Downtown St. Petersburg has a unique, publicly-owned collection of downtown enterprise facilities that delight and entertain visitors all year long. These include:
Tropicana Field
Tropicana Field: Home to the Rays, St. Petersburg's official home of Major League Baseball.
Mahaffey Theater/Progress Energy Center
Big3 Entertainment operates this multi-purpose facility as an entertainment center. Beautifully renovated in 2006, the curtain at the Mahaffey rises on a diverse line-up of stage and special events.
Class Acts Performance Series and Community Arts Program at the Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center for the Arts offers a curriculum-based performance series for Grades K-12 and a Community Arts program consisting of artist residencies in the schools, master classes, family programming and much more. http://www.stpeteclassacts.com
The Pier
Urban Retail manages this facility, one of the state's top tourist attractions with more than two million visitors each year. The Pieroffers five levels of shopping, dining and entertainment; the Pier Aquarium; and a variety of water-related activities.
Sunken Gardens
The city has preserved and enhanced this historic garden, now open to the public as a botanical attraction. Sunken Gardensoffers opportunities for diverse educational programs and provides a gathering place for celebrations as well as social and corporate functions.
Coliseum
The Coliseumserves the entire community in a unique historic venue by providing a gathering place for celebrations, dancing, entertainment, educational and social functions.
Manhattan Casino
The Manhattan Casinois significant for its contribution to entertainment and the culture in the African American community for more than forty years. Some of American music's most legendary performers played at the Manhattan. After the era of the big bands, the Manhattan Casino hosted dances featuring local artists; rock and roll and blues singers popular in the 1960's.
St. Petersburg Marina
The largest marina in the state with more than 600 rental boat slips, the Marinaprovides safe and secure moorings to the boating club.
Albert Whitted Airport
The historic Albert Whitted Airport on St. Petersburg's downtown waterfront is the birthplace of scheduled aviation as well as the birthplace of National Airlines. The airport is a first-class general aviation airport that averages 75,000 aircraft operations each year.
Port of St. Petersburg
The Port of St. Petersburg on downtown's Bayboro Harbor contributes to the economic development of St. Petersburg by providing commercial maritime facilities and recreational opportunities for the general public.
Jamestown Townhomes and Apartments
The Jamestown Townhouse and Apartment Complex is a quiet residential community designed for low to moderate-income families. This unique housing community is owned and operated by the City of St. Petersburg and is located close to the heart of the City's downtown area. Since opening in Jamestown continues to operate as a successful model community.
