Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida

Things to Do in Downtown St. Petersburg

Located roughly 4 miles from Water Club Snell Isle, future residents can enjoy over 1000 special events annually in Downtown St. Petersburg. Situated along the waterfront, residents can enjoy Beach Drive which features over 100 restaurants in the bustling entertainment district.

Art in St. Petersburg

Art is evident throughout the culture of St. Pete but also in the classic real estate architecture that is found in the area. Home to six stunning museums, St. Petersburg is a city that prides itself in the arts and has helped to develop one of the worlds top art collections.

The #1 Tripadvisor "Thing to Do in St. Petersburg" is, The Dali Museum, located at One Dali Boulevard in St. Pete. The Salvador Dali Museum has been opened since 1982 and is the world’s most comprehensive museum on the late 20th century surrealist’s paintings. The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida houses the largest collection outside Europe of the works of the artist Salvador Dalí.

The Dali Museum's permanent collection within the combined 20,000 square feet state-of-the-art gallery space, allow for complete viewing of all 96 oil paintings, plus a selection of drawings, fine prints, photographs, videos and Surreal Objects by Salvador Dali. Enjoy some of the largest Dali paintings in the world!

                      The Dali Museum - One Dali Blvd St. Petersburg, FL 33701

2nd Saturday ArtWalk in St. Petersburg, Florida

In addition to St. Petersburg's world class museums, the visual arts are vibrant in the Sunshine City. More than two dozen galleries open their doors on the second Saturday evening each month for a downtown gallery hop. 

Among stops on the hop -- the Warehouse Arts District, Florida Craftsmen Guild's statewide gallery and the Morean Art Center Galleries and Hot Shop, which allows the audience to actively participate in the glass-blowing process, from first gather to the finished creation, through demonstrations or a hands-on contribution. www.stpetearts.org or 727-323-2787, 727-821-7391 or 727-822-7872.

2nd Saturday ArtWalk

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St Petersburg, FL 33704
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Warhol Exhibit at, "The Dali" Museum

January 18 - April 27, 2014
See what happens when two of the most influential artists of the 20th century meet.

About the Exhibit

"Warhol: Art. Fame. Mortality." explores how Andy Warhol learned from Dalí's public visibility and was equally attuned to the images derived from mass culture. The exhibit considers Warhol's seldom discussed engagement with other artists through his own painting, how he constructed an approach to the image in terms of celebrity and fame, and finally his treatment of painting and image as it pertains to human mortality.

Dalí and Warhol

"Warhol and Dalí lived in New York City at the same time. The photos of the two of them suggest a certain reticence. Perhaps they knew the how much alike they were. Artistically they are of the same species - both radical. If Dalí is radical in the way he delivered his subject of the changeable self through many media - painting, sculpture, film, and language - Warhol is radical in allowing media to provide his subject - faces from the tabloids and glossy magazines, products from the catalog of the American consumer. If Dalí used popular media to present his vision of the dream world, Warhol used popular media as the subject of his art. Warhol was one of the American artists most marked by the legacy and model of Salvador Dalí." - Dr. Hank Hine, Executive Director of The Dali

15 Second TV Spot for "Warhol: Art. Fame. Mortality."

To purchase tickets please click here. 

Directions from Water Club Snell Isle to The Dali Museum

Museum of the Arts and Crafts Movement

The 90,000 square foot Museum of the Arts & Crafts Movement will house over 1,200 pieces and will be housed at 333 Third Ave. N in St. Petersburg, FL. 

"Having a museum of this caliber in St. Petersburg would only add to the city's growing reputation as a top arts and tourism destination," said Elizabeth Brincklow. 

The museum will feature timepieces spanning the 1900s up to the 1920s. The museum is scheduled for completion by 2016 with construction costs upwards to $35 million dollars. Inside the museum will included a cafe, restaurant, shop and art studio.

The Museum of the Arts & Crafts Movement is designed by Alberto Alfonso. 

Rendering of project (*e-Architect)

Water Club Living Residents Enjoy Downtown St. Petersburg!

Water Club Snell Isle residents enjoy the private enclave of Snell Isle but also the old world charm of downtown St. Petersburg. Residents are located about 10 minutes from 1st Ave. in downtown St. Pete. where they can enjoy fine dining and cultural events. 



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Things To Do in St. Petersburg, Florida

St. Petersburg residents and tourists can enjoy a variety of activities ranging from outdoor water sports to culture events and museums such as the Salvador Dali Museum all within a close driving radius. 

EXPERIMENT WITH SCIENCE: The Science and Technology Education Innovation Center, formerly the Science Center of Pinellas County, offers an observatory, theater and planetarium, an animal room with over 30 species of animals, a 600-gallon marine touch tank, future plans for a Sustainability Village, and exhibits about scientists, inventors and astronauts, all for your learning pleasure. www.sciencecenterofpinellas.org or 727-384-0027.

