One-day visits to St. Petersburg and the surrounding area attractions will leave you wanting more. There is more.

There are six museums in St. Petersburg alone, including the Florida International Museum (a Smithsonian Institution affliate) and the Florida Holocaust Museum, the fourth largest in the United States.

The Museum of Fine Arts recently hosted the Chihuly exhibit which has lead to Dale Chihuly opening an exclusive gallery in St. Petersburg in 2008. The Salvador Dali Museum will soon begin construction of a new facility adjacent to the newly finished Mahaffey Theatre in downtown St. Petersburg.

Our central west coast Florida location makes it easy to go beyond St. Petersburg and explore. Visit our nearest neighbor, Tampa -- a city with its own identity and cultural pulse. There are theme parks, zoos and additional shopping centers for added experience. From downtown, Busch Gardens-Tampa Bay and the Lowry Park Zoo are just 30-40 minutes away in Tampa.

Be under the "magic" spell of Orlando's many theme parks in just 90 minutes. A three-hour drive takes you to Florida's east coast, and a journey south over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge links with Sarasota and beyond to Sanibel Island, Ft. Myers and Naples. Take the time to see it all.