Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks
A Greek fishing town where divers have harvested sponges since the 1900s, with tavernas, bakeries and boat trips.
- Open
- Always open; shops and restaurants keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; paid boat tours
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Dodecanese Blvd, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- About 45 minutes by car northwest of Tampa.
Why Go
Greek divers from the Dodecanese islands came in the early 1900s to harvest sponges from the Gulf, and the town has the highest share of Greek Americans in the country. Every January 6, young men dive for a cross thrown into the bayou at Epiphany.
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