A Timeline of Tampa’s Tourist Spots

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You can never get enough of Tampa Bay the moment you step into the city. The rich culture and history gives you the nostalgia of going back through time and on to the future. That is what Tampa offers you. Here’s a look at the hottest tourist spots that put Tampa Bay on the map.

Be prepared to take a nostalgic ride back into the past when you go into Tampa Bay’s Ybor City, where it is known for its great cigars. If you want a grab of it to give to your boss, a trip to Ybor City would do that for you. The cigar industry that Ybor City is now known for was founded by Cuban immigrants during the 1880s. Walk the famous streets of Ybor City and you will be transported back to the Spanish-American War, where Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders walked with Jose Marti, the Cuban revolutionary icon.

Walking through Hillsborough County and its parks and recreation areas, you are also taken swiftly back through time when this charming county experienced a boom in their land during the 1920s. It was during this time that gave Hillsborough County its characteristic Victorian-style architecture especially seen in the suburbs of Hyde Park.

Lest you forget, you should definitely not miss the Gasparilla Pirate Fest that can only be found in Tampa. You get to feel what being a pirate was like back into the sea-faring days. Of course, if you really want to go way back into the past, you will not be disappointed as Tampa offers you Dinosaur World where you get to see amazing replicas of the greatest creatures that lived in the pre-historic era.

he great skyscrapers you see now were a product of the boom the country experienced during the 1980s to the 1990s. It was also at this time that the Ice Palace was built. Now called St. Pete Times Forum, you can catch Tampa Bay’s professional hockey team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in action.

Now you can see and experience for your very own eyes the product of the land and industry booms that hit Tampa Bay like a hurricane. Go to the Florida Aquarium with your family and experience what fun can be seen under the world of the sea. Go on a cruise on Tampa’s Famed Garrison Seaport Center where cruises are bound for the Caribbean and Mexico. Walk through the Busch Gardens that Tampa boasts of where you can experience a piece of African Safari on American land.

Don’t forget to miss the zoo that was awarded as the number 1 zoo for kids in America, the Lowry Park Zoo. Stroll past the pristine beaches and feel the breeze of the ocean while you practice your golf strokes in one of Tampa’s many great golf courses. When you’re done, you can always visit Channelside, a great shopping district of Tampa where you can catch up on your shopping spree for souvenirs and more.

Tampa doesn’t miss out on offering you the greatest of what the future and technology holds. Visit the Museum of Science and Industry and you are going to be greeted into a futuristic arena complete with an IMAX dome theatre. When you invest in Tampa Bay, you not only get to live in the now, you can revisit and enjoy Tampa through the past to the future with a timeline of great tourist spots!