- Honeymoon Island has a long history that includes 50 palm-thatched bungalows that were built in the 1940s for honeymooning couples, but eventually were used as R&R sites for wartime factory workers. The state park features sunbathing, shelling, swimming, fishing, picnic pavilions, bathhouses, and a park concession building. It is popular with pet owners that enjoy the pet beach with their furry friends.
- Anclote Key features a picturesque 1887 federal lighthouse that stands sentinel on the southern end of the island. It is located three miles off Tarpon Springs on the northern end of the peninsula and is accessible only by boat.
- Non-Barrier Island Beaches on the Gulf, Intracoastal Waterway and Tampa Bay are also popular with visitors and residents alike. Fred Howard Park in Tarpon Springs and Crystal Beach are both white-sand beaches on the Gulf of Mexico that are attached to the mainland. Gulfport Beach and Maximo Park Beach are both on the Intracoastal's Boca Ciega Bay. Tampa Bay beaches such a North Shore Park, Spa Beach and Gandy Beach offer a beach experience from the Bay side.
Attractions
Florida's Beach area offers more than just great beaches. Major attractions include pirate cruises, marine aquariums, dolphin encounters, unique shopping, museums, water excursions, and much more. Area restaurants offer everything from elegant to the most casual, barefoot dining and moonlight dinner cruises.
Getting There
Florida's Beach is only 30 minutes away from Tampa International Airport and is linked to the interstate system — accessible from Interstate 75, Interstate 275, Interstate 4, US Highway 19, and State Road 60.
