FAX 727.449.9024 [email protected] www.sandpearl.com Sands Point Motel 10 3/2 A,E,M Y N N Y N N
1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO 433 Coronado Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.446.5608 • FAX 727.442.7892 E-EFFICIENCY
[email protected] www.sandpointmotel.com Sea Captain Resort on the Bay 27 3/2 A,E,M Y Y N Y N N 40 Devon Dr., Clearwater 33767
C-CONDO 727.446.7550 • FAX 727.298.0100
800.444.7488 [email protected] www.seacaptainresort.com Sea Pines 5 1 A,E N N Y N N 134 Brightwater Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.446.6592 Shephard’s Beach Resort 95 4/3 H Y N Y Y Y N
B-BED & BREAKFAST 619 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767
727.442.5107 • FAX 727.446.4238 800.237.8477 [email protected] www.shephards.com 50 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com A-APARTMENT A-APARTMENT CLEARWATER BEACH
UNITS PRICE CREDIT CARD SSL AAA POOL PETS TYPE UNIT REST/LNGE Sheraton Sand Key Resort 390 4/3 H Y N Y Y Y N 1160 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.595.1611 • FAX 727.596.8488 800.325.3535 [email protected] www.sheratonsandkey.com Silver Sands Motel 8 2/1 E,M Y N N Y N N 415 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.442.9550 • FAX 727.442.6935 [email protected] www.silversandsflorida.com Snowflake Inn 6 2/2 A,M Y N N N N N 22 Kendall St., Clearwater 33767 727.449.8470 • FAX 727.443.5812 877.879.4484 www.snowflakeinnclearwater.com Sta n’Pla 13 1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 345 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.442.4582 • FAX 727.442.6300 [email protected] www.stanplamotel.com Sunrise Resort 22 2/2 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 229 Coronado Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.446.9911 • FAX 727.446.1891 800.269.9643 [email protected] www.sunriseresortfla.com Swisshelm Realty Inc. 40 4/1 A,C,E, N N N N N N 643 1/2 Mandalay Ave., Cleawater 33767 727.446.0137 • FAX 727.446.0138 [email protected] www.swisshelmrealty.com Travelodge Beachview Resort 54 3/1 E,M Y N N Y N N 401 S Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater 33767 727.446.8305 • FAX 727.447.5293 Tropic Isle Motel 14 1/1 E Y N N N N Y 23 Rockaway St., Clearwater 33767 727.442.8438 Tropical Beach Rentals 6 4/4 Home N N N N N N 849 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater 33767 727.481.5102 • FAX 727.442.7271 [email protected] www.tropicalbeachrentals.com Tropical Breeze Resort of 21 2/1 M Y N N Y N Y Clearwater Beach 333 Hamden Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.442.6865 • FAX 727.442.5304 [email protected] www.noramaresorts.com Tropical Sky Ranch Motel 6 2/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N Y 333 Coronado Dr., Clearwater 33767 727.442.9002 • FAX 727.442.6342 [email protected] www.tropicalskyranch.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 51 SOUTH BEACH
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Bay & Beach Club Resort 23 4 C Y N N Y N N 19508 Gulf Blvd., Suite 103 Indian Shores 33785 727.595.3751 • FAX 727.595.3752 www.bayandbeach.com The Belleair Beach Club 40 3/1 C Y N Y Y N N 3200 Gulf Blvd., Belleair Beach 33786 727.517.2582 [email protected] www.belleair-beach-club.com Bilmar Beach Resort 164 3/2 H Y N Y Y Y N 10650 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island 33706 727.360.5531 • FAX 727.360.2362 800.826.9724 [email protected] www.bilmarbeachresort.com Capalbo Rental and Management 400 3/1 C, Home Y N N Y N N 4700 34th St., St. Petersburg 33711 727.866.2494 • FAX 727.864.0477 800.237.5960 PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW [email protected]
www.capalborental.com
4-$200+ D & W Sun N Fun Motel Apts. 6 4/2 A Y Y N N N N N-NO
20116 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores 33785 727.595.3611
Y-YES Y-YES 800.595.6774
3-$150-199 www.sunfun1925.com
Dolphin Beach Resort and 173 4/4 H Y N N Y Y N
M-MOTEL M-MOTEL Conference Center 4900 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 33706 727.360.7011 • FAX 727.367.5909 2-$100-149 800.237.8916
H-HOTEL H-HOTEL [email protected]
www.dolphinbeach.com Don CeSar Beach Resort, 277 4/4 H Y N Y Y Y Y A Loews Hotel
1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO 3400 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 33706 727.360.1881 • FAX 727.363.5034 E-EFFICIENCY 800.282.1116
www.doncesar.com Doubletree Beach Resort 125 4/3 H Y N Y Y Y N 17120 Gulf Blvd.