BEACH IT:  Three of the Top 20 beaches in the United States are in Pinellas County. From St. Petersburg, the closest and most pristine is also the No. 3 Beach in the continental U.S., Fort DeSoto, a 900-acre county preserve consisting of five islands, seven miles of undeveloped beaches, a camp ground, boat ramps, fishing piers, paved fitness trails and a historic fort. The sugary-white sands of St. Petersburg's 500-foot Gulf-front municipal beach on Treasure Island are certified annually by the National Clean Beaches Council as an outstanding environmentally-friendly "Blue Wave" beach. 

GET INTO THE SWING OF THINGS: St. Petersburg has been crazy for baseball since its former Mayor Al Lang became known as the “father of spring training” in Florida. Currently, more than half of the 15 Major League teams that train each spring in Florida’s Grapefruit League play in the Tampa Bay area. St. Petersburg’s home team, the Tampa Bay Rays, play through the regular season at Tropicana Field, www.raysbaseball.com or 727-825-3250 or 888-FAN-RAYS.

GO FISH:  Waters along St. Petersburg's 260 miles of shoreline are abundant with great fishing haunts that yield delicious catches of grouper, mullet and sheepshead. In addition to deep sea fishing charters, popular fishing piers are located at and around the city marina, old Sunshine Skyway Bridge and Fort DeSoto Park. 

SAY “HI” TO JAI-ALAI: The city has a public Jai-Alai Cancha at Jack Puryear Park in northeast St. Petersburg. A first of its kind in the United States, the outdoor court is free for those slinging a pelota and enjoying the fastest sport on earth. www.stpeteparksrec.org.

HOP FROM GALLERY TO GALLERY:  In addition to St. Petersburg's world class museums, the visual arts are vibrant in the Sunshine City. More than two dozen galleries open their doors on the second Saturday evening each month for a downtown gallery hop. Among stops on the hop -- the Warehouse Arts District, Florida Craftsmen Guild's statewide gallery and the Morean Art Center Galleries and Hot Shop, which allows the audience to actively participate in the glass-blowing process, from first gather to the finished creation, through demonstrations or a hands-on contribution. www.stpetearts.org or 727-323-2787, 727-821-7391 or 727-822-7872.

RENT A BOAT:  Pontoon boats (18' or 24') as well as Water Bugs, kayaks and day sailboats are available from Boat St. Pete Rentals at the Vinoy Yacht Basin. Boats hold 8 to 14 people and are available for 1/2 day or full day rental. 727-898-2628.

TAKE THE HIGH WAY: The Sunshine Skyway, the Interstate-275 bridge connecting the southern tip of St. Petersburg with ManateeCounty andSarasota to the south, is one of the largest suspension bridges in the Western Hemisphere, measuring 4.1 miles long and 19 stories high (more than 160 feet above the shipping channel leading intoTampaBay). For breathtaking views of the Gulf, the toll is only $1 each way. 

GET SURREAL: Where can you see the world's most comprehensive collection of Salvador Dali's surrealistic art works, a spiral staircase resembling a strand of DNA, and a flowing glass dome rising 75 feet in the air? In St. Petersburg's newest museum –- the 66,450 square foot tribute to Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali. The new museum, more than twice the size of the previous, opened January 11, 2011, at One Dali Boulevard (Bayshore Dr. S.E. and 5^th Ave N.E.). www.thedali.org or 727-823-3767.

GET FESTIVE: A big part of St. Petersburg's premier springtime celebration for decades, the Suncoasters’ Festival of States Illuminated Night Parade with floats, krewes, marching bands and race car drivers signals the official start of the Firestone Grand Prix race weekend. All year long, St. Petersburg hosts 1,000 events in its downtown facilities and waterfront parks, ranging from food festivals to jazz concerts and sporting events to American Stage in the Park. www.festivalofstates.com or www.suncoasters-stpete.com or 727-821-9888.

GET IN THE ACT: Florida's top-ranked resident professional theater, American Stage, performs highly acclaimed works each spring during its outdoor festival, American Stage in the Park, and from its intimate theater downtown, now part of at the St. Petersburg College downtown campus, www.americanstage.org or 727-823-PLAY. The Palladium, once a church sanctuary now also under the auspices of SPC, offers the community a more intimate, 850-seat setting for eclectic performing arts, orchestra and opera, drama and dance, concerts and more, www.spcollege.edu/palladium/index.php or 727-822-3590. A newcomer on the St. Petersburg stage, FreeFall Theatre presents a variety of bold, daring and diverse classical productions and new works from its theater complex in west St. Petersburg, www.freefalltheatre.com . And, the St. Petersburg City Theater (formerly St. Pete Little Theater) presents an entertaining line-up of diverse theatrical offerings (www.spcitytheatre.org or 727-866-1973).

