Day Trips

Day Trips

Scroll down for day trip suggestions. Or for easier filtering by activity type and location, simply visit my LovingStPete main page and sort accordingly for Day Trips. While we really never have to leave the Pinellas County area, it’s still fun to occasionally leave town. Day trips are 1 to 2 1/2 hours away and doable in a day.

My name is Mike Braswell and I’m Real Estate agent in the Tampa Bay area. I truly love our area and even started @LovingStPete on Facebook and Instagram for over 15 thousand followers to reference. My main focus is waterfront properties, though I’d love to earn your business no matter the location! Please contact me if you would like to discuss our area or St Petersburg Real Estate.

Bishop Museum of Science and Nature

2024-09-15T21:55:19-04:00

Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in Bradenton Published on 01/14/21: Just south of St Pete is the city of Bradenton, home of The Bishop Museum of Science and Natural History! With a great manatee exhibit (watch them from above and below surface), an abundance of local natural history, and a planetarium, we certainly [...]

Bishop Museum of Science and Nature2024-09-15T21:55:19-04:00

Train Robbery at Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish – Part 1 of 2 | Video

2024-09-15T21:50:04-04:00

Train Robbery at Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish - Part 1 of 2 Published on 01/10/21 (scroll down for video, filmed when masks were required for entry): Just a 35-40 minute drive from St Pete, the countryside opens to sprawling farmland and the Florida Railroad Museum! Train Heist - Gold Robbery While train rides [...]

Train Robbery at Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish – Part 1 of 2 | Video2024-09-15T21:50:04-04:00

Our Visit to The Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish 2/2 | Video

2024-09-15T21:47:04-04:00

Our Visit to The Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish Florida Part 2 of 2 Published on 01/10/21 (scroll down for video, filmed when masks were required for entry): Final post on the Florida Railroad Museum - A shout out to this kind employee/volunteer whose love of trains and patience for those learning, made for [...]

Our Visit to The Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish 2/2 | Video2024-09-15T21:47:04-04:00

Florida Railroad Museum Train Robbery

2024-09-15T21:42:39-04:00

Florida Railroad Museum Train Ride and Robbery Published on 01/09/21: Today’s adventure leads us to the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish! Boarding now and little did Colt know, there was about to be a train robbery. Just a 35-40 minute drive from St Pete, the countryside opens to sprawling farmland and the Florida Railroad [...]

Florida Railroad Museum Train Robbery2024-09-15T21:42:39-04:00

Our Second Visit to TECO’s Manatee Viewing Center

2023-01-09T13:27:46-05:00

Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach - Free Published on 01/09/23: The Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach! Hope everyone had a nice break. Does anyone have a case of the Mondays after the holidays and school hiatus? [Mike raises hand] Back to the grind for our family, with multiple jobs, school, and sports [...]

Our Second Visit to TECO’s Manatee Viewing Center2023-01-09T13:27:46-05:00

Magic Kingdom Christmas Decorations

2024-09-15T21:07:57-04:00

Magic Kingdom Decorations and Festivities - Day Trip Published on 12/20/20: For those who enjoy Disney, the holiday decorations at Magic Kingdom come to life this time of year after dark. For instance, the castle changes color schemes every 15 minutes. It also seemed like some type of holiday parade passed us by every [...]

Magic Kingdom Christmas Decorations2024-09-15T21:07:57-04:00

Tarpon Springs is a Day Trip to Greece – Part 2

2024-09-15T19:54:46-04:00

Tarpon Springs a Day Trip to Another Time and Place! Part 2 Published on 11/29/20: Part 2 of our Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks post. In short, this day trip is a fascinating immersion into Greek culture and sponging! And all of this is set on a beautiful waterfront backdrop. Between very large Greek bakeries, [...]

Tarpon Springs is a Day Trip to Greece – Part 22024-09-15T19:54:46-04:00

Tarpon Springs – A Day Trip To Greece – Part 1

2024-09-15T19:51:22-04:00

Tarpon Springs a Day Trip to Another Time and Place! Part 1 Published on 11/27/20: Day trip to Greece! Well as close as you’ll come in the United States. Tarpon Springs is just 45-55 minutes north of St Pete and has the highest percentage of residents of Greek heritage in the US! It made [...]

Tarpon Springs – A Day Trip To Greece – Part 12024-09-15T19:51:22-04:00

Sarasota Children’s Garden and Art Center

2022-12-05T16:53:40-05:00

Sarasota Children's Garden & Art Center Published on 11/20/22: The Children’s Garden & Art Center in Sarasota! If you’re looking for an activity while kids and grandkids are on break, add this 2-acre interactive garden to your list. As a bonus, they have a lineup of special events this Tues, Wed, Friday and Saturday. [...]

Sarasota Children’s Garden and Art Center2022-12-05T16:53:40-05:00

Magic Kingdom is a Day Trip From St. Petersburg

2024-09-15T19:20:21-04:00

Magic Kingdom Less Than 2 Hours from St. Pete! Published on 11/01/20: Wrapping up our thoughts on a Disney Day/Weekend Trip, here's our final stop last weekend. Magic Kingdom! While there were noticeably less crowds, similar to Epcot, the lines for a number of rides still required the same wait as pre-Covid. This is [...]

Magic Kingdom is a Day Trip From St. Petersburg2024-09-15T19:20:21-04:00
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