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Tampa
Description The city of Tampa offers activities and attractions to suit every interest and age group. A wide range of hotels, motels, and camp sites are available to fit just about every vacation pocketbook. The third most populous of Florida cities, Tampa was founded in 1824 and is home to over 330,000 people as of 2006. Known for its diversity, this southern city boasts a unique blend of Italian, Spanish, Cuban, African American, and Indian cultures that speaks to the history of this community.
Ybor City, known as Tampa’s
Latin Quarter for over 100 years, features its own special blend of aromas, sights, and sounds. Visitors will enjoy the taste of Spanish Sangria, the smell of Cuban coffee and cigars, authentic Italian cuisine, and the Latin sounds of Rumba and Salsa late into the evening.
The City of Tampa has so much to offer for a Florida vacation destination or for those looking to resettle in the friendly warmth of the South.
Tampa offers great employment opportunities and housing is still quite affordable, when compared to many other Florida population centers. Even with this relatively low cost of living, Tampa home owners have seen their real estate double in value in just a five year period—quite an enticement for making Tampa home!
Fast Facts The name Tampa comes from the local Caloosa Indian word Tanpa, meaning “Stick of Fire.”
The Tampa Bay area is home to 3 airports, 8 hospitals, and over 30 universities and colleges.
Florida Residents are eligible for all kinds of special deals for Tampa Florida attractions and theme parks!
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Major Attractions
Tampa is home to some of Florida's most famous attractions. Locals and visitors alike will never run out of great things to do, places to shop, rides to ride, and restaurants to enjoy.
Busch Gardens Tampa
is one of Florida’s biggest theme parks and home to the world famous Budweiser Clydesdale Horses. The park features an African Continent theme that includes wildlife tours, thrill rides, adventure camps and shows of every description.
This Tampa Florida attraction serves up everything from Beer and Cheese tastings to rides on the Serengeti Plains to the famous Gwazi - a double wooden rollercoaster cascading riders along 7,000 feet of track!
Busch Gardens Tamps vacations offer plenty to keep families busy for many days of fun.
The Florida Aquarium
in Downtown Tampa is a wonderful example of Florida marine conservation. Over 20,000 examples of marine plants and animals are on display for visitors. Guests will visit with dolphins, jellyfish, reef fish of all kinds, sharks, and lots more.
In addition to their ocean life habitat exhibits, the Florida Aquarium Tampa also offers several interesting shows and programs. A Penguin Promenade marches several times a day and certified divers can experience a face to face shark adventure!
This a great stop for little ones on a Florida vacation as it features an outdoor water play park and a ‘Swim with the Fishes’ program for kids under six.
Adventure Island Tampa
is an amazing water park; great for a splashing, slipping, sliding, surfing day of fun for all ages. Adventure Island Tampa even has week long summer camps for kids in grades 5-8.
This Tampa Florida attraction is filled with rides for both adventurers and the more relaxed vacationer. The Riptide is a four-lane water slide for racing friends. Enjoy the five unique flumes of Runaway Rapids or join friends on an inner tube shooting down the Aruba Tuba. A 17,000 wave pool makes waves up to five feet high and the Rambling Bayou takes visitors on a lazy, lounging coast down the river.
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