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY: The Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg was featured in the motion picture "Cocoon." Now restored, it boasts one of America's largest dance floors -- 13,000 square feet of polished maple -- and vintage 1924 architecture. Its event calendar includes regularly scheduled ballroom dancing, a Big Band series, swing dances, sock hops, country-western dancing, high school proms, gala events and more.www.stpete.org/coliseum or 727-892-5202.

RUN LIKE CRAZY! St. Petersburg’s year-round sunshine and unparalleled beauty drives amateur and professional athletes to the streets to compete in running and walking events, such as the Women’s Running Magazine’s Half Marathon/5K, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Three Day event, and the Jingle Bell Run.

GO WILD: Visit Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, a city-owned 245-acre park along the shores of Lake Maggiore. This award-winning oasis features nature trails, an environmental studies area, an outdoor classroom, a conference center, a pioneer settlement/living history park, and the Lake Maggiore Environmental Education Center featuring “The Ripple Effect” exhibit. 727-893-7326 or www.stpete.org/boyd or www.stpeteparksrec.org/boyd-hill-nature-preserve.html.

Fun and Fascinating things you can do in the St. Petersburg, FL. area. 

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2nd Saturday Artwalk in St. Petersburg, FL.

Water Club Snell Isle in St. Petersburg is known for its amazing world class museums but local art galleries open up to the sunshine of 2nd Saturday Artwalk.

In addition to St. Petersburg's world class museums, the visual arts are vibrant in the Sunshine City. More than two dozen galleries open their doors on the second Saturday evening each month for a downtown gallery hop.

Among stops on the hop -- the Warehouse Arts District, Florida Craftsmen Guild's statewide gallery and the Morean Art Center Galleries and Hot Shop, which allows the audience to actively participate in the glass-blowing process, from first gather to the finished creation, through demonstrations or a hands-on contribution.

Get out of your house & check out some art! 

Every Second Saturday of the month studios & galleries all over St. Petersburg, Florida, swing open their doors, inviting anyone & everyone to check out their latest work for free! 

Yes, FREE!!

See which art galleries are participating at www.artwalkstpete.com/

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(727) 478-2060

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Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

Water Club Snell Isle is located near Tampa's Downtown, home to the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts. FMOPA enriches the community by the education of children and adults alike. 

Mission

The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is a museum dedicated to exhibiting important photographic art as central to contemporary life and culture.  FMoPA collects, preserves and exhibits historic and contemporary works by nationally and internationally known photographic artists.  FMoPA also enriches the community by operating outreach programs to educate children and adults.

Frida & Friends
opening reception

Post by Florida Museum of Photographic Arts.

PERMANENT COLLECTION

The FMoPA Permanent Collection

Since its beginning in 2001, the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts has steadily built its permanent collection. Beginning with a group of vintage photographs by Richard Tepe (arranged by Vincent Sorrentino, co-founder) as well as excellent examples of photojournalism by Tampa Bay Times photographers Jamie Francis and James Borchuck, the museum soon gained a ten-work suite of landmark images by the pioneer of strobe light photography and M.I.T. professor, Dr. Harold “Doc” Edgerton. Thanks to co-founder Charles Levin and Gus Kayafus of Palm Press, Edgerton’s famous Milk Drop Coronet and Shooting the Apple are in the collection.

FMoPA has a growing concentration of examples of early panoramic photography, including five views of early Tampa by the Burgert Brothers (gifts of Terry Butchko Hoft).  An array of early panoramic views of the building of the Panama Canal, West Point, Miami and other vistas, are among numerous gifts from Robert B. MacKay of Cold Spring Harbor, New York, author of America by the Yard: Cirkut Camera: Images from the Early Twentieth Century.

The museum is grateful to longtime supporters Celia and Jim Ferman for their gift of three classic scenes of Woodstock by Burk Uzzle.  Museum trustee William K. Zewadski was instrumental in the acquisition of important works by celebrity photographer Len Prince, by Chinese photographer Shen Wei and by Dianora Niccolini, who is a pioneer in the photographing of the male nude.

David R. Hall, III, a member of FMOPA’s Board of Directors and friend of many artists, facilitated the donation of works by such noted names as Judy Dater (known for her 1974 photograph of Imogen Cunningham and Twinka), Andrea Modica (who has exhibited her work in museums internationally), Robert Hartman (who takes infrared aerial photographs of the California countryside) and Ruth Bernhard, who was once saluted by Ansel Adams as being “the greatest photographer of the nude.”

