A modern downtown waterfront to sunsets on the Gulf beaches only 10 minutes away, St. Petersburg offers visitors an exciting variety of things to do and places to go. A growing economy, a Major League Baseball team, year-round sunshine, more than 100 lush green parks, boating, fishing, and sailing venues, and modern entertainment facilities make St. Petersburg an excellent place to vacation. St. Petersburg holds the record as having the longest string of consecutive sunny days. The sun warmed the city for 768 consecutive days, from February 9, 1967, to March 17, 1969.
St. Petersburg is home to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Major League Baseball team, who play in Tropicana Field downtown. Close by is Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Football Team. The downtown area features six world class museums, such as The Salvador Dali Museum, and more than 20 galleries. St. Petersburg features more than 750 events each year including an international sail expo, grand prix, the annual fall Boat Show, offshore powerboat races, air shows and arts, sports and fitness events. St. Petersburg's shoreline is 234 miles long, streching more than New Hampshire's and Delaware's combined. Known as the sailing capital of the South, the city's Municipal Marina is the largest in the state.
The waterfront apartments in Waterside Coquina Key are located just 5 minutes from St Petersburg.
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