The Gulf Coast beach resorts have many attractions and Indian Rocks Beach is no different!
The Condo is close to a great variety of fine restaurants and small local shops. Within five minutes drive there is a larger range of shops at Belleaire Bluffs - including Albertsons.
Nearby the condo are Golf Courses, Miniature Golf, Tennis Courts, and a Skateboarding Park. On the beach there is of course swimming, boating, shelling, beach-walking and occasionally surfing.
At nearby Largo Mall you will find Juicy Tomato, Marshalls Discount Store - and a multi screen cinema.
Further afield there is Tyrone Mall with its large shopping area including JC Penney, Dillard, Burdine and Sears together with a multi screen cinema.
Clearwater Beach and its tourist attractions are only a ten minute drive away. There you will find a wide range of dining and plenty of opportunity to take to the waters of the Gulf or the IntraCoastal Waterway where you can fish, watch dolphins, waterski, parasail, .......
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In nearby St Petersburg there is a pier with a range of shoppping and an aquarium which is well worth a visit - and nearby to that are a fine range of museums and art galleries - including the world famous Dali Exhibition.
Looking farther afield to Tampa the shopping includes Saks Fifth Avenue and a mulitude of opportunities to empty your bank account at International Mall.
Tampa also hosts Busch Gardens Theme Park and Water Park while Orlando - about a 2 1/2 hour drive - has Disney's Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and MGM Studios as well as Water Parks galore. There you will also find Universal Studios and Wet and Wild.
For serious shoppers there is a large outlets complex atEllenton - about 45 minutes drive south of Indian Rocks Beach - which has a huge range of shops including Saks Off Fifth. There are larger outlets in Orlando of course - including International Drive.
After a day out you can enjoy range of fine dining within minutes drive of the condo - including Guppy's (which is only two blocks away); Crabby Bill's ; The Salt Rock Grill; My Place; PJ's - and The Wine Cellar with its wonderful Monday Night Buffet.
One of our local favourites is PJ's Oyster Bar - just off Gulf Boulevard. Go south from the condo and turn left at the traffic lights at the BP gas station onto Ulmerton and it's first on the left - down the first street on the left immediately after you turn into Ulmerton. The food is good - and it's not just seafood - and the service is friendly and prices reasonable. It gets busy though so be prepared for a wait at peak times.
You should also try the Casa Tina Mexican restaurant in Dunedin - a 20 minute drive from the condo. It is said to have the finest Mexican food in the Tampa area and we would agree. The "Mole Poblane" - chicken with chocolate and chillies - is particularly delicious - and we also loved the Goat's Cheese Crepes. The restuarant also serves vegetarian food. Give it a try!
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