The Madeira Beach/John's Pass area is one of the most visited vacation destinations in Florida.  It is  just minutes from 3 airports: St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport, Tampa International Airport and Orlando International Airport.  There is easy access to attractions like Orlando's theme parks and Tampa's Busch Gardens.  Enjoy a wide range of other activities including golf, every water sport imaginable, exceptional shopping, professional sports, famous art galleries/exhibitions, and many fine restaurants, not to mention a real bonus - breath-taking sunsets!  This is in the heart of Central Florida's beautiful sun-drenched gulf beaches which offer 28 miles of wide, pristine, white sandy beaches.

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Just a sampling of things available:

• Art Galleries
  • Adrian Howard Galleries - St. Petersburg
  • Artists Unlimited - Tampa
  • Arts Center - St. Petersburg
  • Centre Gallery - Tampa
  • Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center - St. Petersburg
  • Dunedin Fine Art Center _ Dunedin
  • Florida Craftsmen Gallery - St. Petersburg
  • Gallery Enormous - St. Petersburg
  • Merrick Gallery - St. Petersburg
  • Old Hyde Park Art Center - Tampa
  • Plainsmen Gallery - Dunedin
  • SoHo South Gallery - St. Petersburg
  • St. Pete Art Institute - St. Petersburg
    
    
• Beaches
  • Everywhere around you!
    

• Entertainment
  • The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center - Tampa
  • Gorilla Theatre - Tampa
  • St. Pete Little Theatre - St. Petersburg
  • The Beach Theatre - St. Petersburg
  • Tampa Theatre - Tampa
  • State Theatre - St. Petersburg
  • American Stage Theatre - St. Petersburg
  • Ruth Eckerd Hall - St. Petersburg
    
    
•  Events
  • Tampa International Film Festival,  October 2000
  • Gasparilla Festival, February 2001
    (a full week long event including a parade, street events, Gasparilla Art Festival)
  • Main Sail Art Show - St. Petersburg
  • Sea Food Festival - John's Pass
    
    
• Museums
  • Dali Museum - St. Petersburg
  • Florida Holocaust Museum - St. Petersburg
  • Florida International Museum - St. Petersburg
  • Gulf Coast Museum of Art - Largo
  • Henry B. Plant Museum - Tampa
  • Museum of Fine Arts - St. Petersburg
  • Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) - Tampa
  • Tampa Museum of Art - Tampa
  • USF Contemporary Art Museum - Tampa
    
    

• Sports Attractions
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Mutiny
  • The Tampa Bay Lighting
  • The Devil Rays
    
    
    
• Theme Parks & Attractions
  • Adventure Island - Tampa
  • Busch Gardens - Tampa
  • Disney World - Orlando
  • Lowry Park Zoo - Tampa
  • Sea World - Orlando
  • The Florida Aquarium - Tampa
  • St. Pete Pavillion & Pier

• For Women
  • Bridgit Books - St. Petersburg
  • It's Our Nature - Women's Eco/Nature Trips