About this city
Also known as: The Sunshine City
St. Petersburg is a vibrant coastal city in Pinellas County, Florida, dynamically situated on a peninsula separating Tampa Bay from the Gulf of Mexico. Co-founded in 1888 by John C. Williams and Peter Demens, who brought the Orange Belt Railway here and named the town after his Russian birthplace, the city holds a Guinness World Record for the most consecutive days of sunshine (768 days). Geographically blessed with one of the largest municipal waterfront park systems in North America, St. Petersburg has successfully shed its old retirement image to become an ultra-modern cultural powerhouse. The city is internationally renowned for its spectacular downtown street murals, world-class museums, a historic pleasure pier, and a youthful, entrepreneurial atmosphere.
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Suggested stay: 2–4 days
View the world's largest collection of surrealist masterworks at the Salvador Dalí Museum, stroll and dine along the spectacular St. Pete Pier, explore contemporary glass at the Chihuly Collection, and watch an MLB game at Tropicana Field.
