Bocagrande:Bocagrande (Big Mouth) is the most modern area of the city, with many hotels and restaurants. It forms part of a land extension delimited by Cartagena Bay to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the west, where you will find El Laguito (The Little Lake) and Castillogrande (Big Castle), two renowned neighborhoods. Its particular appeal are the beaches and nightlife. All over Avenida San Martin (Saint Martin Avenue), which is the backbone of the area, you will find several business premises, restaurants and hotels. This is a very famous place, a consolidated tourist center because; it presents the best tourist infrastructure of the region. Most of the tourists enjoy its calm zones.

Touristic Sites and Attractions

La India Catalina, Pie De La Popa, El Castillo de San Felipe (Particularly the tunnels.), La Ciudad Murallada

Attractions & Parks:

Cabbage Key :At Channel Marker 60 in the Intracoastal Waterway , accessible only by boat, lies Cabbage Key, a tiny island built atop an ancient Calusa Indian mound-100 acres of tropical vegetation, panoramic view of Pine Island Sound, and winding nature trails with no cars or paved roads.

Gasparilla Maritime Museum:On the National Register of Historic Places, Whidden's Marina houses the Maritime Museum , where says curator, Barbara Chatham, "We're trying to preserve the history of the past and the fisherman and the way of fishing life,

Don Pedro State Park:An exciting day at the beach can be planned at Don Pedro State Park , accessible only by boat. It offers 12 dock slips for public use, picnic tables, grills, and a large picnic shelter and boardwalks to the beach as well as restroom facilities.

Gasparilla Island State Park:Take a break from fun in the sun along the beautiful sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast at the State Park to visit the Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum and enjoy the history of the Island and perhaps purchase a meaningful souvenir. Stand on the outside deck and look out over the Pass where the "silver king" Tarpon annually claim the attention of fisherman near and far.