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WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
SUNRISE REFLECTIONS ON THE GOLF COURSE • VISIT ST. PETE/CLEARWATER
ROAD TRIPS For a truly unique experience you won’t
Greek cuisine, art and culture—it’s all found soon forget, head over to Crystal River where
INTERNATIONAL in the small fishing village of Tarpon various tour operators provide the equipment
GATEWAYS Springs. The area was first settled in 1876 by and let you swim among West Indian
manatees in super clear waters. Visitors who
Greek immigrants, and today has the highest
percentage of Greek-Americans than any prefer to stay at arm’s length from the gentle
Port Tampa Bay: porttb.com/cruise
other city in the U.S. What was once “the giants can rent a kayak (with or without a
St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport:
sponge capital of the world” is a popular day- guide) to observe them as they swim and play
fly2pie.com trip destination from Tampa, Clearwater, St. below in the warm waters. If this option is still
Tampa International Airport: Petersburg, Dunedin and Pasco County. Go too close for comfort, you can watch manatees
tampaairport.com for the history, culture and food, and you’ll any day of the year from the underwater
find yourself wanting to go back for more! observatory at the nearby Ellie Schiller
Park the car and walk, run, cycle or Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. The
rollerblade along the Fred Marquis Pinellas park also showcases other native Florida
Trail, a 40-mile protected, multi-use wildlife, including black bears, bobcats, white-
greenspace created along an abandoned tailed deer, American alligators and crocodiles,
railroad corridor that extends from and river otters, and offers Wildlife Encounter
St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs. programs and a children’s education center.
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