Guidebook for Tampa

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Guidebook for Tampa

Food Scene

One of the best restaurants in Tampa And our favorite. Very creative menu. This place is a must for serious foodies. Chef Ferrell Alvarez was a James Beard semi-finalist for best chef in the south.
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Rooster & the Till
6500 N Florida Ave
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One of the best restaurants in Tampa And our favorite. Very creative menu. This place is a must for serious foodies. Chef Ferrell Alvarez was a James Beard semi-finalist for best chef in the south.
One of our favorite places in the neighborhood. Really cool vibe and fantastic ramen. It can get a little loud, but doesn't bother us.
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Ichicoro Ramen
5229 N Florida Ave
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One of our favorite places in the neighborhood. Really cool vibe and fantastic ramen. It can get a little loud, but doesn't bother us.
Gets very busy! American comfort food with killer brunch on the weekends and often has live bands.
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Ella’s Americana Folk Art Cafe
5119 N Nebraska Ave
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Gets very busy! American comfort food with killer brunch on the weekends and often has live bands.
Funky little pizzeria with great New York and Chicago style pizza and calzones. Cash only, but has an ATM.
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Cappys Pizzeria
4910 N Florida Ave
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Funky little pizzeria with great New York and Chicago style pizza and calzones. Cash only, but has an ATM.
Please everyone sort of place, not my favorite, but people like it for the basics.
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Front Porch & Bart's Tavern
5924 N Florida Ave
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Please everyone sort of place, not my favorite, but people like it for the basics.
Great Asian fusion joint with rice and noodle bowls and Korean inspired burgers!
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Chop Chop Shop
4603 N Florida Ave
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Great Asian fusion joint with rice and noodle bowls and Korean inspired burgers!
Killer ice cream!
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The Revolution Ice Cream Co.
6701 N Florida Ave
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Killer ice cream!
Great sushi!
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Ebisu Sushi Shack
5116 N Nebraska Ave
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Great sushi!
Urban Bungalow / Bungalow Coffee
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One of the best restaurants in the city. Small plates are the way to go. Great cocktails!
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Edison: Food+Drink Lab
912 W Kennedy Blvd
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One of the best restaurants in the city. Small plates are the way to go. Great cocktails!
The oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida. The ambience is really special and a must-visit if it's your first time to Tampa.
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Columbia Restaurant
2117 E 7th Ave
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The oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida. The ambience is really special and a must-visit if it's your first time to Tampa.
Brew pub with great beer and food!
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Tampa Bay Brewing Company
1600 E 8th Ave
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Brew pub with great beer and food!
Classic Tampa. Largest private wine collection in the world. Take the kitchen tour and don't skip the dessert room!
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Bern's Steak House
1208 S Howard Ave
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Classic Tampa. Largest private wine collection in the world. Take the kitchen tour and don't skip the dessert room!
Beautifully designed historic building with a restaurant, retail, coffee and tea. Although the food is good here, ambiance is why you would want to go.
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Oxford Exchange
420 W Kennedy Blvd
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Beautifully designed historic building with a restaurant, retail, coffee and tea. Although the food is good here, ambiance is why you would want to go.
From the people at Bern's steakhouse, this is another one of the best restaurants in Tampa that encourages sharing small plates.
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Haven
2208 W Morrison Ave
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From the people at Bern's steakhouse, this is another one of the best restaurants in Tampa that encourages sharing small plates.
This is a Thai temple right on the river. They have a Sunday market where you can line up for homemade Thai specialties. It can sometimes get busy, so best to get there early around 11am.
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Wat Mongkolrata-templet
5306 Palm River Rd
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This is a Thai temple right on the river. They have a Sunday market where you can line up for homemade Thai specialties. It can sometimes get busy, so best to get there early around 11am.
Best Chinese in Tampa
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Yummy House China Bistro
2620 E Hillsborough Ave
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Best Chinese in Tampa
Fancy special occasion type of place, but it is awesome.
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Mise en Place Restaurant
442 W Kennedy Blvd
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Fancy special occasion type of place, but it is awesome.
Simple Northern Italian fare.
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La Terrazza Restaurant
1729 E 7th Ave
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Simple Northern Italian fare.
Legit Cuban bread baked fresh daily. Mostly wholesale to restaurants but you can walk in and buy a cheap loaf and other specialties.
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Mauricio Faedo's Bakery
5150 N Florida Ave
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Legit Cuban bread baked fresh daily. Mostly wholesale to restaurants but you can walk in and buy a cheap loaf and other specialties.
