Arts VisitSPC.com/Arts exhibits and has a scholarship program for youth. Contemporary African American and Black artists are showcased in special rotating exhibitions. THREE TO SEE: Visit the “Black History Matters” mural painted by local artists on the street in front of the museum. Commune with nature in the Lega-cy Garden on the museum’s picture-perfect grounds. The museum is also the starting point for the African American Heritage Trail , a walking tour of the neighborhood’s history told through placards. IMAGINE MUSEUM The Florida Holocaust Museum This museum that honors the millions of men, women and children who died or suffered in the Holocaust is one of the largest in the world. It tells the stories of victims and survivors through artwork and educational and traveling exhibits, with a mission to prevent future genocide. The museum recently underwent a renovation and expansion. THREE TO SEE: One of the few remaining railroad boxcars the Nazis used to transport Jews and other victims to concentration camps is on display. With the museum’s recent expansion came two new permanent installations: the personal collection of writer and professor Elie Wiesel , including his writings and his Nobel Prize, and the recently acquired rescue boat, “Thor,” which saved Denmark’s Jewish population during the Holocaust. Please visit thefhm.org for details on reopening. THE FLORIDA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM Fillastre. Devon Brady’s “The Bait Ball” is a dizzying kinetic installation inspired by “schools of fish and human mosh pits.” St. Petersburg Museum of History Located at the entrance of the spectacular Pier District, this museum that is over 100 years old deliv-ers interesting facts about the Sunshine City, including its pioneering role in aviation. It also offers special historical exhibits that go beyond the ’Burg. THREE TO SEE: See the world’s first airliner and learn about the birth of commercial aviation in the Flight One Gallery , located mere steps away from where the first commercial flight happened in 1914. Discover the women who boldly worked for the city’s development in “Meddling: The Women Who Built St. Pete.” Take the rare opportunity to see an ancient Egyptian mummy and sarcophagus in “Pathway to Eternity: Life, Death, and Afterlife.” modern and contemporary museum’s collection is primarily built on the works of 20th-century artists Abraham Rattner, Allen Leepa and Esther Gentle and includes prints and works on paper by their contemporaries, like Marc Chagall and Fernand Léger. The museum hosts a robust exhibition schedule that includes an annual faculty show. Viewers can also see collections and special exhibitions online for free. THREE TO SEE: A mural reproduction of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” (1937) is the only authorized full-scale reproduction in the world. The museum also holds the collection from the Gulf Coast Museum of Art , which closed in 2009, and includes works by notable Florida artists like Clyde Butcher. The museum also owns a collection of works by the 19th-century American landscape painter Winslow Homer . Great �xplorations Children’s Museum Kids get hands-on while learning at this museum, which is just a short car ride from downtown and the beaches. It's in the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities’ Autism-Friendly Directory and located on the grounds of Sunken Gardens, one of the oldest roadside attractions in the country. The botanical paradise is home to more than 50,000 tropical and subtropical plants set amid pools and waterfalls. Bonus: Sunken Gardens has its own flamboyance of flamingos and other exotic birds. THREE TO SEE: “Longo’s Cove” is a floor-to-ceiling climbable structure that provides 360-degree views of the museum at the top. Kids can learn about food, household goods, nutrition and shopping in “My First Market , ” sponsored by Publix. Nothing says childhood better than the “Treehouse , ” a flying ship and cabin set upon two tree trunks, complete with a slide. The Woodson African American Museum of Florida Named for Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the scholar who initiated Black History Month, the museum seeks to preserve and present African American history. Located in the Black-owned business hub called the Deuces Live District, it displays historical Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art This museum is part of St. Petersburg College and is located on its Tarpon Springs campus. The 60 AMERICA’S FAVORITE BEACHES
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