Pinellas County seat on the Gulf, with Clearwater Beach, Pier 60 and a revived downtown waterfront
Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County, sitting on the Gulf side of the peninsula west of Tampa and north of St. Petersburg.
Most visitors come for the beach, Pier 60 and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, the setting for the Dolphin Tale films.
The Memorial Causeway (State Road 60) connects the mainland to Clearwater Beach. PSTA runs buses and a beach trolley, but most trips between districts are by car.
21 places in Clearwater made our Tampa Bay guides, including Captain Memo's Pirate Cruise, JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa, Camelot Beach Suites. Each one links to the guide that picked it.
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