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Tampa area is a completely different style of city. It is a small city and is full of charm and character, it is home to a busy port and is close to the historic Ybor City famous for its cigar production and tobacco industry. Tampa is divided into a number of regions including Downtown Tampa, the Cultural District, the Hyde Park Historic District and Tampa’s Waterfront District.

The city of Tampa boasts several tourist attractions standing across the bay from St Petersburg with plenty of beach opportunities within easy reach of Central Tampa. The famous tourist attractions are the Busch Gardens an eclectic mix of thrilling white knuckle rides with a safari adventure theme, the Lowry Park containing one of Florida’s finest collection of animals in captivity, the Malibu Grand Prix offering a range of adrenaline charged driving activities aimed at over 16s and license holding adults, J.B. Starkey’s flatwoods Adventures offering eco tours on safari buggies with trained guides who will introduce you to the Starkey family history and show the workings of a genuine Florida cattle ranch and the Florida Aquarium containing over 10,000 aquatic plants and animals which have been gathered from across the globe.

Some of the famous monuments and landmarks are the Christopher Columbus Statue a fine monument and a tribute to the mighty explorer who is famous throughout the world for discovering the Americas, the Raymond James Stadium home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the city’s official NFL team, the Tampa Convention Center a magnificent building located on downtown Tampa’s waterfront featuring 600,000 feet of meeting space, and the Tampa’s MacDill Airforce Base famous for is lengthy history and importance to the US Military.

Number of museums and art galleries are also famous in the city with a wealth of heritage. Some of the famous museums are the American Victory Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship displaying the old vessel that served WW II and in the Korean and Vietnam wars, the Museum of Science and Industry offering visitors a wealth of exhibits with a good balance between education and fun, and the Tampa Bay History Center and Museum providing interesting exhibits for local community members and visitors. Some of the famous art galleries are the Tampa Museum of Art located in downtown home to a wealth of themed exhibitions, glleries and historic collections of art from around the world, the Clayton Galleries a popular local gallery dedicated to displaying the works of local artists and promoting art throughout the local community and the Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts which is a non profit making organization that exists to promote the work of nationally and locally known artists and to display photographic art presenting a photographer’s vision as vital and central to life and culture.

Selection of hotels ranges from cheap, modest style accommodation to the most luxurious five star hotels offering high class amenities is available in the city. Prices of these hotels are usually reduced during the weekends and are filled to capacity during the peak season and reservations may be necessary several weeks in advance during the peak season. Some special offers and discounts are often available when booked in advance through the net online.