At TravelAdvisor.net, we specialize in finding some of the best rental opportunities in the country in charming, beautiful hamlets that are located off the beaten track. This year, we’ve focused on a handful of vacation opportunities located along Florida’s gulf shore. Both of these areas offer some incredible deals on rental cabins, cottages and condos located within easy driving distance from a wide range of bucolic vistas, recreational activities and bustling nightlife destinations.
Beach Art Center
The Beach Art Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Indian Rocks Beach residents and visitors with access to the experience and appreciation of the visual arts. Locally known as the BAC, the center is home to the Bob Gray and George King galleries, as well as a wide variety of art-related classes and [...]
Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary
Indian Rocks Beach vacation rentals have become popular with birdwatchers around the world, who flock to the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, home of the largest, most successful wild bird hospital in the United States. Birds from Suncoast have flown across the pages of “The New York Times” and perched on “The Today Show,” too. The sanctuary [...]
Dream Catcher Explorations
Dream Catcher Explorations leaves out of Clearwater Beach on three or four hour excursions which include dolphin watching, snorkeling, tubing, shelling and refreshments.
The Sea Screamer
The Sea Screamer takes off from the Clearwater Marina. This 73-foot speedboat gives year-round narrated sightseeing and dolphin watching tours. When the cruise is complete, hold onto your hat because the Sea Screamer takes its name to heart as it tears off on a wild speedboat ride.
Indian Rocks Historical Museum
Like many, we took advantage of one of the many opportunities for Florida beach vacation rentals near Tampa Bay. We found nonstop fun fishing, swimming, boating and checking out the parks nearby Indian Rocks Beach, not to mention day-jaunts to Universal Studio, Busch Gardens, Walt Disney World, Clearwater and Sea World. The seafood at many [...]
Pier 60 Park
Pier 60 Park has a children’s playground housed under two large blue pavilions. Sports equipment like swings, monkey bars and slides are available here for children of different age groups. There is a 1050 ft. fishing pier here. You can get fishing equipments here at nominal charge. . In the night you can join the [...]
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
This Aquarium is in the West Coast of Florida aimed at rescuing and rehabilitating marine mammals. You can watch dolphins, otters and sea turtles safely moving in this aquarium. Children would certainly enjoy the place as they get the opportunity to learn about the behavior of bottle nose dolphins, sea turtles and otters. There are [...]
John’s Pass Village and Boardwalk
John’s Pass Village and Boardwalk is a uniquely themed fishing village of more than 130 shops, restaurants, ice cream shops and snack shacks overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway. In addition, there are boat and jet-ski rentals, parasailing, deep-sea fishing charters and eco-tours.
The Dali Museum
The Dali Museum in nearby St. Petersburg is home to 20,000 square feet of permanent, rotating and special exhibitions of the Spanish surrealist’s oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, photographs, sculptures and prints. The modern concrete and glass-ensconced museum has been deemed “one of the top buildings you have to see before you die” by AOL Travel [...]
Tapas Garden and Wine Bar
Dine outdoors beneath umbrellas and twinkling lights at Tapas Garden and Wine Bar. Spanish omelets and tapas share the menu with herb grilled lamb chops, spicy grilled pork kabobs and fried green tomatoes.





