# recommend a cheap sunny beach?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 9, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-cheap-sunny-beach/476437 "2008-12-09T19:43:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-cheap-sunny-beach/476437/41 "2008-12-19T18:03:08Z")

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> [@billfish678](#):
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> Glad it worked out for you!
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> Even if you aren’t coming here to Pcola 🙂
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> Its a bit far, about 120 miles, but the Salvador Dolly museum in Tampa is absolutely amazing. And I say that as somebody who goes to most art museums and is bored and underwhelmed most of the time. So, if you have a bad weather day, that might be a neat thing to go do. Then hit Ebor city, the “cuban” section of town for some interesting atmosphere and good food.

Just to clarify:

The Salvador Dali Museum is in St. Petersburg, not Tampa. They’re close but not quite walking distance (for most).

Ybor City can indeed be interesting, but there is surprisingly little Cuban food there these days. Mostly the Columbia Restaurant. IMO their food is just okay and a bit pricey for what it is; they do have an interesting Flamenco show. There is a newer version of the Columbia on the Pier in St. Pete. This IS walking distance from the Dali museum. No idea whether or not they have a show there, though.

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-cheap-sunny-beach/476437/42 "2008-12-19T19:41:27Z")

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An hour north of Ft Myers is Sarasota, which has the Ringling Museum and Ca D’zan, Ringlings mansion. If there was ever a demonstration of the difference between great wealth and good taste, Ca D’Zan is it. It’s still a great place. The art museum is world class. The mansion is the tacky spot.

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**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-cheap-sunny-beach/476437/43 "2008-12-19T19:49:07Z")

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Is New College still in business in Sarasota? I attended a few classes there in the early 1970s–love to return.

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-cheap-sunny-beach/476437/44 "2008-12-29T15:27:06Z")

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Not a clue.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-cheap-sunny-beach/476437/45 "2008-12-29T21:13:41Z")

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> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#):
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> Is New College still in business in Sarasota? I attended a few classes there in the early 1970s–love to return.

Yes, and to my knowledge it’s now a separate entity and no longer part of USF.

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