Explore the Neighborhood
The Salvador Dali Museum
Discover an unparalleled collection of works by renowned artist Salvador Dalí, from iconic melting clocks to imaginative visual illusions and avant-garde symbols. Shop, play, wander, and quench your curiosity of Salvador Dalí’s incredible works.
Weedon Island Preserve
Visit a 3,190-acre natural area located on Tampa Bay. A rich coastal ecosystem that is home to native plants and animals, an educational facility, and a rich cultural history. For thousands of years, it was home to numerous Indigenous peoples. Today, the Preserve is a haven for a wide diversity of natural and cultural resources for current and future generations.
The Florida Holocaust Museum
A nationally reviewed museum that honors the memory of millions of innocent people who suffered or died in the Holocaust. The museum is dedicated to teaching all Americans and members of all races and cultures the inherent worth and dignity of human life with the vision to prevent future genocides.
History
St. Petersburg has always been characterized by endless sunshine, soaring pelicans, and a glistening waterfront, so it’s easy to imagine what attracted its founders here nearly 150 years ago.
Tampa Bay area was home to generations of Indigenous tribes before the first White settlers arrived. While Spanish explorers first arrived in the 1500s, St. Pete began to form sometime later.
People began setting up homesteads, 1830s and 1840s by planting citrus and other crops, and raising animals. After the Civil War, more settlers arrived, including the area's first Black settlers, John Donaldson, and Anna Germain, in 1868.