Coffee truck in a permanent location. Outdoor seating.
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Spaddy's Coffee Co. - Seminole Heights
5206 N Florida Ave
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Coffee truck in a permanent location. Outdoor seating.
Bakes much of the Cuban bread for area restaurants. Also makes a great Cuban sandwich.
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La Segunda Ybor
2512 N 15th St
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Bakes much of the Cuban bread for area restaurants. Also makes a great Cuban sandwich.
Old school soft serve dive of an ice cream shop. Known for their up-side-down banana splits. I usually go for a butterscotch milkshake.
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Bo's Ice Cream
7101 N Florida Ave
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Old school soft serve dive of an ice cream shop. Known for their up-side-down banana splits. I usually go for a butterscotch milkshake.
Delicious Italian food and bakery.
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Pane Rustica
3225 S MacDill Ave
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Delicious Italian food and bakery.
Beautifully restored Tampa Water Works building has become a restaurant featuring fresh Florida inspired ingredients, such as seafood, steak and pork. Right on the edge of a picturesque park and at the very end of the Tampa Riverwalk. Take a drink to go and walk along the Hillsborough River towards downtown when you're done dining. Reservations are a good idea here as it can get busy.
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Ulele
1810 N Highland Ave
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Beautifully restored Tampa Water Works building has become a restaurant featuring fresh Florida inspired ingredients, such as seafood, steak and pork. Right on the edge of a picturesque park and at the very end of the Tampa Riverwalk. Take a drink to go and walk along the Hillsborough River towards downtown when you're done dining. Reservations are a good idea here as it can get busy.
Old fashioned burger joint that started in 1925, went out of business in 2008 and was resurrected in 2016 in a brand new restaurant that looks like a retro diner.
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Goody Goody Burgers
1601 W Swann Ave
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Old fashioned burger joint that started in 1925, went out of business in 2008 and was resurrected in 2016 in a brand new restaurant that looks like a retro diner.
Great place for breakfast. Can get a little busy.
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Trip's Diner
6416 N Florida Ave
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Great place for breakfast. Can get a little busy.
Amazing food hall with 14 different stalls as well as sit-down restaurants, an inside bar and a rooftop bar all in a historic brick warehouse originally used for Tampa’s street cars. This is a Tampa must visit!
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Armature Works
1910 N Ola Ave
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Amazing food hall with 14 different stalls as well as sit-down restaurants, an inside bar and a rooftop bar all in a historic brick warehouse originally used for Tampa’s street cars. This is a Tampa must visit!
Food hall with eight different vendors. This one is unique as it has table service and you can order from any of the stalls.
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The Hall on Franklin
1701 N Franklin St
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Food hall with eight different vendors. This one is unique as it has table service and you can order from any of the stalls.
Serving up authentic Tampa Cuban sandwiches and devil crabs since 1948.
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Brocato's Sandwich Shop
5021 E Columbus Dr
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Serving up authentic Tampa Cuban sandwiches and devil crabs since 1948.
Delicious Mexican inspired by the Oaxacan region with a full bar and a kids menu.
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Mekenita Cantina
6707 N Florida Ave
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Delicious Mexican inspired by the Oaxacan region with a full bar and a kids menu.
Awesome Nashville hot chicken joint!
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King of the Coop
5910 N Florida Ave
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Awesome Nashville hot chicken joint!
Really good European style bistro in the historic Armature Works building on the river.
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Oak & Ola
1910 N Ola Ave
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Really good European style bistro in the historic Armature Works building on the river.
Walking distance from the bungalow, killer Cuban sandwiches and other Latin favorites. Great rum drinks.
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Bodega Seminole Heights
1180 Central Avenue
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Walking distance from the bungalow, killer Cuban sandwiches and other Latin favorites. Great rum drinks.
Really cool concept by the chef from Rooster and the Till. Incredible bar/street food with shuffleboard and bocce ball.
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Nebraska Mini Mart
4815 N Nebraska Ave
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Really cool concept by the chef from Rooster and the Till. Incredible bar/street food with shuffleboard and bocce ball.
Awesome downtown outdoor food hall with view is the Port of Tampa.
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Sparkman Wharf
615 Channelside Dr
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Awesome downtown outdoor food hall with view is the Port of Tampa.
Excellent southern inspired eatery with a well designed interior at the Armature Works building.
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Steelbach
1902 N Ola Ave
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Excellent southern inspired eatery with a well designed interior at the Armature Works building.
Old Cuban bakery making super authentic Tampa Cuban sandwiches. Bakes Cuban bread for much of the restaurants in Tampa. Takeout only.
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La Segunda Ybor
2512 N 15th St
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Old Cuban bakery making super authentic Tampa Cuban sandwiches. Bakes Cuban bread for much of the restaurants in Tampa. Takeout only.