 Elizabeth Bolint donated a key work by noted Depression-Era artist Dorothea Lange, Kern County, and the museum also holds a portrait of Lange by Rondal Partridge (son of Imogen Cunningham).  The very top ranks of Florida photography (and/or Florida-born photographers) are represented by four large, excellent works from Clyde Butcher (two of which were dontated by Charles Levin and Cynthia Flowers, co-founders) and a haunting landscape donated by the artist Benjamin Dimmitt. Herb Snitzer, who is famous for his portraits of jazz musicians and who lives in St. Petersburg, as arranged by Cynthia Flowers, donated the portrait of Bette Davis to the museum’s permanent collection.

Also in the collection are three engaging views of Pittsburgh’s African-American community in the 1930s and 1940s by Charles “Teenie” Harris (also known as “One Shot” Harris).  One image was a gift of the Harris family arranged by Cynthia Flowers and the other two were donated by Charles Levin and Cynthia Flowers.

The museum holds two dreamlike photo montages by San Francisco-based Hugh Shurley. In addition, courtesy of New York’s Marlborough Gallery and the artist, the museum has two dramatic portraits of members of the Surma and Mursi tribes of Ethiopia by German-born Hans Silvester.

The most recent acquisitions include a gift of more than 40 works from Bud Lee and his family. Lee, at one time a key member of Tampa’s arts community and currently a resident of Plant City, Florida, has had a colorful and noted career photographing for Esquire and Rolling Stone, among other publications.

Joanne Milani, Board of Trustees and former Executive Director and Curator

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St. Petersburg's newest waterfront community, Water Club Snell Isle, is a luxury condominium and townhome development that features floor to ceiling views of Tampa Bay. Quiet luxury at the Gulf of Mexico's edge with endless views in every direction, this is the Florida Lifestyle.

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St. Petersburg Museums

Water Club Snell Isle is located amongst the most desirable real estate areas in Florida. Snell Isle is a private residential waterfront community in St. Petersburg, FL.

Water Club Living features Tampa Bay views and vistas that are simply breathtaking, not to mention the ability to walk out one’s door to drop a line to fish or untie a line to enjoy boating.

St. Petersburg is also home to some of the Worlds most famous museums. Art is evident throughout the culture of St. Pete but also in the classic real estate architecture that is found in the area. Home to six stunning museums, St. Petersburg is a city that prides itself in the arts and has helped to develop one of the worlds top art collections.

The Salvador Dali Museum has been opened since 1982 and is the world’s most comprehensive museum on the late 20th century surrealist’s paintings. The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida houses the largest collection outside Europe of the works of the artist Salvador Dalí. The Dali Museum's permanent collection within the combined 20,000 square feet state-of-the-art gallery space, allow for complete viewing of all 96 oil paintings, plus a selection of drawings, fine prints, photographs, videos and Surreal Objects by Salvador Dali. Enjoy some of the largest Dali paintings in the world!

The Dali Museum
One Dali Blvd St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727.823.3767

Great Explorations Children's Museum has been serving the local St. Petersburg community for over 25 years. Through the use of an innovative and new approach to teach children through creativity, play and exploration, the museum  is located in the historic Sunken Gardens on 4th Street North. Great Explorations is recognized as one of America's top childrens museums as well as a family tourist destination in Tampa. A child's imaginations come to life by exploring the different interactive exhibits. These exhibits will get childs mind moving !

Great Explorations Children's Museum 

1925 4th St N  St Petersburg, FL 33704
(727) 821-8992

The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida was founded by Margaret Acheson Stuart (1896-1980). The Museum opened to the public in 1965, with a direct reflection of Stuart's vision of an outstanding culture museum that provided famous world art in a luxurious and inviting setting.

The Museum is dedicated to serving all people by pursuing excellence in art from antiquity to the present through collection, exhibitions, and education for its diverse audiences. With an impressive collection of more than 4,000 objects from the past to today, the under-lining theme is the enhancement of ones true understanding enhance of art and culture. Take a class, view an exhibit or a film in order to get a more comprehensive knowledge of the art pieces shown at this alluring location.

Museum of Fine Arts
255 Beach Drive Northeast
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 896-2667

Information about Water Club LIving:

Water Club Snell Isle is located in the heart of St. Petersburg's private residential waterfront community of Snell Isle. Since its development in the 1920s, Snell Isle has been one of the most celebrated addresses throughout Tampa Bay. 

St. Petersburg is home to upscale arts, culture, shopping, dining, nightlife and world class events that makes living at Water Club Snell Isle centrally located to one of the most desirable waterfront cities in the country. 

Just over the bridge from downtown St. Petersburg, Water Club Snell Isle features two 9-story waterfront towers complemented by eleven, 2-story townhomes lining prestigious Snell Isle Boulevard. With homes from the $500s, Water Club Snell Isle offers a rare opportunity to make the Florida Lifestyle your very own. 

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1325 Snell Isle Blvd NE St. Petersburg, Florida 33704

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