This region proudly offers a mix of cultural, historical, natural, and recreational sites and activities. Tampa’s waterfront offers shops and restaurants and the glass-domed Florida Aquarium, which is home to 4,300 fish, plants, and other animals. Busch Gardens, a 335-acre entertainment park, offers rides, education, and 3,400 free roaming animals. The “Pinellas Suncoast” is made up of the beaches of Clearwater, St. Pete, and others, and boasts 361 days of sunshine and great shelling, fishing, and swimming. Sarasota, also known as the “Cultural Coast”, offers world class arts and entertainment. The bayous and lagoons of the area are home to alligators, manatees, turtles, many species of birds, and fish. The historical influence of the Native Americans and the Spanish can be seen throughout the region.