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g St. Petersburg
* 254,000. k @ 180 9th St North,
(727) 898-1496. n 100 2nd Ave N,
(727) 821-4715. _ Festival of the
States. ∑ visitstpeteclearwater.
com
Established in 1875, “St. Pete,” as
it is often called, was originally
a retired person’s mecca. Times
have changed however, and
extensive renovations have
The high-rise skyline of downtown Tampa on the Gulf Coast rejuvenated the downtown
waterfront area.
f Tampa variety of sea creatures such The city’s claim to fame is
as seabirds, otters, and baby the prestigious Salvador
* 359,000. k £ 601 Nebraska alligators living in tanks that Dalí Museum, which has the
Ave, (800) 872-7245. @ Greyhound replicate their natural habitats. largest private collection of the
Bus, 610 Polk St, (800) 231-2222; Located 3 miles (5 km) east Spanish artist’s work in the
4305 E 21st Ave, (813) 254-4278.
g Channelside Dr, (800) 741-2297. of downtown, Ybor City was world, worth more than $350
n 401 E Jackson St, (813) 223-1111. created by Spanish immigrant million. It was opened in
_ Gasparilla Festival (Feb). Vicente Martinez Ybor, when he 1982, 40 years after the Ohio
∑ visittampabay.com moved his cigar business from Key businessman Reynolds Morse
West to Tampa in the late 1800s. first encountered Dalí’s talents
Situated at the mouth of the About 20,000 migrant workers and began collecting his works.
Hillsborough River, Tampa is settled here, and the legacy of There are 96 oil paintings,
one of Florida’s fastest-growing the cigar boom is still visible on 100 watercolors and drawings,
cities. A perfect harbor, Tampa 7th Avenue, with its Spanish tiles 1,300 graphics, sculptures,
Bay was a magnet to the and wrought-iron balconies. and other objects. Spanning the
Spanish, who arrived here Today, the area is known for its years 1914–70, they range from
in 1539. How ever, the city’s lively shops, clubs, and restaurants, Dalí’s early figurative paintings
greatest period of prosperity including the Columbia to his first experiments in
was in the 1800s, when railroad Restaurant, Florida’s oldest and Surrealism, as well as those
baron Henry Plant extended his continuously open eatery. mature, large-scale paintings
railroad here and made it an Northeast of downtown, described as his “masterworks.”
important center for trade. the Museum of Science and The St. Petersburg Museum
Tampa’s downtown area is Industry features various exhibits of History focuses on the
centered around the partly including an IMAX® Cinema. The city’s history and has exhibits
pedestrian Franklin Street, which GTE Challenger Learning Center, ranging from mastodon
has the historic Tampa Theater. a living memorial to the Space bones and native pottery
To its southeast, on North Ashley Shuttle Challenger, has simulators to a replica of the sea plane
Drive, is the Tampa Museum and a mission control room. that made the world’s first
of Art. This museum’s exhibits Nearby is Tampa’s biggest flight with a paying passenger
range from Greek, Roman, attraction – Busch Gardens. in 1914.
and Etruscan antiquities to This theme park incor- The modern Palladian-style
20th-century American art. porates an unusual zoo Museum of Fine Arts, near
The former Tampa that re-creates colonial- the bay, is famous for its
Bay Hotel, which houses era Africa. The zoo wide-ranging collection of
the Henry B. Plant supports over 2,600 European, American, and
Museum, is the city’s animals, with giraffes and Asian works. Supreme among
premier landmark, its zebras roaming freely over the French Impress ionist
Moorish minarets visible the “Serengeti Plain.” paintings are A Corner of
from all over the city. Greek vase, Tampa Lions and other the Woods (1877) by
Plant commissioned the Museum of Art African animals can Cézanne and Monet’s
building in 1891, and its be seen on a unique classic Parliament, Effect of
construction alone cost $3 Edge of Africa safari ride. Thrill- Fog, London (1904).
million. Currently a part of the seekers can ride the 300-ft-
University of Tampa, the south (91-m-) high Falcon’s Fury coaster. E Salvador Dalí Museum
wing has been preserved as a 1 Dalí Blvd. Tel (727) 823-3767.
museum. Its splendidly furnished g Busch Gardens @ 4, 32, trolley from The Pier.
interior retains the original Busch Blvd, Tampa. Tel (888) 800-5447. Open 10am–5:30pm Mon–Sat
18th-century French furniture. Open 10am–6pm daily, exten ded (10am–8pm Thu), noon–5:30pm Sun.
The Florida Aquarium is on hours for summer & hols. & 7 0 Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & ^
Channelside Drive. It displays a ∑ buschgardens.com 7 8 = ∑ thedali.org
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp326–8 and pp329–31

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