Tampa International Airport 43 min
Anclote Keys (20 min) Tranquil island featuring a lighthouse, beaches with picnic facilities & a 403-acre nature preserve. Copperhead Course (11 min) This pine-tree-lined 18-hole, 7,200-yard golf course is 1 of 4 at the Innisbrook resort. Lake Tarpon (18 min) This 2,500-acre freshwater lake offers swimming, bass fishing, boating & other activities. Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art (11 min) Sizable collection of 20th-century art, including much by Abraham Rattner, plus many modern masters. Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks (7 min) Visitors can purchase sea sponges, see docked sponge boats & eat Greek fare at this locale. Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park (20 min) This sizable tract of public land offers opportunities for camping, nature viewing, fishing & more. Innisbrook (13 min) Fred Howard Park (14 min) Happening park located on the Gulf of Mexico draws a bustling crowd for the beach & swim area. Brooker Creek (15 min) Nature and wetland Honeymoon Island State Park (25 min) Known for the variety of shells on its shores, this park also offers swimming, fishing & hiking. Caladesi Island State Park (46 min) Island park with white sand beaches plus swimming, boating, fishing & picnic facilities. Anclote Key Preserve State Park (20 min) A strand of 4 islands offers a picturesque lighthouse & undeveloped beaches for camping & swimming. Caladesi Island (46 min) This serene state park with a sandy beach, nature trails & bayside mangrove forest draws kayakers. Sunset Beach (14 min) 11-acre beach park on a peninsula featuring a playground, a boat launch, volleyball & more. Tampa Bay Downs (28 min) Opened in 1926, this thoroughbred horse racing track features a poker room & golf practice area. |