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Guest ProgramMonday Tour: Salvador Dali Museum / Dish Restaurant / St Pete Pier $ 60Tuesday Tour: Tarpon Springs Tour $ 35Monday Tour: Salvador Dali Museum / Dish Restaurant / St Pete Pier $ 60 The Dali Museum is home of the world's most comprehensive collection of his works. Dali created images that will captivate the mind and imagination of the world forever. A Docent will be available to take the group through the life of Dali and the various artistic stages of his work. This insightful look into the meaning of his paintings is truly fascinating as Dali had a habit of painting hidden images within his master works.
Our next stop is the new BayWalk Complex. It's Uptown, Downtown! Here you will enjoy lunch at the Dish Restaurant and shopping at the specialty shops. At Baywalk is lunch at the Dish Restaurant. Turn yourself loose on a stunning array of the finest meats, seafood, vegetables, and exquisitely crafted sauces, all awaiting your creative collaboration in the fresh market. Then bring your dish to the grill where it will be theatrically prepared right before your eyes. Dish is a picky eater's paradise. You can dish up exactly what you want, and grill as you wish. Lunch to include unlimited trips to the Salad Bar, Meats Market and One Beverage to include coffee, iced tea or soda with refills. No menu. No limits. No end to the fun. So go a little crazy, be innovative, be creative? Dish it up!!! The last stop will be the St. Pete Pier, which has been a landmark of downtown St. Petersburg since 1899. This five-story complex contains sixteen specialty stores, specialty carts, a food court and restaurants. The Pier Aquarium is located on the second level and is a non-profit public Aquarium and Marine Education Center. The Great Explorations Hands-On Children's Museum is located on the third level. The famous Columbia Restaurant is on the fourth level and Cha Cha Coconuts Tropical Bar and Grill, as well as the Observation Deck are on level five. |
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Tuesday Tour: Tarpon Springs Tour $ 35 Tarpon Springs, the oldest city in Pinellas County, was incorporated in 1887 when it was best known as a health center and winter resort for wealthy northerners. At that time, it was called "The Venice of the South." Following the discovery of sponges in the Gulf of Mexico, the Greek sponge divers started arriving and the Greek immigrants became the dominant social group.
Sponges were so plentiful that Tarpon Springs became known as the "Sponge Capitol of the World." Today you can still see the boats, laden with sponges, pull in to the docks. Our tour will begin at the Tarpon springs Cultural Center where you will watch a short film entitled "The Sponge Divers". This National Geographic film is about the Greek heritage of Tarpon Springs. Then board your bus for a short trip to St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral. The Cathedral will open its doors for an informal viewing of its beautiful icons and stained glass windows. The Cathedral is designed in the Byzantine style and is a replica of St. Sophia Church in Constantinople. It was built entirely from donations, mostly from the Greek sponge fishermen who donated a percentage of their gross sales from each sponge catch. Following the Cathedral visit the group will step outside into the heart of Tarpon Springs' activities. Tarpon Springs is perfect for an afternoon of sightseeing and shopping. Watch the sponge boats bring in live sponges or fishermen with their catch of the day |
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