WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
CALADESI BEACH, DUNEDIN • VISIT FLORIDA
BEACHES AND OUTDOOR GEMS West Central Florida’s stretches of sugarwhite, powder-soft sandy beaches found along the Gulf of Mexico are perfect playgrounds for all ages. For a quiet, more natural beach day without high-rises towering behind you, consider Fort De Soto Park, south of St. Pete
Beach, or Anclote Key Preserve State Park to the north. Caladesi Island State Park is a perfect destination not only for beaches, but also for its four-mile kayaking trail and its three-mile nature trail. Nearby Honeymoon Island State Park was connected to Caladesi Island until a hurricane separated them in 1921. Once a
popular honeymoon destination in the 1940s and 1950s, it is now a favorite among birdwatchers and welcomes more than one million visitors annually. Not only Floridians think the beaches here are fantastic. Two local beaches made it onto TripAdvisor’s 2019 Travelers’ Choice list of “Top 25 Beaches in the U.S.”—Clearwater
MURAL, POE PARKING GARAGE, TAMPA • VISIT TAMPA BAY/AMY MARTZ
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MUST-SEE ATTRACTIONS
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CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM: seewinter.com
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THE DALÍ MUSEUM, ST. PETERSBURG: thedali.org
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THE RIVERWALK, TAMPA: thetampariverwalk.com
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THREE SISTERS SPRINGS, CRYSTAL RIVER: threesistersspringsvisitor.org
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YBOR CITY, TAMPA: yborcityonline.com
2020 TRAVEL GUIDE TO FLORIDA