Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks
Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks
Top Property Features
- • Specialty Shop
Description
The early sponge industry created a need for eating places at the Docks for the boat crews. Soon, as news of this unusual industry spread, people began to come to the Docks to see the sponges. Shops opened so that the tourists could purchase sponges and other souvenirs. The tourism industry blossomed in Tarpon Springs. Some of the original shops remain at the Docks today, owned by the same families that started them. Through the years more shops have opened, putting the number at well over 100 today. There are approximately fifteen restaurants in the Sponge Docks area, several of them internationally known.
Amenities
- Antiques
- Galleries
- Specialty Shop
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Attractions nearby 

- Hot Fish Charters
- Neptune Lounge
- Tarpon Spings Reef
- Landons Cafe & Nightclub
- Three Rooker Bar
- Island Wind Tours
- Florida Boat Tours
- Sponge Factory
- Spring Bayou
- Sea Fari Adventure Cruises
- Tarpon Springs Aquarium
- Florida Kayaking
- Studio 212
- Miss Milwaukee II
- Viking Fleet
- St. Nicholas Boat Lines, Inc
- St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
- Tarpon Springs Historic District
- Tarpon Springs Historical Museum
- Inness Paintings
Restaurants nearby 

- Zorba's Live
- Mykonos Restaurant
- Costa's Restaurant
- Mama's Greek Cuisine
- Zante Cafeneo
- Oxford House Tea Room
- Hellas Restaurant
- Hiro's Tokyo Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar
- Lime 'N Coconut Bar & Grill
- Santorini Greek Grill
- Rusty Bellie's Waterfront Grill
- The Griddle Restaurant
- Rodie's Restaurant & Pancake House
- Bread & Butter Gourmet Deli
- Capt'N Jack's Waterfront Grill
- Cody's Original Roadhouse
- Deep Water Grill
- Greek Pizza Kitchen
- Manzoni's Ristorante Italiano
- Original Mama Maria's
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