C-CONDO N Redington Beach 33708 727.391.4000 • FAX 727.397.0699 800.447.7263 www.doubletreebeachresort.com Florida Lifestyle Vacation Rentals 150 4/2 C Y N N Y N N 19713 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores 33785 727.593.2000 • FAX 727.595.7409 800.487.8953 B-BED & BREAKFAST [email protected]
www.ourcondo.com
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Great Heron Inn 17 3/2 A,H Y N N Y N N 68 Gulf Blvd. Indian Rocks Beach 33785 727.595.2589 • 727.517.2705 www.heroninn.com Hideaway Sands Resort 25 4/3 C Y N N Y N N 3804 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 33706 727.367.2781 • 727.367.6563 [email protected] www.hideawaysands.com Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites 164 3/2 H Y N Y Y Y N Harbourside 401 2nd St., Indian Rocks Beach 33785 727.595.9484 • FAX 727.596.4825 800.726.0865 [email protected] www.hiharbourside.com Howard Johnson Beach Resort 133 4/2 H Y N Y Y Y N 6100 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 33706 727.360.7041 • FAX 727.360.8941 800.231.1419 [email protected] www.reaganresorts.com Island Inn Beach Resort 100 3/1 H Y N N Y Y N 9980 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island 33706 727.367.1926 • FAX 727.360.9708 800.241.9980 [email protected] www.islandinnresort.com Island Paradise Cottages 8 4/1 Cottage Y Y N Y N Y 13215 2nd St. E. Madeira Beach 33708 727.395.9751 • FAX 727.398.6013 [email protected] www.islandparadise.com JustFloridaVacationRentals.com 2 3/2 C Y Y N Y N N 1912 Gulf Blvd. Indian Rocks Beach 33785 888.481.9222 www.JustFloridaVacationRentals.com Liberte Management Group, OPI 200 4/2 C Y N N Y N N 10681 Gulf Blvd., #207 Treasure Island 33706 727.360.2006 • FAX 727.360.1085 800.373.9959 [email protected] www.libertemanagement.com Page Terrace Motel 36 3/2 A,E,M Y Y Y Y N N 10500 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island 33706 727.367.1997 •FAX 727.360.7179 800.532.6569 www.pageterrace.com
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Pelican East Motel 4 1 E Y N N N N N 108 21st Avenue, Indian Rocks 33785 727.595.9741 [email protected] Plaza Beach Hotel 39 3/1 A,E,M Y Y Y Y N N Beachfront Resort 4506 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 33706 727.367.2791 • FAX 727.367.3620 800.257.8998 [email protected] www.plazabeach.com Plumlee Vacation Rentals 250 4/2 C Y N Y Y N N 417 1st St., Indian Rocks Beach 33785 800.916.1712 • FAX 727.595.4104 [email protected] www.plumleegulfbeachrealty.com Postcard Inn on the Beach 196 4/1 H Y N Y Y Y Y 6300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 33706 727.367.2711 • FAX 727.367.7068 800.237.8918 [email protected] PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW
www.postcardinn.com Redington Ambassador 35 4/2 Condo Y N N Y N N 4-$200+ 16900 Gulf Blvd. N N-NO
N Redington Beach 33708 727.391.9646 • FAX 727.397.3401
Y-YES Y-YES Resort Rentals Vacation 100 3/2 C,Home Y N N Y N N Accommodations 3-$150-199
8010 Blind Pass Rd. St. Pete Beach 33706
M-MOTEL M-MOTEL 727.363.3336 • FAX 727.360.5086
800.293.3979 [email protected] 2-$100-149 www.resortrentals.us
H-HOTEL H-HOTEL Sand Glo Villas 6 4/1 A,C Y Y N N N Y
19316 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores 33785 727.320.9720 • 800.816.1970 [email protected] www.sandglo.com 1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO Shoreline Island Resort 71 4/2 A,E,M Y Y N Y N N E-EFFICIENCY 14200 Gulf Blvd., Madeira Beach 33708
727.397.6641 • FAX 727.393.9157 800.635.8373 [email protected] www.shorelineislandresort.com C-CONDO
Sirata Beach Resort and 380 4/3 H Y N Y Y Y N Conference Center 5300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 33706 727.363.5100 • FAX 727.363.5161 800.344.5999 [email protected] www.sirata.com B-BED & BREAKFAST
