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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 BRUNCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 CHARTER BOAT . . . . . . . . . . . 51 COCKTAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 COFFEE SHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 DOG HANGOUT . . . . . . . . . . . 51 FAMILY ACTIVITY . . . . . . . . . . 96 FESTIVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 FOOD TRUCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 GROUPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 HOTEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 LIVE MUSIC VENUE . . . . . . . 106 LOCAL INFLUENCER . . . . . . . 16 LOCAL MAKER . . . . . . . . . . . 112 MARKET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 MURAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 MUSEUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 RESTAURANT ($$$) . . . . . . . . 73 RESTAURANT ($$) . . . . . . . . . 73 RESTAURANT ($) . . . . . . . . . . 73 ROOFTOP BAR . . . . . . . . . . . 102 SHOPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 SPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 SPORTING EVENT . . . . . . . . 107 STREET STROLL . . . . . . . . . . . 46 VISITORS CENTER . . . . . . . . . 114 WALK IN THE PARK . . . . . . . . 54 WATER EXCURSION . . . . . . . . 51 WAY TO GET AROUND . . . . . 18 WEDDING VENUE . . . . . . . . . 92 WINE BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 HOME OF AMERICA'S BEST BEACHES VisitStPeteClearwater.com 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 & Designer Nikki Life Photography & Illustration Pedro Castellano, Catrina Carlson Photography, Ivy Ceballo, Lara Cerri, Douglas R. Clifford, Nicholas A. Collura-Gehrt, Everence Photography, Jim Damaske, Aya Diab, Cherie Diez, Eve Edelheit, Jimmy Fashner, Angelique Herring, Tailyr Irvine, Scott Keeler, Amy Martz, Marcus Oania, Jacob Pierce, Martha Asencio-Rhine, Lance Rothstein, Luis Santana, Dirk Shadd, Shutterstock.com, Visit Florida, Steven P. Widoff, Jefferee Woo, Patty Yablonski, Chris Zuppa, Tampa Bay Times archives, Tampa Tribune archives and Visit St. Pete/Clearwater archives Writers Gabrielle Calise, Rachel Covello, Tim Creagan, Lynn Cristina, Maggie Duffy, Erin Feitsma, Helen Freund, Julie Garisto, Michael Martz, Sally Moe, Michelle Stark Imaging Brian Baracani ON THE COVER The perfect symphony of performing arts as a Cirque du Soleil performer strikes a pose while airborne during sunset on St. Pete Beach. ORDER ONLINE YOUR GUIDE TO THE BEST ARTS, BEACHES, BREWS, DINING & MORE To explore this magazine online or to order a free print copy, go to VisitSPC.com/GulfToBay. 6 AMERICA’S BEST BEACHES