A couple of weeks ago, I drove a little over 2 hours to St. Petersburg, or St. Pete for short. I have never been to St. Pete’s, and have been wanting to visit for a while. Also, I needed to take some time off of work, and decided to take a little vacation. I spent two days exploring St. Pete’s. I started planning for this trip about a month before I went. I picked a hotel conveinent to most of the attractions in downtown St. Pete. There are several hotel options in Downtown St. Pete and St. Pete’s Beach (which will be another post).
When I was planning my trip, I made a list of all of the attractions I wanted to visit. Some of them are more well known than others. I definetly had to go to the St. Pete Pier and the Salvador Dali Museum, which I did. Additionally, I went to a variety of restaurants and cafes, which I will post the pictures on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads starting next week.
When I was looking on the St. Pete’s Pier website after booking my trip, I looked under activities and found out that they were having the Tampa Bay Ice Cream Festival on the day I got there. After checking into my hotel, I walked over to the pier to find the ice cream. Before arriving to the ice cream festival, I walked pass the Marketplace, which contains a variety of vendors every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I did not buy anything.
Then, I walked a little further on the Pier, and their was the Tampa Bay Ice Cream Festival. I had a hard time deciding which of the ice cream to try from the twentyish trucks. I tried the Ube Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream from Astro, which was amazing. I never knew that Ube, also known as purple sweet potato, would taste so good.
After eating my ice cream, I walked pass Spa Beach. Then, I went into the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center, which will be headline for the St. Pete #2 post. At the end of the pier, there is a three story building with three restaurants. I walked up to the top to the Tiki Bar, and it had a great view. I was not very hungry, so I got a coffee from the Driftwood Cafe, and Hyppo Gormuet Ice Pop on the way back at the ice cream festival.
I really enjoyed visiting the St. Pete Pier, and I would go back to the pier if I ever return to St. Pete. I can see why it is one of St. Pete’s main attractions. It reminded me more of a smaller Navy Pier in Chicago than Naples Pier because of the length, and presence of the restaurants and shops. When I went to the pier, it was really crowded with being a weekend afternoon and the festival. Additionally, they have a variety of art and history throughout the pier. Even the St. Petersburg Museum of History is at the beginning of the pier. I was planning on going to the museum, but I was exhausted after driving and walking on the pier on a hot summer day.
The St. Pete collection will be split up into seven parts. I am not sure if it will be seven months in a row or not, it is dependent if I decide to post another place I go to in between.
All of the pictures of St. Pete Pier and restaurants will be posted on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
600 2nd Ave NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Hours : 6 am – 11 pm
Activities in Naples, Florida 
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