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Sun Vista Realty Inc. 200 4/3 C Y N N Y N N Sun Vista Reservations 19455 Gulf Blvd., #1 Indian Shores 33785 727.595.1605 • FAX 727.593.2226 800.570.7077 [email protected] www.beachsvr.com Sunset Vistas Beachfront Suites 154 4/1 C,H Y N Y Y Y N 12000 Gulf Blvd. Treasure Island 33706 727.360.1600 • FAX 727.360.1677 866.597.1600 www.sunsetvistas.com TradeWinds Island Resorts 743 4/4 H Y N Y Y Y Y 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 33706 727.363.2212 • FAX 727.363.2222 888.377.0024 [email protected] www.justletgo.com/cwater
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Best Western Clearwater 148 3/2 E,H,M Y N Y Y Y Y Grand Hotel 20967 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33765 727.799.1181 • FAX 727.712.8404 [email protected] www.clearwatergrand.com The Blue Moon Inn 9 3/2 B Y Y N Y N N 2920 Alt US Hwy 19 N Dunedin 34698 727.784.3719 • FAX 727.787.9821 800.345.7504 [email protected] www.thebluemooninn.com Budget Inn 26 2/1 E,M Y N N Y N N 1471 Court St., Clearwater 33756 727.446.8586 Casa Linda Motel 9 2/2 E N N N N N Y 1770 N Ft Harrison Ave. Clearwater 33755 727.736.8595 • FAX 727.733.0556 PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW
The Cedar House 1 4/4 Home Y N N Y N Y Property #218788, Clearwater 33755 4-$200+ 727.214.4747 N-NO
[email protected] www.vrbo.com enter 218788
Y-YES Y-YES Clearwater Airport Super 8 71 3/1 M Y N Y Y N Y
13260 34th St. N, Clearwater 33762 3-$150-199
727.572.8881 • FAX 727.572.6962 866.572.8881
M-MOTEL M-MOTEL [email protected] www.the.super8.com/clearwater03977
2-$100-149 Clearwater Inn 48 2/1 M Y N N Y Y Y 2960 Gulf to Bay Blvd. H-HOTEL H-HOTEL Clearwater 33755
727.797.2605 • FAX 727.726.7693 Clearwater Palms Motel 26 3/1 E,M Y N N Y N Y 1735 Gulf to Bay Blvd. 1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO Clearwater 33755
E-EFFICIENCY 727.210.2613
[email protected] www.clearwaterpalmsmotel.com Clearwater Residence Inn 115 4/1 H Y N N Y N Y 940 Court St., Clearwater 33756 C-CONDO
727.562.5400 • FAX 727.562.5405 877.562.5422 [email protected] www.residenceinn.com Comfort Inn North 130 3/1 H Y N Y Y Y N 26508 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33761 727.796.1234 • FAX 727.796.0432
B-BED & BREAKFAST 866.209.7267
www.clearwatercomfortinn.com
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Comfort Suites Clearwater Bay 50 3/2 H Y N Y Y N N 1941 Edgewater Dr., Clearwater 33755 727.489.5000 • FAX 727.489.5002 www.choicehotels.com Continental Inn 66 2/1 E,M Y N N Y N N 12810 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33764 727.536.6578 Courtyard by Marriott 149 3/3 H Y N Y Y Y N 3131 Executive Dr., Clearwater 33762 727.572.8484 • FAX 727.572.6991 800.321.2211 www.marriott.com/tpapg Days Inn Clearwater Central 90 2/2 E,M Y N Y Y N N 2940 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33759 727.799.0100 • FAX 727.726.6569 800.799.0111 [email protected] www.the.daysinn.com/clearwater04133 Days Inn St. Petersburg/ 117 2/1 H Y N Y Y N Y Clearwater Airport 3910 Ulmerton Rd., Clearwater 33762 727.573.3334 • FAX 727.572.4845 800.329.7466 www.daysinnclearwater.com Diana Motel 16 2/1 M N N N N N N 1814 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33765 727.446.7903 Economy Inn Clearwater Central 84 1/1 M Y N N Y N Y 20788 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33765 727.797.2600 • FAX 727.797.8064 www.economyinn.com Economy Inn 32 2/2 E,M Y N N Y N N 1274 Cleveland St., Clearwater 33755 727.446.5094 Executive, Inc. 100 4/1 C Y N N Y N Y 801 N Ft Harrison, Clearwater 33755 727.461.6000 • FAX 727.442.0440 800.940.3932 [email protected] www.clearwaterbeachfl.com Executive Inn Clearwater Airport 117 2/1 H Y N Y Y Y Y 3580 Ulmerton Rd. Clearwater 33762 727.573.1171 • FAX 727.572.8736 [email protected] www.executiveinnclearwater.com Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott 127 4/3 H Y N N Y N N Clearwater Bayside 3070 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33759 727.724.6223 • FAX 727.724.3413 800.228.2800 [email protected] www.fairfieldinnclearwater.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 57 MAINLAND AREA
