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What's On?                     Overview                     Prepare                     Highlights 

Overview

Overview

With a personality as big as its coastline, Tampa has a heart that beats to Latino rhythms along its sunny, palm-tree-lined streets. From nearby sandy beaches and alligator-rich wilderness to thrilling rides and modern urban distractions, Tampa is a world of experiences in a single city.

See

The Moorish-domed Henry B Plant Museum pays homage to the eccentric railway magnate who opened it as a swanky hotel. Visit the creatures at theme park-cum-zoo Busch Gardens, manatee sanctuary Lowry Park Zoo and the Florida Aquarium, or educate yourself at MOSI – Museum of Science and Industry. The Salvador Dalí Museum in neighbouring St Petersburg has a host of works by the great surrealist.

Spend

Browse designer labels in the International Plaza and Westshore Plaza or take the family shopping at University Mall. Find funky clothing, homewares and gifts in the downtown, park-like setting of Hyde Park Village and roll up to Latin quarter Ybor City for hand-rolled cigars, vintage fashions and Spanish chic.

Get Out

Get back to nature in Hillsborough River's State Park, home to alligators, wild turkeys and otters or play golf on any one of over 85 courses in the area. Join local day trippers on the Pier at nearby St Petersburg, or feel the sand between your toes on some of America's finest beaches on the Gulf of Mexico coast. Walk, jog or skate Bayshore Boulevard, the world's longest continuous sidewalk.

Culture

Broadway shows, opera and pop concerts are all on offer at the city's main cultural venue, the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Alternatively, watch flamenco dancers strut their stuff at historic Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City or enjoy a fun night out at the Tampa Improv Comedy Theatre and Restaurant.

Eat & Drink

Easygoing Tampa has something for every palate. Head downtown for king-size steaks in palatial opulence or go Spanish or Cuban among the cigar shops in Ybor City. Try Thai or Japanese in Westshore, take a dinner cruise around Tampa Bay from Channelside or stay ashore to savour Mexican, Deep South or Italian cuisine.

New Perspective

Jump to your feet as Tampa’s ‘Ray Jay’, Raymond James Stadium, roars with pride after a touchdown by the local NFL team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Prepare

Prepare

Pack shades for the warm, sunny days and cool nightspots. Bring your Cuban heels for those Latin rhythms and your wild side for animal encounters.

Tampa Year

Try your hand at being a jolly Roger for the Gasparilla Pirate Fest, when an armada of buccaneers invades downtown Tampa's waterfront in January. Enjoy more pirate fun at the Sant'Yago Knight Parade through the streets of Channel Side and Ybor City in February and experience 19thcentury history relived during Ybor City's two-day Festival Espiritu de Ybor in November.

Public Holidays

New Year's Day (1 Jan), Martin Luther King Day (Jan), Presidents' Day (Feb), Memorial Day (May), Independence Day (4 Jul), Labor Day (Sep), Columbus Day (Oct), Veterans' Day (11 Nov), Thanksgiving Day (Nov), Christmas Day (25 December).
Weather

Winters are comfortable, with daytime highs of 15°C in December and January. Spring and autumn are pleasantly warm, although evenings can be a little cooler. Summer brings average daily highs of 28°C from June to August, the warmer temperatures sparking sharp afternoon showers. Bay breezes help to temper Tampa's summer heat.
Electricity

110V AC, 60 Hz, two-pin plugs are standard.
Dialling Code

+1 (national), 813 + seven-figure number.
Money

US dollar ($) is the currency.
GMT

GMT -5 (-4 in summer)
Tampa Tourist Info

Visit Tampa Bay website

Fit In

Comfortable and casual dress will fit right in with the easy-going locals, but you may want to take some smarter togs for clubbing or dining out in posh restaurants.

Highlights

Highlights

The urban pulse of waterfront metropolitan Tampa contrasts with the call of the wild of its natural attractions and the Latin spirit of one-time world cigar capital Ybor City.

In downtown Tampa, visit the Moorish-styled Henry B Plant Museum and see restored rooms from its time as the opulent Tampa Bay Hotel. View Greek and Roman treasures at the Tampa Museum of Art or meet denizens of the deep at the Florida Aquarium. Take a yellow streetcar to Spanish-flavoured Ybor City, exploring its cigar-making heritage along 7th Avenue and at the Ybor City State Museum.

Head to North Tampa for white-knuckle roller coasters and an African animal adventure at Busch Gardens. Watch convalescing manatees at Lowry Park Zoo, and paddle among the alligators with a canoe trip. Take the kids to the MOSI science museum or see surreal masterpieces at St Petersburg's Salvador Dalí Museum.

Sightseeing Tips

A Tampa Triplet Attraction Pass combines the Florida Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo and MOSI for one discounted price. The Henry B Plant Museum is closed on Mondays, but Tampa’s other museums are mostly open seven days a week.

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