Situated on central Florida’s Gulf Coast just 40 minutes north of St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs grew around the sponge industry. Today, tourists can walk along Dodecanese Boulevard to see the sponge docks with boats and shops selling natural sponges. Charming buildings constructed in the 1800s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places still stand downtown. Beaches in Fred Howard Park or Sunset Beach in Tarpon Springs offer an outstanding place to soak up the sun, rent kayaks, or go for a swim. The city also boasts a large Greek community, and visitors in town will have their pick of delicious Mediterranean cuisine.

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