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Fairfield Inn by Marriott 83 3/2 H Y N Y Y N N St. Petersburg Clearwater 3211 Executive Dr., Clearwater 33762 727.572.4400 • FAX 727.572.8500 800.288.2800 [email protected] www.fairfieldinn.com/tpacw The Floridian Inn 31 2/2 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 1630 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33755 727.442.4392 • FAX 727.442.5756 888.442.1630 Gulfway Inn 38 2/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 2275 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33765 727.799.0512 •FAX 727.451.1071 877.718.8014 Hampton Inn & Suites 84 3/3 H Y N N Y N N 39284 US Hwy 19 N. Tarpon Springs 34689 727.945.7755 • FAX 727.945.7743 PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW
[email protected] www.hamptoninn.com
4-$200+ Hampton Inn & Suites 92 3/2 H Y N Y Y N Y N-NO
100 E Bay Dr., Largo 33770 727.585.3333 • FAX 727.585.3320
Y-YES Y-YES 800.426.7866
3-$150-199 www.hamptoninnandsuiteslargo.com
Hampton Inn Clearwater Central 174 3/3 H Y N Y Y N N
M-MOTEL M-MOTEL 21030 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33765
727.797.8173 • FAX 727.791.7759 800.426.7866
2-$100-149 www.hamptoninn.hilton.com
H-HOTEL H-HOTEL Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park 227 4/3 H Y N N Y Y Y
950 Lake Carillon Dr. St. Petersburg 33716 727.540.0050 • FAX 727.540.0778 800.445.8667 1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO www.HiltonHotelStPete.com
E-EFFICIENCY Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 105 3/1 H Y N Y Y N N 2580 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33765 727.797.6300 • FAX 727.797.4900 www.hieclearwater.com C-CONDO
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 76 3/2 H Y N Y Y N N 975 Broadway, Dunedin 34698 727.450.1200 • FAX 727.734.1202 800.465.4329 www.hiexpress.com/dunedin Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 95 3/2 H Y N Y Y N Y 210 Seminole Blvd., Largo 33770
B-BED & BREAKFAST 727.581.3900 • FAX 727.581.3933
800.HOLIDAY ,[email protected] www.hiexpress.com/largo-clrwater.com
58 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com A-APARTMENT A-APARTMENT NEW! Centrally located between 18 Hole Miniature Golf Course Clearwater Beach and St. Pete Beach
Steps away from the white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico
Islander guest rooms, studios, suites and villas
Two swimming pools - a giant fun pool with pirate ship and a walled garden pool with Jacuzzi®
Jimmy Guana’s for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and live entertainment
Tennis and volleyball courts, game room, fi tness room, children’s play area and an 18 hole miniature golf course
50-slip marina; unlimited water sport activities
Complimentary wireless 401 Second Street, Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785 internet access 800-726-0865 727-595-9484 www.hiharbourside.com
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Holiday Inn Express ICOT 127 3/1 H Y N Y Y N Y 13625 Icot Blvd., Clearwater 33760 727.536.7275 • Fax 727.530.3053 800.465.4329 [email protected] www.hiexpress.com/clw-east-icot Holiday Inn St. Petersburg/ 173 2/2 H Y N Y Y Y N Clearwater Airport 3535 Ulmerton Rd., Clearwater 33762 727.577.9100 • FAX 727.573.5022 800.HOLIDAY [email protected] www.holidayinn.com/clw-stpete Howard Johnson Inn and Suites 72 2/1 H Y N Y Y N N 27988 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33761 727.796.0135 • FAX 727.796.7597 800.446.4656 [email protected] www.howardjohnson.com Imperial Palms Apts. 40 2/1 A Y N N Y N Y
PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW 101 Imperial Palm Dr., Largo 33771
727.585.3723 • FAX 727.586.5481 [email protected]
4-$200+ www.imperialpalms.com N-NO
Innisbrook, A Salamander 600 4/3 H Y N Y Y Y Y Golf & Spa Resort
Y-YES Y-YES 36750 US Hwy 19 N Palm Harbor 34684 3-$150-199 727.942.2000 • FAX 727.942.5578
800.456.2000 [email protected] M-MOTEL M-MOTEL
www.innisbrookgolfresort.com La Quinta Inn Clearwater Central 128 3/2 H Y N Y Y N Y 2-$100-149
21338 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33765
H-HOTEL H-HOTEL 727.799.1565 • FAX 727.796.9401
800.362.6777 [email protected] www.776.lq.com
1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO The Oaks of Clearwater 12 3/3 A,C N N N N Y Y 420 Bay Ave., Clearwater 33756
E-EFFICIENCY 727.445.4700 • FAX 727.445.4011 888.445.4862 [email protected] www.theoaksofclearwater.com The Orange Motel 38 2/1 E,M Y N N Y N N C-CONDO
1736 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33755 727.446.2758 • FAX 727.683.2922 www.orangemotel.org Patio Palms of Clearwater 10 2/1 E,M N N N Y N N 1295 Cleveland St., Clearwater 33755 727.442.8985
B-BED & BREAKFAST Pioneer Motel 6 1/1 A,E,M N N N N N N 509 Crest Ave. S, Clearwater 33756 727.449.9786
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Quality Inn Clearwater Central 76 3/1 E,H Y N Y Y N N 20162 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33764 727.799.6133 • FAX 727.726.6564 [email protected] www.qualityinnclearwater.com Ramada Limited 37 2/1 E,M Y N N Y N N 2061 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33765 727.446.8007 • FAX 727.450.2100 800.313.0129 [email protected] www.ramada.com Regal Motel 34 2/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 1320 Cleveland St., Clearwater 33755 727.442.4162 [email protected] www.regalmotel.com Residence Inn by Marriott 88 4/3 H Y N Y Y N Y 5050 Ulmerton Rd., Clearwater 33760 727.573.4444 • FAX 727.572.4446 800.331.3131 www.marriott.com/piecw Rodeway Inn 82 1/1 H Y N N Y N Y 16405 US Hwy 19 N Clearwater 33764 727.535.0505 • FAX 727.530.5778 [email protected] www.choicehotels.com/hotel/fl922 Safety Harbor Resort and Spa 175 3/2 H Y N Y Y Y N 105 N Bayshore Dr. Safety Harbor 34695 727.726.1161 • FAX 727.724.7701 888.237.8772 [email protected] www.safetyharborresort.com St. Petersburg Marriott 197 4/2 H Y N Y Y Y N Clearwater 12600 Roosevelt Blvd. St Petersburg 33716 727.572.7800 • FAX 727.572.5700 [email protected] www.marriott.com/tbasb Springhill Suites 79 3/2 H Y N N Y N N St. Petersburg/Clearwater 3485 Ulmerton Rd., Clearwater 33762 727.571.1600 • FAX 727.571.1611 www.marriott.com/tpace Summerside Inn 20 3/1 A,E,M Y N N Y N N 1477 S. Ft. Harrison Ave. Clearwater 33756 727.442.8993 • FAX 727.216.0640 800.426.7332 [email protected] www.gosummerside.com www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 61 MAINLAND AREA
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Super 8 Motel 104 1/1 M Y N N Y Y N 22950 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33765 727.799.2678 • FAX 727.726.7263 800.800.8000 www.super8.com Sutherland Crossing Resort 35 3/2 C Y N N Y N N 962 Sea View, Crystal Beach 34681 727.786.2287 • FAX 727.789.5482 [email protected] www.sutherlandcrossing.com TownePlace Suites 95 3/1 H Y N Y Y N Y St. Petersburg/Clearwater 13200 49th St. N, Clearwater 33762 727.229.9229 • FAX 727.299.0926 800.257.3000 ,[email protected] www.marriott.com/tpats Travelodge Clearwater Central 119 1/1 M Y N Y Y N Y 21252 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33765 727.451.8900 PRICE - HI/LOW SEASON SSL-SUPERIOR SMALL LODGING PRICE - HI/LOW [email protected]
www.travelodgeclearwater.com
4-$200+ Wingate by Wyndham 84 3/2 H Y N Y Y N N N-NO
5000 Lake Blvd., Clearwater 33760 727.299.9800 • FAX 727.299.0088
