HOME OF AMERICA'S BEST BEACHES VisitStPeteClearwater.com We asked; you weighed in. Throughout this magazine, we've highlighted the best experiences in St. Pete/ Clearwater, as ranked by the destination's (many) fans during our annual Best Of survey. See St. Pete/ Clearwater's most-loved beaches, restaurants, hidden gems and things to do – and, perhaps, discover something new. To see the complete list, go to VisitSPC.com/Best BEACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 BEACH BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 BOUTIQUE LODGING . . . . . . 15 BREWERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 BRUNCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 CHARTER BOAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 COCKTAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 COFFEE SHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 DOG HANGOUT . . . . . . . . . . . 105 FAMILY ACTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . . 95 FESTIVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 FOOD TRUCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 GROUPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 HOTEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LIVE MUSIC VENUE . . . . . . . . . 57 LOCAL MAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 MURAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 MUSEUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 RESTAURANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 ROOFTOP BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 SHOPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 SPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 SPORTING EVENT . . . . . . . . . . . 99 STREET STROLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 WALK IN THE PARK . . . . . . . . . . 51 WATER EXCURSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 WAY TO GET AROUND . . . . . . . 18 WEDDING VENUE . . . . . . . . . . . 15 WINE BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 8200 Bryan Dairy Road, Suite 200, Largo, FL 33777 USA 727-464-7200 or 877-352-3224 • GulfToBay@VisitSPC.com This issue of the St. Pete/Clearwater destination magazine is published by Visit St. Pete/Clearwater in partnership with the Tampa Bay Times, 490 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA, 727-893-8535. Gulf To Bay magazine is printed and distributed by Marketing.com located in Tampa, Florida. General Manager Kerry O'Reilly Art Director Nikki Life Designers Nikki Life, Marcus Oania Photography & Illustration Arielle Bader, Pedro Castellano, Ivy Ceballo, Lara Cerri, Douglas R. Clifford, Nicholas A Collura-Gehrt, Jay Conner, Maureen Connolly, Jim Damaske, Aya Diab, Cherie Diez, Eve Edelheit, Angelica Edwards, Jimmy Fashner, Joseph Garnett Jr., Angelique Herring, Tailyr Irvine, Scott Keeler, Imani Lee, Amy Martz, Marcus Oania, Sam Owens, Jacob Pierce, Martha Asencio Rhine, Luis Santana, Dirk Shadd, Shutterstock.com, Cortney Spencer, Martha Switalski, Chris Urso, Will Vragovic, Steven P. Widoff, Patty Yablonski, Chris Zuppa, Tampa Bay Times archives, Tampa Tribune archives and Visit St. Pete/Clearwater archives Writers Gabrielle Calise, Rachel Covello, Tim Creagan, Maggie Duffy, Erin Feitsma, Helen Freund, Julie Garisto, Mike Martz, Sally Moe, Michelle Stark, Kiva Williams Imaging Brian Baracani ON THE COVER The 35 miles of sugar-white sand, warm Gulf waters and rejuvenating sunshine of St. Pete/Clearwater await. So, consider this your official invitation to come kick back, relax and mix things up on America’s Best Beaches. ORDER ONLINE To explore this magazine online or to order a free print copy, go to VisitSPC.com/GulfToBay. 6 AMERICA’S BEST BEACHES