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FORT DE SOTO, ST. PETERSBURG. • VISIT FLORIDA

ARTS AND CULTURE Saitowitz. Inside, an incredible collection of world’s largest collection of Salvador Dalí’s
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, West contemporary and classical art, as well as work outside of Spain, including 1,300
Central Florida has plenty to share. One enticing traveling exhibitions, are on display. graphics, photos, sculptures and objets d’art;
showpiece sits on the Tampa Riverwalk, a From the museum, follow the Riverwalk 96 oil paintings; and more than 100
pedestrian walkway that meanders through south to the Florida Museum of watercolors and drawings. The structure
the city along the Hillsborough River. The Photographic Arts, showcasing works by housing the Dalí Museum is in itself a
Tampa Museum of Art is housed in an local, national and international photog- surreal piece of art. The Chihuly Collection,
architectural work of art designed by Stanley raphers, as well as historical collections. on the Morean Arts Center campus in
Nobody does pirates like Tampa Bay. The St. Pete’s Central Arts District, features amazing
Tampa Bay History Center brings to life works of glass art by the master himself.
To the north of Tampa, Dunedin is filled
INSIDER’S pirates, shipwrecks and treasure—complete with galleries and regularly hosts arts and
with a 60-foot replica pirate ship to climb
TIP around, a real 1700s ship’s treasure chest and craft shows throughout the year. If you’re in
an authentic 1703 map of the Caribbean the area January 4–5, 2020, head over to the
rd
With growing interest in travel to Cuba, it showing exactly where to attack ships full of 23 Annual Downtown Dunedin Art Festival,
may come as a surprise that you can visit a treasure. The expansion also includes a which showcases more than 100 of the
part of Cuba right in Tampa’s cartographic research center and houses over nation’s most talented artists and a broad
Ybor City. Cuban-born poet, journalist, 6,000 maps dating back as far as 1493. spectrum of media including sculptures,
essayist and revolutionary José Martí Back in downtown Tampa, step into glass, paintings, jewelry and ceramics.
frequently visited Ybor City in the late simpler times amid the splendor of the Admission is free. Every spring, world-class
1800s. During this time he did a large part storied 1920s “movie palace,” the Tampa Scottish athletes descend upon Dunedin for
of his planning and fundraising, and wound Theatre. Tour the mesmerizing theater the annual Highland Games & Festival that
up calling Ybor City his “faithful little town” before the main feature begins, then sit back include a traditional Scottish gathering with
because of the support he received there. and relax while a volunteer organist music and dance, a parade and a full day of
Today, the small, 0.14-acre José Martí Park serenades you on the Mighty Wurlitzer events and competitions.
stands in tribute to the revolutionary, but Organ before the curtain rises. For a peek into the history of the area,
what makes the park perhaps even more Within walking distance of each other in check out the annual Fort Cooper Days event
interesting is that it has been owned by the downtown St. Petersburg are the Museum of in Inverness, where re-enactments of the
Cuban government since 1956. Fine Arts, with thousands of objects Second Seminole War are held twice a day in
spanning 4,500 years, from antiquity to the mid-March along with living history
present, and the Dalí Museum with the demonstrations.

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