Y-YES Y-YES 800.228.1000
www.wingateinnclearwater.com 3-$150-199
M-MOTEL M-MOTEL
2-$100-149
H-HOTEL H-HOTEL
1-UP TO $99 1-UP TO E-EFFICIENCY
C-CONDO
B-BED & BREAKFAST
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Avalon RV Resort 263 1/1 RV Y N N Y N Y 16860 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater 33764 727.531.6124 • FAX 727.532.9384 [email protected] Clearwater Travel Resort 163 1/1 RV N N N Y N Y 2946 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Clearwater 33759 727.791.0550 • FAX 727.723.2209 800.831.1204
www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 63 DAILY Sunsets at Pier 60 Clearwater – 727.449.1036 WEEKLY (OCTOBER – MAY) Wednesday Downtown Farmer’s Market Clearwater – 727.461.7674 YEAR ROUND Friday and Saturday Sunset Cinema at Pier 60 Clearwater – 727.449.1036 MONTHLY Blast Fridays Clearwater – 866.550.3472 1st Friday Get Downtown Concerts JANUARY St. Petersburg – 727.393.3597 • Dunedin Fine Arts Festival 3rd Friday Music Series Dunedin 727.298.3198 Safety Harbor – 727.724.1572 • Epiphany Celebration Tarpon Springs 727.937.3540 SEASONAL • Florida Gulf Beaches Halfathon JANUARY – MAY Clearwater 888.548.2786 Derby Lane Greyhound Racing • Outback Bowl Football St. Petersburg – 727.812.3339 Tampa 813.874.2695 Tampa Bay Downs • Pinellas Folk Festival Thoroughbred Horse Racing Largo 727.582.2123 Tampa – 813.855.4401 • Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival MARCH Tampa 888.224.1733 Spring Training FEBRUARY Philadelphia Phillies Clearwater – 727.467.4457 • African-American Heritage Day Largo 727.582.2123 New York Yankees Tampa – 813.875.7753 • Bay Area Renaissance Festival Tampa 813.983.0111 Toronto Blue Jays • Florida State Fair Dunedin – 727.733.9302 Tampa 813.621.7821 APRIL – JULY • Greek Festival Tampa Bay Storm Arena Football Clearwater 727.799.4605 Tampa – 813.276.7300 • Mardi Gras Celebration APRIL – AUGUST Dunedin 727.538.4394 Clearwater Threshers Baseball • San Gennaro Festa Clearwater – 727.441.8638 Safety Harbor 727.724.1545 APRIL – SEPTEMBER • Southwest Airlines Gasparilla Pirate Fest Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Tampa 813.254.1363 St. Petersburg – 727.825.3137 AUGUST – JANUARY MARCH Tampa Bay Buccaneers Football • Cleveland Street District Pet Festival Tampa – 813.870.2700 Clearwater 727.562.4044 OCTOBER – APRIL • Florida Strawberry Festival Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Plant City 813.752.9194 Tampa – 813.301.6600 • Highland Games Military Tattoo NOVEMBER – JANUARY Dunedin 727.733.3197 Gardens Seasonal Sensations • Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg an Illuminated Garden St. Petersburg 727.824.7223 Largo – 727.582.2100 64 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com ANNUAL EVENTS
• MacDill AFB Airfest MAY Tampa 813.828.SHOW • Clearwater Beach Restaurant Week • O’Keefe’s St. Patrick Day Celebration Clearwater Beach Chamber of Commerce Clearwater 727.442.9034 727.447.7600 • PGA Tour Transitions • Sea-Blues Festival Championship For Healthy Sight Clearwater 727.562.4800 Palm Harbor 727.942.5566 • Fun ‘N Sun Festival • Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training Clearwater 727.562.4804 Clearwater 727.467.4457 APRIL • Aflac Iron Girl Race Clearwater 813.868.5917 • Fun ‘N Sun Festival Clearwater 727.562.4804 • Highland Scottish Games Dunedin 727.733.3197 • Mainsail Arts Festival St. Petersburg 727.892.5885 • St. Anthony’s Triathlon St. Petersburg 727.825.1271 • Tampa Bay Blues Festival St. Petersburg 727.502.5000 • Tampa Bay Marathon Swim St. Petersburg 727.531.7999
417 1st Street, Indian Rocks Beach
