Must-see attractions in Tampa

  • The Florida Aquarium in Tampa

    Florida Aquarium

    Tampa

    Tampa's excellent aquarium is among the state's best. Cleverly designed, the re-created swamp lets you walk among herons and ibis as they prowl the…

  • Loop de Loope

    Busch Gardens

    Tampa

    This theme park has 10 loosely named African zones, which flow together without much fuss. The entire park is walkable. Admission includes three types of…

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    Henry B Plant Museum

    Tampa

    The silver minarets of Henry B Plant's 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel glint majestically, testimony to the vaunting ambitions of its creator who first brought the…

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    Manatee Viewing Center

    Tampa

    One of Florida's more surreal wildlife encounters is spotting manatees in the warm-water discharge canals of coal-fired power plants. Yet these placid…

  • People visit the market held at Wat Mongkolratanaram, a Buddhist temple, on Sunday, May 19, 2019 in Tampa. On Sundays, the temple holds a market for people of all religions and backgrounds to visit. Credit: Allie Goulding/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

    Wat Mongkolratanaram

    Tampa

    Why is there a Buddhist Thai temple in the middle of Tampa? Who cares, the noodle soup is amazing. On Sundays hundreds of people show up for the food and…

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    Adventure Island

    Tampa

    This 30-acre water park has everything a modern, top-flight water park requires: a long lazy river, a huge wave pool, bucket-dumping splash zones, a…

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    Museum of Science & Industry

    Tampa

    There's something intriguing for all ages at this interactive science museum. Younger kids go straight to Kids in Charge, where a wealth of hands-on…

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    Tampa Riverwalk

    Tampa

    Downtown, the attractive Tampa Riverwalk connects most sights. Located along the Hillsborough River, this undulating green space, with playgrounds and…

  • Tampa Museum of Art

    Tampa

    Architect Stanley Saitowitz's dramatically cantilevered museum building appears to float above Curtis Hixon Park overlooking the Hillsborough River…

  • Ybor City Museum State Park

    Tampa

    This dusty, old-school history museum preserves a bygone era, with cigar-worker houses (open 10am to 3pm) and wonderful photos. The museum has information…

  • Tampa Bay History Center

    Tampa

    This first-rate history museum presents the region's Seminole and Miccosukee people, Cracker pioneers and cattle breeders, and Tampa's Cuban community and…

  • Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

    Tampa

    This small, intimate photography museum is housed on the 2nd and 3rd stories of the Cube, a five-story atrium in downtown Tampa. In addition to a…

  • Glazer Children's Museum

    Tampa

    This crayon-bright, interactive museum provides a creative play space for kids under 10. The staff are delightful and the adjacent Curtis Hixon Park is…

  • Lowry Park Zoo

    Tampa

    North of downtown, Tampa's zoo gets you as close to the animals as possible, with several free-flight aviaries, giraffe feeding, a wallaby enclosure and a…

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