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Where to park
Where to leave the car
Paid garages on Coronado Drive; the causeway bays fill first.
Powder-white sand, a pier and a sunset market every evening
Regularly rated the best beach in the United States: quartz sand that stays cool underfoot, water that shelves gently, and Pier 60 with its nightly Sunsets at Pier 60 craft and busker market.
Where to park
Paid garages on Coronado Drive; the causeway bays fill first.
When to arrive
Weekday mornings, or from 17.00 for the sunset market.
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Single-day admission to the best coaster park in Florida outside Orlando, with the option to add Adventure Island water park next door. Rope-drop Iron Gwazi and ride the Serengeti train before the afternoon heat.
Combined admission to LEGOLAND Florida and the adjoining Peppa Pig Theme Park at Winter Haven, built inside the historic Cypress Gardens. Aimed squarely at children between two and twelve.
Round-trip transport from the Orlando resort area to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, with admission and the two-hour Apollo/Saturn V bus tour included.
Airboat through the sawgrass prairies west of Miami with a naturalist, followed by an alligator and wildlife presentation at the park. Transfers from Miami Beach and downtown are available.
Timed-entry admission to Rapids Water Park at Riviera Beach, an hour north of Miami, with Big Thunder, Brain Drain and a dedicated toddler lagoon. Parking is paid separately at the gate.
Admission to Zoo Miami's 300-hectare cageless habitats or to Jungle Island on Watson Island, with parrot and primate encounters a few minutes from South Beach.
Guided walk through the largest Art Deco district in the world and across the bay into Little Havana, with a cigar-rolling stop and a Cuban coffee window.
Coach day trip down the Overseas Highway to Key West, with free time on Duval Street and optional snorkelling, catamaran or hop-on trolley add-ons.
Catamaran cruise out of Clearwater Beach along the Gulf coast, with wild dolphins alongside the boat and the sun going down over the water on the return leg.
Tasting walk through Tampa's cigar quarter, taking in a 1905 bakery, a Cuban sandwich, a cigar demonstration and the brick streets between them.
Small-boat safari from Everglades City through the mangrove maze of the Ten Thousand Islands, with dolphins, manatees, roseate spoonbills and a shelling stop.
Unlimited all-day travel on the Fort Lauderdale water taxi, calling at Las Olas, the beach, the Riverwalk and Hollywood, with commentary on the Millionaire's Row mansions.
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How you get there
Step-free from Beach Walk promenade.
What you'll find
Local tips
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Powder-white sand, a pier and a sunset market every evening. Regularly rated the best beach in the United States: quartz sand that stays cool underfoot, water that shelves gently, and Pier 60 with its nightly Sunsets at Pier 60 craft and busker market. It's a sandy beach in Clearwater, Florida: 4 km long, powder-white quartz sand, with water described as warm, calm gulf, 22–31 °c.
Paid garages on Coronado Drive; the causeway bays fill first.
Weekday mornings, or from 17.00 for the sunset market.
Step-free from Beach Walk promenade.
On site: Lifeguards, Sunbed and cabana hire, Showers and WC, Watersports and Restaurants.
Sunsets at Pier 60 runs nightly from two hours before sundown Red tide occasionally affects the Gulf — check the local advisory before travelling The Jolley Trolley links the beach with downtown Clearwater and St Pete Beach
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Last reviewed · 30 July 2026
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Checked · 30 July 2026