What to do in Clearwater Beach....

[Gibson486]

Besides going to the beach? How far is the stadium where the Devil Rays play? Do you recommend scuba diving?

Also, is it really scientolgy country down there? Do they bug you alot?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Get engaged?

 

[Gibson486]

Get engaged?

That one is not an option now....is it?:sneaky:

 

[KGB]

Yes.

About 30-40 minutes.

Yes.

Yes.

No.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

There's not much to do in Clearwater Beach itself except go to the beach and a couple of decent restaurants.

The Rays stadium is in St. Pete. There's also the Salvador Dali museum there if you like that kind of thing. It just opened recently. In Tampa there's MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) that's just west of USF.

Don't know anything about scuba diving around here. If you like fishing though you can always go on a 1/2 or full day excursion, or charter a boat of your own if you've got the cash for that.

For nighttime eating and drinking you can try the Riverwalk area in downtown Tampa. Plenty of places to eat and drink. One of my personal favorites there is Cafe Dufrain. Try the pork cheeks appetizer. It's amazing.

 

[dud]

Also, is it really scientolgy country down there? Do they bug you alot?

Yes. There are scientologists on every street corner asking for donations, trying to force their beliefs on you.

 

[Gibson486]

Yes. There are scientologists on every street corner asking for donations, trying to force their beliefs on you.

so it's like the athiests on this board?

 

[Anubis]

so it's like the athiests on this board?

we dont ask for money

 

[Gibson486]

There's not much to do in Clearwater Beach itself except go to the beach and a couple of decent restaurants.

The Rays stadium is in St. Pete. There's also the Salvador Dali museum there if you like that kind of thing. It just opened recently. In Tampa there's MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) that's just west of USF.

Don't know anything about scuba diving around here. If you like fishing though you can always go on a 1/2 or full day excursion, or charter a boat of your own if you've got the cash for that.

For nighttime eating and drinking you can try the Riverwalk area in downtown Tampa. Plenty of places to eat and drink. One of my personal favorites there is Cafe Dufrain. Try the pork cheeks appetizer. It's amazing.

the musuem sounds nice. Air Conditioning!!!!

 

[ISAslot]

There are some dolphin tour boats, speed boat, pirate boat... the Scientologists are mainly downtown, not at the beach. Then there's the pier...

 

[Gibson486]

There are some dolphin tour boats, speed boat, pirate boat... the Scientologists are mainly downtown, not at the beach. Then there's the pier...

What is teh downtown like....is the pier kind of a little downtown?

 

[ISAslot]

The downtown is creepy (because of the scientologists). The pier is on the beach. Clearwater and Clearwater Beach are separated by an intercoastal waterway.

BTW if you like to bike, the beach has a sidewalk. The memorial causeway is nice to bike on too, with nice views from the bridge. But don't bike in the city proper, between the drivers, the roads, and crazy sidewalks, you will be lucky to survive.

 

[PhoKingGuy]

Having just moved here, this helps a little. I'm more in the sarasota area though, plenty of beaching/drinking to be done down here though.

 

[Rudee]

Segway Tour

 

[KGB]

Having just moved here, this helps a little. I'm more in the sarasota area though, plenty of beaching/drinking to be done down here though.

You're not far from me.

 

[Rhoxed]

I'm in Redington Beach (about 15 min drive from clearwater) - Beach, drinking etc. There is also a party bus that runs the beach and stops at multiple bars over the weekends. Renting out jet-skis, or para-sailing is also fun.

 

[spacejamz]

Bush Gardens in Tampa has some good roller coasters...Mons Venus??? LOL

I lived in Clearwater from 77-81....alot different now (especially US19)...

 

[shiner]

I have a cousin named Julie down there. She's pretty much the sluttiest person I know, and that's saying a LOT, so feel free to look her up.

 

[SoulAssassin]

Shephards

oh and berns steakhouse in tampa

 

[Gibson486]

I have a cousin named Julie down there. She's pretty much the sluttiest person I know, and that's saying a LOT, so feel free to look her up.

hmmmmm....my plan is to come back engaged, but hey, maybe if I pop the question, my gf's attitude will change...

 

[zinfamous]

whenever you're in Florida, do whatever you can to make sure you end up in an article hosted by Fark.

:thumbsup:

 

[Perknose]

the musuem sounds nice. Air Conditioning!!!!

If you're talking about the Dali Museum, yes, and I recommend it. Even if you're not "arty" I think you'll come away with a far deeper appreciation of the man and his art and philosophy.

Plus, there's a pretty big restaurant/cafe that had decent live music the night I went. Food and drink were reasonable, and I even ran into a women I'd somehow crossed paths with briefly the day before elsewhere, who greeted me like an old friend and invited me to her table full of fun folks. I ended up getting lucky!

Also, the museum isn't that new. It's been there nearly 30 years now. Trust me, it's really, really cool.

Visit the world's most comprehensive collection of works by the late Spanish surrealist. Come see why the Michelin Guide gave us the only three star rating on Florida's west coast, and AOL Travel News lists the museum as "One of the top buildings you have to see before you die."

 

[Jaepheth]

Hijack a septic truck and hose down everything in sight.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Clearwater is a good place for capping old ladies and feeding them to iguanas.

The Scientologists won't bother you at all; you don't have enough money.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

Also, the museum isn't that new. It's been there nearly 30 years now. Trust me, it's really, really cool.

Kinda, sorta true. They built a new building that is much larger and far more avante garde/Dali-esque than the previous building. It opened January of this year and they've expanded the exhibits quite a bit because of the increased space. So in a way it actually is new.