Dunedin town

Dunedin town is just what a town should be! It has an artsy flare, with sculptures everywhere and artists studios. Main Street has cute gift shops and cafes, and Douglas Avenue branches off from it, with coffee shops and a lovely health food market called Nature's Food Patch at the bottom of a chic apartment building. There are tons of tables with umbrellas where you can sit outside the market and enjoy the morning sun. There is a mystical shop called Enchanted Spirits, a Celtic gift shop, bike shops, breweries such as Caledonia Brewing, and an ice cream shop called Strachan's on Main Street and its side streets. Bakeries abound as well- this is my kind of town! Wild Iris Cafe is an eatery in a little red house. The Living Room on Main is a live music venue and eatery. Senor Rita's Tequileria and Margarita Factory is your very best bet, for its rooftop eating with lots of atmosphere, and good tacos. 

 A long bike path, Pinellas Bike Trail, following an old railroad track, cuts through Main Street. On weekends it is full of happy people walking and bike riding. Come early in the morning because there's no shade later in the day. 
A really magical playground, which is on the bike path and the intracoastal, is called Weaver Park, and has such lovely things for kids to explore. There is also a splash pad called Kiwanis Sprayground in the north part of Dunedin (see address below). If the weather is bad, head indoors to Dunedin Fine Art Center Kids Room, a cute place with lots to explore.
It's lovely to stroll along Edgewater Drive, with tall palms above you and the intracoastal waterway looking beautiful at your side. From there you can walk to the Dunedin Marina where little boats cheer you with their cute names, and a colorful dolphin sculpture is fun for kids to see. Walk out on the pier and listen to the water splashing against the pilons and the birds making crazy noises. What a fresh seaside feeling it has here!
Along Edgewater Drive, check out the Hi-Fi Rooftop Bar at Fenway Autograph Hotel. It's gorgeous in the afternoon with the breeze off the water, and there is often live music. Sometimes the live music is downstairs at the bar in the lobby, and that's a fun venue too.
Check out the free Penny Lane Beatles Museum (Thurs-Sun 11-3).
If you want the beach but don't want the crowds of Clearwater Beach- which you probably don't if you like places like Dunedin- head to Sand Key Beach Park. It's a slightly longer drive but worth it for its unspoiled nature. It takes half an hour by car from Main Street.
If you're driving back to Orlando from Dunedin, stop at Phillipe Park in Safety Harbor. It only adds ten minutes to your drive and it's a glorious spot on a hill over the intracoastal.
To the north of Dunedin (24 minutes) check out the sponge docks and Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the Greek town called Tarpon Springs. Or to the south (27 minutes), check out Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo/Clearwater.
There is a lot of traffic in this area, especially as you get closer to Clearwater Beach. 

Directions

Nature's Food Patch Health Market, 966 Douglas Ave #106, Dunedin, FL 34698.
The Living Room on Main (live music), 487 Main St, Dunedin, FL 34698.
Hi-Fi Rooftop Bar, Fenway Autograph Hotel, 
Celtic Shop of Dunedin, 354 Main St, Dunedin, FL 34698.
Penny Lane Beatles Museum. Open Thurs-Sun 11-3. Free admission.
Weaver Park, 1258 Bayshore Blvd, Dunedin, FL 34698.
Kiwanis Sprayground, 1940 Ed Eckert Drive, Dunedin FL 34698.

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