If you’ve got a kayak, and you’re within driving distance to the St. Petersburg area, I highly recommend a trip to Weedon Island Preserve. There are paddling trails which will take you cruising past mangroves, you’ll be able to see wild dolphins, birds, and tortoises. Maybe even sharks and manatees!

You landlubbers can enjoy The Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center and it’s exhibits. There are also workshops with ecologists, marine biologists, and archaeologists.