Drinks & Nightlife

Some of the best beer in Tampa.
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Angry Chair Brewing
4101 N Florida Ave
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Some of the best beer in Tampa.
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Red Star Rock Bar
5210 N Florida Ave
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One of our favorite beer bars in an old 1920s gas station. It’s a great local hangout with plentiful beer selection and has a cafe for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes has music on the weekends.
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Independent Bar and Cafe
5016 N Florida Ave
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One of our favorite beer bars in an old 1920s gas station. It’s a great local hangout with plentiful beer selection and has a cafe for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes has music on the weekends.
Hipster nautical inspired bar. Great tap list from mostly Florida brewers.
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Mermaid Tavern
6719 N Nebraska Ave
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Hipster nautical inspired bar. Great tap list from mostly Florida brewers.
Truly small batch brewing and they don't distribute! One of my favorite places in Tampa. Food trucks on the weekends.
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Southern Brewing & Winemaking
4500 N Nebraska Ave
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Truly small batch brewing and they don't distribute! One of my favorite places in Tampa. Food trucks on the weekends.
Brewery as well as the hub for Tampa brewery bus tours! Awesome food!
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Brew Bus Brewing
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Brewery as well as the hub for Tampa brewery bus tours! Awesome food!
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Hidden Springs Ale Works
1631 N Franklin St
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Cigar City Brewing
3924 W Spruce St
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Coppertail Brewing Co.
2601 E 2nd Ave
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Really great and unique beers.
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7venth Sun Brewery
6809 N Nebraska Ave
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Really great and unique beers.
If you're into mead, this is one of a few we have in the city.
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Garagiste Meadery
1506 N Florida Ave
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If you're into mead, this is one of a few we have in the city.
Cider & Mead right in Ybor City.
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Cigar City Cider and Mead
1812 N 15th St
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Cider & Mead right in Ybor City.
Brewery and music venue.
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Rock Brothers Brewing
1901 N 15th St
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Brewery and music venue.
One of the best craft cocktail bars in Tampa and it’s walking distance from the bungalow.
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Mandarin Heights
5901 N Florida Ave
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One of the best craft cocktail bars in Tampa and it’s walking distance from the bungalow.

Parks & Nature

Large park with basketball courts, soccer and baseball fields, and a playground. Two houses down from the bungalow.
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Henry & Ola Park
502 W Henry Ave
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Large park with basketball courts, soccer and baseball fields, and a playground. Two houses down from the bungalow.
Short walk for a river front park.
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Epps Park
350 W Fern St
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Short walk for a river front park.
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Lowry Park
7525 N Blvd
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Our favorite beach, go as far north as you can. Fort Desoto Beach also has a historic fort to explore.
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North Beach At Fort DeSoto Park
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Our favorite beach, go as far north as you can. Fort Desoto Beach also has a historic fort to explore.
Hillsborough River State Park
15402 US-301
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Essentials

Beer and wine shop with some provisions.
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Jug & Bottle Dept.
6203 N Florida Ave
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Beer and wine shop with some provisions.
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Publix Super Market
6001 N Nebraska Ave
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Not my go-to for groceries, but it's super walkable from the bungalow.
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Save A Lot
305 W Hillsborough Ave
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Not my go-to for groceries, but it's super walkable from the bungalow.

Sightseeing

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Tampa Riverwalk
Tampa Riverwalk
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The famous Plant Hotel is now a museum at the University of Tampa. Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders stayed here.
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Henry B. Plant Museum
401 W Kennedy Blvd
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The famous Plant Hotel is now a museum at the University of Tampa. Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders stayed here.
Historic district that helped to establish Tampa as the "Cigar City" 7th avenue right in the middle and bordering streets are like New Orleans's French quarter. Chill during the day and party district at night.
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Ybor City
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Historic district that helped to establish Tampa as the "Cigar City" 7th avenue right in the middle and bordering streets are like New Orleans's French quarter. Chill during the day and party district at night.

Entertainment & Activities

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ZooTampa i Lowry Park
1101 W Sligh Ave
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Rescued lions, tigers, panthers and many other big cats. Really cool to take a tour and see them being fed or other enrichment activities.
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Stor kat redning
12802 Easy St
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Rescued lions, tigers, panthers and many other big cats. Really cool to take a tour and see them being fed or other enrichment activities.
A theme park and a zoo in one. Great roller coasters and large animal enclosures! Only about 15 minutes away.
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Busch Gardens
10165 McKinley Dr
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A theme park and a zoo in one. Great roller coasters and large animal enclosures! Only about 15 minutes away.
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Florida Aquarium
701 Channelside Dr
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Adventure Island
10001 McKinley Dr
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Yankee's Spring Training!
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George M. Steinbrenner Field
1 Steinbrenner Dr
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Yankee's Spring Training!
Tampa Bay Bucs!
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Raymond James Stadium
4201 N Dale Mabry Hwy
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Tampa Bay Bucs!
Tampa Bay Lightning and concerts!
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Amalie Arena
401 Channelside Dr
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Tampa Bay Lightning and concerts!
Concert Venue
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MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
4802 US-301
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Concert Venue
Indoor shuffleboard with a bar and bar food. Fun place, and great for when it's raining or too hot.
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Shuffle
2612 N Tampa St
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Indoor shuffleboard with a bar and bar food. Fun place, and great for when it's raining or too hot.