Fort Pierce Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States
About Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce has a population of 47,000 in 2020; Fort Pierce is also a part of thePort St. Luciemetropolitan area, or theTreasure Coast, an area populated at almost 650,000. Fort Pierce is a small railroad city alongFlorida'seast coast, being the location of a mid-sized rail yard with track rights owned by the Florida East Coast Railroad, with track all the way to Miami and Jacksonville, and South Central Florida Express, with track from the downtown yard toClewistonandSebring. FP is becoming more and more modernized, but slowly and steadily. Downtown is considered the hot-spot of the city due to its blossoming commercialism, amazing Spanish-colonial buildings, celebrities performing at the Sunrise Theatre, and an amazing Christmas display yearly at Avenues A and Orange. There's a lot of fu
Top Attractions in Fort Pierce
Explore the best things to see and do in Fort Pierce:
- ★A. E. Backus Gallery and Museum
- ★Arcade Building
- ★Avalon State Park
- ★Boston House
- ★Fort Pierce Inlet State Park
- ★Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- ★Heathcote Botanical Gardens
- ★Manatee Observation and Education Center
Where to Eat in Fort Pierce
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴12A Buoy
- 🍴2nd Street Bistro Tap House and Eatery
- 🍴Chuck's Seafood Restaurant
- 🍴Cobb's Landing
- 🍴Hurricane Grill and Wings
- 🍴Joy's Ice Cream Plus
Where to Stay in Fort Pierce
- 🏨At Home Inn
- 🏨Comfort Suites
- 🏨Fairfield Inn & Suites
- 🏨Hampton Inn & Suites Ft. Pierce
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fort Pierce West
- 🏨Hutchinson Island Plaza Hotel and Suites
Fort Pierce Travel Guide Sections
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