There are several different options for your home life. You can live on the water, the beach or lakes, you may prefer a condo or a single family private home, gated community or several golf course properties. Whatever you decide it is minutes from museums, amusement parts, sports arenas, performing art facilities and two International Airports!

Tampa 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers .. Raymond James Stadium. Lightning Hockey

Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey, Ice Palace Arena, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida 33602, 813-301-6600

Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Downtown Tampa  800-955-1045

The Florida Aquarium, 701 Channelside Drive, downtown Tampa.Phone 813-273-4000.

Lowry Park Zoological Garden-  7530 N. Boulevard, Tampa. Phone 813-935-8552.

The Tampa Museum Of Art -600 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa Call 813-274-8130.

The Henry B. Plant Museum - 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. 813-254-1891.

The Children's Museum Of Tampa, 7550 North Boulevard, Tampa. Call 813-987-5082.

The Museum Of African-American Art- 1308 N. Marion Street in Tampa, 813-272-2466.

The Museum Of Science and Industry- 4801 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa,  Phone 813-987-6300.

The Ybor City State Museum the cigar industry in Cuba. 1818 9th Ave, Ybor City, Tampa. 813-987-6771.

The Ybor City Brewing Company  2205 N. 20th St., Ybor City, Tampa. 813-242-9222.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay-  rides, live entertainment, food, and shopping.,3000 Busch Boulevard, Tampa. 813-987-5082.

Adventure Island- a wave pool, a speed slide, and a beach in addition to water flumes.  10001 Malcolm McKinley Drive,

Tampa. 813-987-5660.

Wilderness Park- Canoe trips down the Hillsborough River.  9335 E. Fowler Ave in Tampa.  Call 813-986-2067 for details.

Ballast Point Park- Pier fishing on the Hillsborough Bay. 5300 Interbay Boulevard, Tampa. 813-831-9585.

Light Tackle Fishing Expeditions- charters half-day or full-day sport fishing voyages for tarpon, redfish, cobia, trout, and snook.

Call 813-963-1930 

The Arnold Palmer Golf Academy World Headquarters- 5700 Saddlebrook Way, Wesley Chapel. 813-973-1111.

The Babe Zaharias Municipal Golf Course- 11412 Forest Hills Drive, Tampa. 813-832-8932.

The Hall Of Fame Golf Club- 2222 N. Westshore Blvd, Tampa. 813-876-4913.

The Rocky Point Municipal Golf Course-  4151 Dana Shores Dr., Tampa. 813-884-5141.

Blades and Bikes 201-A W. Platt St., Tampa (near Bayshore Blvd). Call for reservations at 813-251-1780.

Bayshore Boulevard- the world's longest continuous sidewalk.  Call the Parks and Recreation Department at 813-223-8230 

The City of Tampa Tennis Complex- 4001 Tampa Bay Boulevard, Tampa. For reservations call 813-870-2383.

Marjorie Park- 59 Columbia Drive, Davis Island. 813-253-3997.

The Harry Hopman Tennis Academy-  Located at 5700 Saddlebrook Way, Wesley Chapel. Call 813-973-1111 or 1-800-729-8383.

St. Petersburg

Tampa Bay Devil Rays,  Tropicana Field, One Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33705, 888-326-7297

The Bayfront Center/Arena/Mahaffey Theater- Sports events as well as theater and conventions. 400 1st St. South, St. Petersburg.

 Phone 727-825-3333

Boyd Hill Nature Park-, located on the west end of Lake Maggiore, has a variety of hiking, biking, and nature trails.1101 Country Club Way South (just off 275 South before 62nd Ave. S.), St. Petersburg. Call 727-893-7326.

The Florida International Museum- 100 2nd St. North, St. Petersburg. Call 1-800-777-9882 for reservations, or call 727-822-3693 for more information 

Fort DeSoto in Fort DeSoto Park, offers walkways, historical trails, and a 90-minute guided tour on foot. Reservations for camping must be made within 30 days of intended stay and must be in person. Located off I-275 South, Exit 4 on the Pinellas Byway. Call 727-866-2662.

Great Explorations provides six pavilions worth of dynamic exhibits and programs dealing with various areas of science and art.  1120 4th Street South, a short distance from the Bayfront Center In St. Petersburg.. Phone 727-821-8885 for details.

The Museum of Fine Arts  255 Beach Drive at 2nd Ave. N.E. in St. Petersburg, just minutes from the Florida International Museum.   Call 727-896-2667.

The P. Buckley Moss Gallery- contains exhibits on the work of P. Buckley Moss, encompassing the artist's watercolors, paintings, etchings, and serigraphs. 190 Fourth Avenue N.E. downtown St., Petersburg. Phone 727-894-2899.