www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 65 JUNE • Guavaween Ybor City 813.248.3712 • A Taste of Pinellas St. Petersburg • John’s Pass Seafood Festival • Dunedin Beach Spring Triathlon Madeira Beach 727.394.0756 Dunedin 727.642.3929 • Hispanic Heritage Celebration • John Levique Pirate Days Clearwater 727.562.4804 Madeira Beach 727.394.0756 • Juneteenth NOVEMBER St. Petersburg 727.821.3833 • Art Harvest • Morton Plant Mease Triathlon Dunedin 727.298.3286 EVENTS Clearwater 727.820.7791 • Christmas Under the Oaks
Clearwater 727.562.4700 JULY • Festival of Trees • Clearwater Celebrates America Clearwater 727.797.8712 Clearwater 727.562.4700 • Ironman’s 5150 Triathlon Series Finale AUGUST/SEPTEMBER Clearwater 813.868.5940 • Strictly Sail St. Petersburg Boat Show • Taste of Clearwater St. Petersburg 800.817.7245 Clearwater 727.461.0011 • Sculpture 360 Installation • Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic ANNUAL Clearwater 727.562.4700 Clearwater 727.536.0064 • Clearwater Film Festival • Tampa Cigar Heritage Festival Clearwater 727.599.5137 Tampa 813.247.1434 • Times Turkey Trot OCTOBER Clearwater 727.562.4700 • Bright House Clearwater Super Boat National Championship Festival DECEMBER Clearwater 888.202.4614 • Christmas in the Village • Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream Madeira Beach 727.397.8764 Tampa 888.800.5447 • Downtown Holiday Light Up • Clearwater Jazz N Art Walk Clearwater 727.562.4804 Clearwater 727.461.5200 • First Night • Clearwater Jazz Holiday St. Petersburg Clearwater 727.461.5200 • Lighted Boat Parade • Cooters Crab Fest Clearwater 727.462.6954 Clearwater 727.462.2668 • Country Jubilee • Miracle on Cleveland Street Largo 727.582.2123 Clearwater 727.562.4804 • Festival of Reading • Outback Bowl Beach Bowl Day St. Petersburg 727.893.8523 Clearwater 813.874.2695 • Florida Birding Festival • Trees and Traditions St. Petersburg 727.464.7200 Largo 727.582.2123 • Frenchy’s Stone Crab Festival • Victorian Christmas Stroll Clearwater 727.449.2729 Tampa 813.258.7302
66 www.visitclearwaterflorida.com CLIMATE AND WEATHER Average Air Temperatures: Winter Max 73º F (22.78º C)/Min 51º F (10.5º C) Spring Max 87º F (30.56º C)/Min 58º F (14.45º C) Summer Max 91º F (32.78º C)/Min 74º F (23.33º C) Fall Max USEFUL 89º F (31.67º C)/Min 60º F (15.56º C) Average Water Temperatures: Winter – 63.7º F (17.61º C) THINGS Spring – 73.7º F (23.17º C) Summer – 84.7º F (29.28º C) TO KNOW Fall – 76.7º F (24.83º C) PETS Average Seasonal Rainfall: Winter – 2.33 inches (5.9 cm) Some accommodations allow pets. Check to Spring – 2.41 inches (6.1 cm) see what their individual policy is before leaving Summer – 7.03 inches (17.9 cm home or refer to the Accommodations section – 3.31 inches (8.4 cm) of this guide. Clearwater has three dog parks: Fall one in Sand Key Park, one south of Enterprise For local forecasts: 727.645.2506 Road and east of U.S. 19, and one on the Source: National Weather Service mainland in Crest Lake Park at the corner of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and Glenwood Avenue. EMERGENCIES Dogs are not allowed on Clearwater Beach or Dial 911 in emergencies. Be prepared to tell the within most parks. Exceptions include the dog park in Sand Key Park, and Fort DeSoto County operator whether the nature of the emergency is Park. Honeymoon Island State Park and all police, fire or medical. Know the address where causeways allow dogs on leashes. you are. If using a pay phone, no coin is needed and addresses are printed on them. Walk-in GETTING MARRIED clinics are also readily available and accept most major credit cards. If you want to plan a wedding in Clearwater or just have the urge to elope, getting married CURRENCY & OTHER MONETARY here is a “piece of cake.” There are a number INFORMATION of very special locations for the ceremony, including botanical gardens and white sand Currency exchange is provided at Tampa beaches. Many hotels have facilities for International Airport during the hours preceding receptions. For the most current information on international departures and the hours following marriage requirements, go to www.pinellasclerk. international arrivals. St. Petersburg-Clearwater org or call 727.464.4876. Marriage licenses are International Airport offers Canadian currency valid for 60 days and can be acquired at the exchange. Currency exchange is also available Pinellas County Courthouse. at some banks and hotels. www.visitclearwaterflorida.com 67 We strongly recommend international visitors Hartford . . . . . 