Located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, St. Petersburg boasts some of the most beautiful weather in the U.S.. Recently named as an “affordable and unique” getaway by NBC’s Today Show Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, “St. Pete” is a great place to live, work and go to school.
While known for being a tourist “hot spot,” St. Petersburg also is home to a booming economy, and growing population. As the second largest city in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan area, St. Petersburg is home to almost 250,000 people inside the city limits, and almost 3 million people in the metro area!
While living in St. Petersburg, you’ll have no shortage of entertainment possibilities. Some of the major attractions include the Salvador Dalí Museum, which houses the largest collection of Dalí’s outside of Europe, including a number of famous and large-scale paintings such as The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
Additionally, St. Petersburg Pier is a popular tourist attraction. It contains a small aquarium open to the public, retail shopping, adventure activities, and both casual and fine dining restaurants. Equally as popular is downtown BayWalk shopping complex which contains an IMAX Muvico 20 screen movie theater, as well as many chain restaurants and retail shops, catering to more of a middle and upper class audience.
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