St. Petersburg Is Top Travel Destination In The Country

We're number 2! We're number 2! St. Petersburg has been named as the second-best travel destination in the country.

Tripadvisor came up with their list of all the hotspots to travel to around the United States. What makes St. Petersburg so special? The weather is a big draw. Plenty of sunshine and warm weather to go outside in and do fun activities.

The beaches in and around St. Pete are certainly worth visiting. You can check out St. Pete beach, Fort Desoto Park, Sand Key, which is technically in Clearwater, but it's nearby. Or how about Pass-a-grille. There are plenty to choose from.

Rays baseball is also a draw for travelers. You can schedule time to see an MLB game on your trip, and rain or shine, the Trop is open for business.

And the nightlife and restaurant and food scene in St. Pete is exciting. Want to check out a rooftop bar? How about the Canopy or Pier Tiki.

Lots of great options when it comes to finding a hotel to stay at in St. Petersburg. You can book a weekend at the famed Don Cesar. The beach there is so pristine and the accommodations are first-class. And how about the amazing Vinoy. You can enjoy fine-dining options there, as well.

It's quite an honor for our city to receive Tripadvisor's Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best.

The number one travel destination is Napa! Who wouldn't want to visit Napa and enjoy wine country?

One other little fun draw about St. Pete is the beer...

Another reason to love St. Pete! On top of having gorgeous beaches, great restaurants and nightlife, it's also one of the places in the U.S. where you can grab a cheap pint of beer.

Betting.com made a list of the cities in the U.S. with the cheapest beer prices. They analyzed over 100 of the most populated cities and the cost of bottle or draught beer. Two Florida cities actually made the list. St. Pete ranked 6th for cities with cheap beer, with an average cost of $4.28 for a pint. Jacksonville wasn't far behind them, they were tied with Lubbock and Irving, Texas and Chesapeake, Virginia for the number 8 spot. Toledo, Ohio was ranked number 1 in America for the cheapest beer. To nobody's surprise, New York and Los Angeles are the two cities with the most expensive prices. You can expect to pay around $8 for a beer in those big cities.

This ranking had us thinking, where is the best place to get a cheap beer in St. Pete? Well we did the work for you. With some help from Yelp.com, we made a list of the places in St. Pete where a pint of beer won't hurt your wallet. St. Pete is a hot spot for breweries. However, don't expect to grab an 8% IPA for $5. This mostly applies to domestic beers like Bud Light, Coors, Miller Lite, etc.

It's right there in the name. Head to Five Bucks Drinkery for some of the cheapest beer (and cocktails) in Downtown St. Pete. A domestic beer (Bud Light, Miller Lite, etc) will cost you only $3.50

Located at 247 Central Ave North, St. Petersburg.

Right next to Jannus is one of the best dive bars in Tampa Bay. You can find tall boy PBR's and Bud Light bottles here for only $2.

Another hidden gem in St. Pete. Come for the cheap beer, stay for the mechanical bull. This place has some of the best drink specials in the Tampa Bay area. Follow them on Facebook to catch all of their weekly specials!

Ferg's is obviously the spot to pregame for Ray's games. Their drink prices and weekly specials keep us coming back even during the off-season.

This quaint little dive bar has the best happy hour 7 days a week. This watering hole is known to have some of the cheapest drinks in town.