St Petersburg FL Florida
54
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At departure or passage at this port
American Cruise Lines (54 Cruises)
American Pioneer
50 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
At the downtown marina in the Bayboro basin, opened back in 1925. The museums and terraces are a few streets away: the city opens up with no transfer and no waiting.
Yes. The Dalí Museum is within walking distance, the museum district and Beach Drive form a pleasant pedestrian area, and the St. Pete Pier is reached along the waterfront promenade.
The Dalí Museum first, then the St. Pete Pier and Beach Drive. If art holds you, swap the pier for the Museum of Fine Arts, the Chihuly collection at the Morean Arts Center or the James Museum.
A building of glass bubbles set into concrete, holding one of the most important collections of Salvador Dalí’s work outside Europe, from early canvases to the great surrealist compositions. The garden extends the visit with its hedge maze, facing the marina.
Not really. Even visitors with little familiarity with the Catalan painter come away won over by the staging of the place and by a route that follows the artist’s development rather than simply stacking canvases.
The Museum of Fine Arts, in an elegant Palladian-inspired building on Beach Drive; the Chihuly collection at the Morean Arts Center, where glassblowers work in live demonstration; and the James Museum, devoted to art of the American West. The cultural density is surprising for a city this size.
The city’s landmark reach into Tampa Bay, with restaurants, public art and picnic lawns. At the far end, the rooftop terrace gives the best view of the downtown skyline and the sailboats tacking offshore.
A chain of riverside parks leading to the pink outline of the Vinoy, a 1920s grand hotel restored to its Mediterranean splendour. This string of green space, protected by the city for more than a century, largely explains the easy living residents speak of with pride.
The US dollar and English. Credit cards are accepted everywhere and restaurant tipping runs 15 to 20 percent.
November through April, when the heat stays mild and the light is clear. This is an urban, artistic Florida, very different from the theme park version.
