Adventure Guide Tampa Bay & Floridas West Coast

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A fully updated and expanded edition of this ever-popular guidebook. Visit vibrant cities, charming hometowns, nature preserves, wilderness areas and the famous white-sand beaches of Florida's Gulf shore. The book covers all of Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg and north to Withlacoochee State Forest, and south to Sanibel Island, Naples and Everglades National Park. Canoeing the Everglades, fishing on Marco Island, biking in Boca Grande, diving with manatees in Crystal River, sailing along St. Pete Beach, theater-going in Sarasota, shopping the sponge markets of Greek-flavored Tarpon Springs, exploring the history of Tampa's Latin Ybor City - it's all here! Town and regional maps. Fully indexed. Color photos throughout.

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This easy-to-use book is packed with practical information and enticing facts that make it fun to read: "Sarasota owes its development and artistic reputation to, ironically, the circus, which wintered there beginning in the late 1800s. In contrast to circus raucousness, however, John Ringling was a man swayed by esthetics. The art he loved had a bit of three-ring showiness to it, nonetheless, as shown by the baroque Italianate palace he built himself in Sarasota." A clean, attractive layout makes it easy to find what you're looking for within each of the book's six sections, whether it be suggestions for finding the best food, lodging, kayaking, fishing, or shopping; even driving directions are included.

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful

The Best!, September 8, 2000

lissa (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tampa Bay & Florida's West Coast (Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay & Florida's West Coast) (Paperback)

A full update of this guidebook, previously called the Adventure Guide to Florida's West Coast. This book takes in all the cities, towns, nature preserves, wilderness areas and sandy beaches that grace the Sunshine State's western shore. Covers Tampa Bay to Naples and Everglades National Park to Sanibel Island. Canoeing the Everglades, hiking on Gasparilla Island, exploring the history of Tampa's Ybor City - it's all here! Plus it has good town and regional maps. "These useful guides are highly recommended... " Library Journal "[Adventure Guides] direct you away from the theme parks and into the great outdoors... the information on trekking routes, canoeing, wildlife refuges - even golf courses - is well researched." The Sunday Telegraph "...intended for the adventure-minded travelers with special affection for the outdoors and nature. Each Adventure Guide packs in outdoor-oriented activities set in different regions. There's something for...Read more

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Pretty basic info, October 26, 2009

FloridaSunshine "FloridaSunshine" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Adventure Guide Tampa Bay & Florida's West Coast (Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay & Florida's West Coast) (Paperback)

I've lived in the Tampa Bay for about 5 years and this book didn't have any suggestions that I hadn't already discovered on my own. I consider myself a pretty average individual, so if I didn't learn anything new then the information in this book is pretty easily discovered by anyone. I wouldn't give it as a gift which is my ultimate test of whether a purchase is worth the money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Guide for Tampa and Area, March 8, 2007

Beverly G. Mcchesney "BGM" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay & Florida's West Coast (Paperback)

It was very knowledgeable. Told about most of the activities going on in Tampa and St. Petersburg.