Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales was also born in St Pete. Jack Kerouac, the leading figure of the beat generation and still one of the coolest novelists ever, was born here. St Pete’s alternative vibe is perhaps not a big surprise. The maiden flight attracted a crowd of over 3,000 and the former mayor of St Pete’s bid $400 to be the first ever passenger. The first ever scheduled passenger airline service was opened in St Petersburg in 1914, flying to Tampa across the bay.
It boasts miles of nature paths, running tracks and canoe trails. Five islands make up the 900-acre country park. The city’s facilities include showers and toilets.Īlso try: Ft DeSoto Beach is ranked the number one beach in the United States. The long, pristine stretch of white sand is particularly popular on weekend afternoons as clubbers recover with a sun bathe and a refreshing dip. Our favorite: The LGBTI area of the St Petersburg Municipal Beach on Treasure Island is an essential. Here are our St Petersburg highlights: Beach They never expected it to become cool.īut now it has – a mixture of artists, hipsters, visionaries, LGBTIs have reinvented St Pete and the balmy Florida air gives even the city’s oldest citizens a youthful vigor. Kids from St Pete used to call their hometown ‘God’s Waiting Room’.
