St. Pete Pier/Waterfront St. Pete’s Waterfront Arts District is the good life times a thousand. Walk, bike or jog along a flora-filled promenade and take in the shimmering bay and shorebirds gliding above the water. After your morning walk, hightail it to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg or The Dalí Museum , where internation-ally acclaimed artists take you to unimagined places. At the Dalí Dome , a multi-sensory art experience awaits with 360-degree animations and other visuals. Catch a concert at the Mahaffey Theater. Or, greet the weekend at the hip and happening Saturday Morning Market. The St. Pete Pier is a family favorite, where nature, art and architecture interplay in jaw-dropping ways. Take in the bayfront panorama from Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille. Treat the kids to ice cream at Driftwood Café or dress up for dinner at Teak St. Pete. RECENT BUZZ: Owners of the Mandarin Hide cocktail bar, Trophy Fish seafood restaurant and the 60-year-old El Cap burger joint have opened the casually chic Perry’s Porch , a coastal eatery on the pier approach. WHERE TO PLAY: Sip a cocktail and enjoy a heart-stopping view of the ’Burg’s illuminated skyline from the Pier Teaki rooftop bar. Little ones can burn off energy at St. Pete Pier’s Glazer Family Playground. WHAT LOCALS KNOW: Pose for a pic by Naomi Haverland’s amazingly aquatic mural at the pier’s Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center , and don’t forget to step inside to explore the many facets of Tampa Bay’s estuary system. VISITSPC .COM 39
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