Downtown St. Pete is genuinely walkable, which is not something you can say about every Florida downtown. Between the Pier District, Beach Drive, and Central Avenue, you can spend a full day on foot and barely repeat a block.
St. Pete Pier
The anchor of downtown's waterfront — 26 acres of green space, restaurants, shops, a beach, a fishing deck, and a discovery center, extending out over Tampa Bay. It's free to walk, and it's the single best orientation point if you're spending a day downtown. Go early for a quiet walk, or near sunset for the view.
The Dalí Museum
Home to one of the largest collections of Salvador Dalí's work outside of Spain, in a building that's a piece of art on its own — a glass entryway and skylight built specifically to house the collection. Worth it even if museums aren't usually your thing.
Chihuly Collection
A permanent exhibit of Dale Chihuly's glasswork on Central Avenue, a short walk from the Dalí — the two are commonly paired into one afternoon.
Museum of Fine Arts & St. Petersburg Museum of History
Two very different museums within walking distance of each other — a broad fine arts collection, and a history museum that's been telling the city's story for a century, including exhibits on early aviation and local history.
Beach Drive & Central Avenue
The two corridors that hold most of downtown's restaurants, bars, and shops. Beach Drive runs along the waterfront with a more polished feel; Central Avenue (and the Edge and Grand Central districts along it) has more of an eclectic, gallery-and-craft-beer character.
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