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Welcome to Florida

The Tampa Bay Area is known for its beautiful Gulf Coast Beaches, Theme Parks, and Warm Weather.

Tourist Attractions

The Florida Aquarium, Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Adventure Island, Tampa Riverwalk and International Plaza.

Arts

  • Tampa Museum of Art
  • Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
  • Straz Center for the Periorming Arts
  • Henry B. Plant Museum
  • Tampa Theatre
  • Tampa Bay History Center
  • Tampa River Arts District
Logos for listed Tampa Sports Teams

Sports

  • NHL Tampa Bay Lightning
  • MLB Tampa Bay Rays
  • NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • USL Tampa Bay Rowdies

Hockey, golf, basketball, football, soccer, fishing, and golf are also popular.

Getting Around Town

Downtown is Tampa Bay's central transportation hub. You can get around using HART's bus network, TECO Line Streetcar, bike paths, sidewalks, water taxi, car or rideshare.

Getting Out of Town

Florida has many great attractions and several are within 100 miles of Tampa: Disney World, Florida Air Museum and Honeymoon Island State park. Port Tampa Bay is the departure point for several cruises and from the Tampa International Airport you can reach top destinations around the world. Orlando is 102 miles from Tampa.

Food and Drink

There are many fine and casual dining options in Tampa. Local food favorites include Cuban sandwiches, seafood (stone crab, rock shrimp, grouper and oysters), key lime pie, orange juice, mojitos and craft beer.

Schools

There are more than 300 public and private schools in Tampa. Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando counties have the highest ranked schools in the Tampa area.

Outdoor Attractions

Ben T. Davis Beach is about a 25 minute drive from downtown Tampa. You can reach a dozen world-class beaches in less than an hour, including Clearwater Beach, Fort De Soto Park and St. Pete Beach.

  • Bayshore Blvd is the world's longest continuous sidewalk at 4.5 miles.

  • Bern's Steak House has the largest wine collection in the world.

  • The hottest temperature ever recorded in Tampa is 99°F

  • Clearwater Beach ranked #1 Beach in America by TripAdvisor

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