Located in Tampa, FL, Big Cat Rescue is a 45-acre sanctuary dedicated to the care of more than 100 big cats that have been rescued from abuse and neglect. You can visit the sanctuary and meet the big cats and hear their personal rescue story and about where they come from in the wild. Big Cat Rescue offers many types of tours, the two most popular are the Day Tour and the Kids Tour.
The Day Tour is and hour and a half walking tour of the sanctuary and is for ages 10 and up only. The Day Tour is available Monday - Friday at 9 AM or 3 PM and on Saturday at 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM, or 1:30 PM. The cost for the Day Tour is $25 per person. No Reservations are required.
The Kids Tour is an hour long walking tour and is geared towards children. All ages are welcome on this tour. The Kids Tour is offered Saturdays at 9 AM. The cost for the Kids Tour is $15 for ages 10 and under and $25 for ages over 10.
Other tours and programs offered include; Feeding Tour, Night Tour, Keeper Tour, Private Tour, Parties, School or Civic Group Tour, Weddings, Volunteer Program and Internship Program.
~ Welcome to the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Fine Art ~
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, a 20th century art museum, features the work of Abraham Rattner and his contemporaries – lithographs, paintings, sculpture, tapestries. An interactive gallery highlights a full-scale reproduction of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica. Two changing exhibition galleries showcase regional, national and international exhibitions. Lectures, workshops, plays, opera and dance videos and summer camp are offered. Membership and volunteer opportunities are available. The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Fine Art is located just west of U.S. Highway 19 at 600 Klosterman Road, on the Tarpon Springs Campus of St. Petersburg College. Museum hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Friday and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free to children and students with ID.On Sundays, admission is a suggested donation of $5 (but visitors may pay what they can and enjoy the museum) and free docent tours are offered at 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays. Isabelle’s Museum Store is open during regular business hours. Please call ahead for information or directions (727) 712-5762.
"Explore the world of Fine Art with the Leepe-Rattner collection as your guide!"
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Prime Outlets - Ellenton
941-729-8615
~ Welcome to Prime Outlets Shopping Center - Ellenton ~
Prime Outlets – Ellenton showcases luxury outlet shopping within a sand dollar’s throw of Florida Gulf Coast vacation areas like Longboat Key and Siesta Key. Beckoning the passionate shopper are 130 designer and brand-name outlet stores including COACH Factory, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store and Dooney & Bourke — all offering everyday savings of up to 65%.
Prime Retail is one of the largest and most successful developers of outlet Shopping centers in the country. Its portfolio spans more than 8.2 million square feet across 21 outlet centers throughout major United States markets and Puerto Rico including Ellenton, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Austin/San Antonio, Texas and Williamsburg, Va., with more than 3,000 stores and 450 leading designer and brand names.
Just a sampling of of our brand name store's:
Stuart Weitzman
Dooney & Bourke
Michael Kors
Juicy Couture
Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store
Nike Factory Store
Gap Outlet
Banana Republic Factory Store
COACH
Adidas Outlet Store
Brooks Brothers Factory Store
Calvin Klein
Carter's
Hartmann Luggage
Hartstrings Childrenswear
Kitchen Collection
Le Creuset
Van Heusen
Yankee Candle
Villeroy & Boch
Getting Here:
** From Sarasota: Take I-75 North to Exit 224. Turn left. Left 1/2 mile onto 60th Avenue. Entrance 1/4 mile on left. **From St. Petersburg: Take I-275 South to I-75 South. I-75 South to Exit
224. Turn left. Left 1/4 mile onto 60th
Avenue. Entrance 1/4 mile on
left. ** From Tampa: Take I-75 South to Exit 224. Turn left. Left 1/4 mile onto 60th Avenue. Entrance 1/4 mile on left.