The St. Petersburg Museum of History-  Sits right next door to The Pier, a 2,400 foot extension into Tampa Bay that is one of the key landmarks on Florida's west coast.  335 2nd Ave. N.E. St. Petersburg. 727-894-1052.

The St. Petersburg Thunderdome, future home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (the area's major league baseball team), is a $110 million domed stadium with seating for 43,000 spectators. 1 Stadium Drive, St. Petersburg. 727-825-3100.

The Salvador Dali Museum Claims to be the largest collection of the Spanish artist's work. 1000 3rd St. South, St. Petersburg.

Call 727-823-3767.

Waterworks Rentals-Call The Pier facility at 727-363-0000 or the Madeira Beach location at 727-399-8989.

The Mangrove Bay Golf Course- 875 62nd Ave. N.E., St. Petersburg. 727-893-7797.

The Annapolis Sailing School-  6800 34th St. South, St. Petersburg. 727-867-8102.

The St. Petersburg Tennis Center- 650 18th Ave. South, St. Petersburg. 727-893-7301.

Sunken Gardens - 1825 Fourth Street, St. Petersburg 33704 - (727) 551-3100

The Area

Clearwater Marine Aquarium-249 Windward Passage, Clearwater. 727-441-1790.

Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Rd., Clearwater, Fl 33759 727-791-7400

The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary- 18328 Gulf Boulevard, Indian Shores. 727-391-6211.

The Lady Anderson- St. Pete Beach Causeway, 3400 Pasadena Avenue South, St. Pete Beach. Call 727-367-7804.

The DeSoto National Memorial- 75th St. West, DeSoto Memorial Highway, Bradenton. 941-792-0458.

Manatee Village Historical Park-  604 15th St. East, Bradenton. 941-749-7165.

The South Florida Museum and Bishop Planetarium-  201 10th St. West, Bradenton. 941-746-4132.

The Konger Coral Sea Aquarium- 850 Dodecanese Blvd, Tarpon Springs. 727-938-5378.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral- 36 N. Pinellas Avenue, Tarpon Springs. 727-937-3540.

Asolo Center For The Performing Arts-  5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. For show information, phone 941-351-8000 or 941-351-9010.

Mote Marine Laboratory- a 135,000 gallon outdoor shark tank along with a 30-foot "touch tank". 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. 941-388-4441.

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art-  5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota. 941-359-5700 or 941-351-1660 for recorded message.

Beach Cyclist- offers a variety of rental bikes. 7517 Beach Pass Rd. , St. Pete Beach. 727-367-5001.

Captain Dave's Watersports- rents all sorts of Wave Runners and Power Boats to visitors. Snorkeling, sailing, parasail rides, and shelling trips. 9540 Blind Pass Rd, St. Pete Beach. 727-367-4336.

Capt. Kidd-  fishing trips into the Gulf. Located in Dolphin Village Shopping Ctr., 4737 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. 727-446-7666.

Miss Pass-A-Grille- is a fishing boat. Dolphin Landings Charter Boat Center, 4736 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. 727-367-4488.

Hurley Park- Tennis Center. 1600 Pass-a-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach.

Fun Rentals- offers Wave Runners . Municipal Marina, slip 300, 555 150th Ave. in Madeira Beach. 727-397-0276.

Transportation Station- bikes, skates, and scooters.  652 Bayway Blvd, Clearwater Beach. 727-443-3188.

Double Eagle's Deep Sea Fishing Boats-  two catamarans Slip 50, Clearwater Beach Marina, 25 Causeway Boulevard, Clearwater Beach. 727-446-1653.

The Airco Flite Golf Course-, a championship 18-hole. 3650 Roosevelt Blvd., Clearwater. 727-573-4653.

Celebration Station- is a mini-theme park.  U.S. 19 North, Clearwater. 813-791-1799.

Five O'Clock Marine- offers speed boats, pontoon boats.  412 Pine Ave, Anna Maria Island, Bradenton. 941-778-1977.

The Heather Hills Golf Club-, an 18-hole, par-61 course. 101 Cortez Rd. West, Bradenton. 941-755-8888.

The Walton Racquet Center-  5502 33rd Ave. West, Bradenton. 941-743-5973.

Fun Rentals of Siesta Key- has a range of bicycles, mopeds and scooters.  6551 Midnight Pass Rd., Sarasota. 941-346-1797.

Cannons Marina- rent speedboats, water-skis.  6040 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Sarasota. 941-383-1311.

The Sarasota Golf Club-, an 18-hole, par-72 course, 7820 Leewynn Dr., Sarasota. 941-371-2431.

Sweet Water Kayaks- rents sea kayaks Suite 7, 5263 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota. 941-346-1179.