The Lucas-Smith House - Luxury Vacation Villa on Florida's Central Gulf Coast
Welcome to Saint Petersburg & the Tampa Bay!


People who visit want to move here and the residents who live here don't want to move! Businesses are relocating or developing here every day. St. Petersburg and Pinellas County offer an unequaled environment for work and play.
Wonderful weather and miles of sandy beaches, a relatively low cost of living and progressive employment opportunities draw people to the area from around the nation and the world.
St. Petersburg’s stunning City-wide renaissance has caught the attention of America. The downtown area, located on one of our nation’s most beautiful waterfront parks, is fast-becoming one of the most attractive, livable and viable downtowns in the country, with outstanding arts and recreational facilities plus excellent dining and entertainment.
As Florida’s fourth largest city, St. Petersburg in recent years has hosted the NCAA Men’s Final Four, the 1996 Vice Presidential debates.  The 2008 American League Champions the Devil Rays Baseball team has our city’s Tropicana Field as their permanent home and we are also tremendously proud of our Tampay Bay Buccanneers Football and Tampay Lightening Ice-Hockey teams!
St. Petersburg's choices in entertainment are changing along with the demographics. Got a need for speed?!!



Consider the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, in April of each year. We're talking about an Indy-style street course with high fences, tight turns and roaring race cars. The event is run on a 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street course that fronts St. Petersburg's Bay front and runs along Bayshore Drive. This year's event will once again feature races from both the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).
St. Petersburg, home to one of the world’s finest year-round climates, offers a stunning array of attractions including world-class museum exhibitions, Major League Sports activities, boating, sailing, fishing and just pure the enjoyment of relaxing on our world-class beaches.
No matter if you've only a few hours to find adventure, or an entire day to play, there's plenty of wild-to-mild experiences awaiting you in Tampa Bay. Brave one of Busch Gardens' adrenaline-inducing roller coasters. Find what lurks in the depths of the dark icy-cold waters 2,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico at the Florida Aquarium. Whether you're interested in Museums, Art Galleries, Theme Parks, Aquariums & Zoos, or even Botanical Gardens, Tampa Bay attractions provide fun for the whole family.