1,384 miles (2226.86 km) bring American Express Travelers Checks as Indianapolis . . . .1,015 miles (1633.14 km) banks may refuse to cash other brands. Most Jacksonville . . . . . 202 miles (325.02 km) institutions charge a $5 to $10 fee for financial transactions. Kansas City . . . . 1,287 miles (2070.78 km) Key West ...... 387 miles (622.68 km) Paying a Gratuity, or tipping, is a way of life in the United States. Unless your party Louisville . . . . . 903 miles (1452.93 km) size is large, tips are normally not included in Memphis . . . . . 788 miles (1267.89 km) restaurant or lounge bills and the tip amount is Miami ...... 277 miles (445.69 km) left to the customer’s discretion, although Milwaukee . . . . 1,298 miles (2088.48 km) 15% is standard. Servers, bartenders, taxi drivers and bellmen should receive a tip for Minneapolis-St. Paul 1,609 miles (2588.88 km) their services. It is also customary to tip the Naples ...... 167 miles (268.7 km) hotel/motel housekeeping staff, hairdressers New York City . . .1,163 miles (1871.27 km) and spa attendants. It is not necessary to tip Orlando ...... 90 miles (144.81 km) sales clerks in stores or fast food employees. Philadelphia . . . .1,105 miles (1777.95 km) Sales Tax of 7% is added to just about Pittsburgh . . . . 1,171 miles (1884.14 km) everything you purchase except for most food Raleigh ...... 688 miles (1106.99 km) purchased in a grocery store, medicines and some other pharmaceutical items. There is an Richmond . . . . . 819 miles (1317.77 km) additional 5% tax on accommodations. These Sarasota ...... 58 miles (93.32 km) taxes may vary from county to county. St. Louis . . . . . 1,037 miles (1668.53 km) St. Petersburg . . . . . 23 miles (37.01 km) ALCOHOL Tallahassee . . . . . 237 miles (381.33 km) Florida law prohibits the sale of alcoholic Tampa ...... 22 miles (35.39 km) beverages to persons under the age of 21 and Toronto . . . . . 1,388 miles (2233.29 km) photo identification may be required for anyone Washington, D.C. . . 958 miles (1541.42 km) under 30. State law prohibits drinking alcoholic beverages in public and on the beach. It is also unlawful to have an open container of alcohol DIRECTIONS TO CLEARWATER in a moving vehicle. Florida law imposes stiff Interstate 75 (I-75) carries visitors from penalties if driving under the influence of alcohol Midwest and northern states directly to the or drugs, so contact a cab company to make Tampa Bay area. alternate transportation arrangements. Interstate 95 (I-95) enters the northeast end of the state and connects to I-75 via I-10, MILEAGE CHART an east-west route that enters the Florida Distances to Clearwater from: panhandle from Alabama. I-75 becomes I-275 north of the Tampa Bay area. Atlanta ...... 476 miles (765.88 km) Boston ...... 1,422 miles (2287.99 km) To reach Clearwater, take the Tampa International Airport exit and then go west Chicago . . . . . 1,235 miles (1987.12 km) on State Road 60 onto scenic Courtney Daytona Beach . . . .183 miles (294.45 km) Campbell Causeway (also known as SR 60), Detroit ...... 1,222 miles (1966.19 km) which terminates on Clearwater Beach. Ft. Lauderdale . . . . 273 miles (439.26 km) From Orlando, take I-4 west. Then follow Ft. Myers ...... 129 miles (207.56 km) the directions to Clearwater, noted above.
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