Prepare to soak up the rays and visit some of the US's best beaches in beautiful, St. Petersburg Florida on todays Travel Thru History. There aren't too many places in the world that boast year-round sunshine, but St. Petersburg is one of them, with an average of about three hundred and sixty days a year. Combine St. Pete with its neighbors Clearwater and Tampa and you've got a world class vacation destination. St. Petersburg is a city of fascinating stories from innovations in aviation to cultural and artistic wonders. We'll visit The Salvador Dal? Museum and discover his famous surrealist style paintings and even more famous mustache. Tampa Bay was an important trade harbor for the US and that meant it needed to be protected from pirates of Caribbean. We'll check out Fort Desoto for a look at the really big canons needed to secure the bay. Tarpon Springs, a Greek community on the gulf coast, built sponge diving into an actual thriving economy. We'll visit the St. Pete History Museum and learn about the first ever commercial airline flight in the world from St. Pete to Tampa.