Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

The MFA is the only museum on Florida's west coast with a truly encyclopedic collection — roughly 20,000 works covering antiquities, Asian art, French Impressionism (including a Monet), American masters, and one of the Southeast's strongest photography collections. The Palladian-style building faces the waterfront on Beach Drive, with a lovely Membership Garden and conservatory. It's a calm, uncrowded counterpoint to the Dalí a few blocks south.

Why our team sends guests here

Do the MFA in the morning, then walk Beach Drive's sidewalk cafes toward the Vinoy — it's St. Pete at its most elegant.