John’s Pass at Madeira Beach This quaint turn-of-the-century fishing village is Pinellas County’s #1 tourist attraction. Over one hundred merchants inhabit the Village with unique retail shopping, a variety of restaurants, the local fishing fleet, cruise lines, boat rentals, parasailing and jet skiing.
Madeira Beach Main Web Site Find out what’s happening around Madeira Beach.
The Wine Cellar Restaurant Banquet Facility and Fine Catering is centrally located between Clearwater and St. Petersburg Beach, in beautiful North Redington Beach Florida.
Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa Great place to take the whole family.
The Saint Petersburg Pier Come visit one of the area’s favorite places.
The Beacon Tampabay Newspapers
www.eoidirect.com Flood Insurance web site
http://www.pinellasplanningcouncil.org/docs/saps/MadeiraBeachSAP.pdf This is a link to the Madeira Beach Future Use Plan PDF. It outlines the plans the County and City have for redeveloping and improving the greater Madiera Beach area.
www.beachadventure.com Kayak Eco-tours: Enjoy guided kayak trips through Tampa Bay’s pristine waterways. See dolphins, manatees, birds, and plants indiginous to this area.
Egmont key: Spend the day exploring this historical tropical island. Visit the ruins of the Spanish fort, walk along the beach collecting shells, or enjoy snorkeling in the warm waters of the gulf of Mexico.
SCUBA: Cleawater, Florida, SCUBA diving at its best! Enjoy a day of scuba diving in the beautiful Gulf of Mexico aboard the Sea Fox.
The Pinellas Trail: a 47 mile greenway corridor linking some of Pinellas County’s most picturesque parks, scenic coastal areas and residential neiborhoods. Biking, hiking, or skating, outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy deep glades of ancient live oaks trailing Spanish moss, quiet waterways, and tidal streams with all varieties of land and water birds.
Amusement Parks
- Adventure Island, Tampa
- Busch Gardens, Tampa
- Cypress Gardens
- SeaWorld, Orlando
- Universal Studios, Orlando
- Walt Disney World, Orlando
Animals and Nature
- Boyd Hill Preserve, St. Petersburg
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium
- Florida Aquarium, Tampa
- Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa
- Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, Indian Shores
- Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg
Museums
- Florida Holocaust Museum, St Petersburg
- Great Explorations, the Children’s Hands-on Museum, St Petersburg
- Henry B. Plant Museum
- Museum of Fine Art, St Petersburg
- Museum of History, St Petersburg
- Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa
- Salvador Dali Museum, St Petersburg
Sports Teams:
- http://www.buccaneers.com The TampaBay Buccaneers
- http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com The Rays
- http://lightning.nhl.com/ The Lighting
- http://www.tampabaystorm.com/ The Tampabay Storm