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By Dawn Henthorn, About.com Guide to Florida Travel since 2000

Tarpon Springs: Sponge Capital of the World

Friday March 28, 2008
Tarpon Springs DiverTarpon Springs has a big fat Greek history that includes an Epiphany Celebration held each January that brings thousands to this Gulf Coast area. Best known as the "Sponge Capital of the World," its sponge dock shopping district has an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants and its downtown plenty of antique shops and artists' galleries.

Photo Tarpon Springs Diver © St. Petersburg-Clearwater CVB

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