Honeymoon Island & Dunedin.
A barrier-island state park, the causeway that crosses to it, and the small Scottish-heritage downtown one bridge inland — three parts of the same quiet pocket of the coast.
The state park as a way of life.
Honeymoon Island itself is a state park — not a residential address. What it does is set the tone for everything around it.
You can't buy on Honeymoon Island. What you can buy is proximity: a home along the Dunedin Causeway, a place in the small grid of downtown Dunedin a mile inland, or a quieter corner of the surrounding neighborhoods that still treats the park's beach as the local stretch of sand.
The Caladesi Island ferry leaves from Honeymoon. Caladesi is a separate state park that frequently ranks at the top of the country's lists for unspoiled beaches. For buyers who consider access to wild coastline part of the housing decision, this is the right neighborhood.
Downtown Dunedin.
Walkable, small, with a Scottish heritage that the town leans into a bit and the brewery scene leans into a lot. Inventory in the historic downtown core is genuinely limited. Bungalows, mid-century ranches, the occasional new build on a tear-down lot.
“If you want the coast without the crowd, this is the bridge to drive over.”
The quieter coast?
If you've already decided the volume of the more famous strand isn't for you, this is usually the right next call.