Sights in Tampa Bay
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Museum of Science & Industry
This museum is deservedly one of the biggest draws around, and it’s definitely in contention for Florida’s best hands-on science museum. With upwards of 450 ‘minds-on’ activities, hyperactive kids will think they have walked into heaven. Look for traveling exhibits and a cool hot-air balloon exhibit, as well as ones on the human body and the amount of garbage the average North American generates annually. Enter a flight-avionics simulator or a Gulf Coast hurricane before taking the 1-mile trail within the on-site wetland preserve. Finish the day with an IMAX movie.
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Lowry Park Zoo
This zoo has the great manatee encounter and aquatic center, and good exhibits on panthers, alligators, Komodo dragons, pandas, primates and bison. The Asian domain highlights a rare Indian rhinoceros, while families love the Wallaroo Station, an Australian-themed area with kangaroos and wallabies that kids can pet. They can also pet and feed stingrays elsewhere in the park. Before leaving, don’t miss the 18,000-sq-ft, free-flight aviary.
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Children’s Museum of Tampa
Located near Lowry Park Zoo and also known as Kid City, this place has interactive displays and a permanent, 45,000-sq-ft outdoor exhibition that kids love: child-size replicas of 13 buildings, each with activities. Care to try your hand as a judge in the courthouse or a reporter at a TV station?
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Parque Amigos de José Martí
Parque Amigos de José Martí contains an inaccurate but life-sized monument to Martí that was actually dedicated by Martí’s son, actor Cesar Romero. The park is sited at Paulina Pedroso’s house, where Martí stayed after the Spanish government attempted to assassinate him in 1892.
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Parque Amigos de José Martí
Parque Amigos de José Martí contains an inaccurate but life-sized monument to Martí that was dedicated by Martí's son, actor Cesar Romero. The park is sited at Paulina Pedroso's house, where Martí stayed after the Spanish government attempted to assassinate him in 1892.
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Davis Island
To glimpse another 'real' neighborhood in Tampa, head over to the little village straddling the roadside. Take Davis Island Blvd off Bayshore Blvd and then at the split, take E Davis Blvd. Grab a coffee and hang around or settle in with some chips and salsa at one of the sidewalk restaurants.
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Tampa Museum of Art
At the time of research, the Tampa Museum of Art was putting the finishing touches on a brand new, 66,000-sq-ft building - which should be open by the time you read this - to house their paintings, sculptures, and Greek and roman antiquities.
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Henry B Plant Museum
Check out the Henry B Plant Museum if for no other reason than to wander around the landmark Victorian building it's housed in. Formerly a luxury hotel, it's easily the most beautiful building in town.
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Centro Ybor
A dominating upscale shopping, dining and entertainment emporium, Centro Ybor runs along 8th Ave between 15th and 17th Sts, but it also cuts through what would have been 16th St down to 7th Ave.
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Contemporary Art Museum
The University of South Florida’s museum mounts six to eight exhibitions by university students and alumni. Parking costs $3 Monday to Friday.
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Ybor City Museum State Park
The Ybor City Museum State Park chronicles the history of cigar-making in interesting if text-heavy exhibits.
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