← All guides
Tampa’s Essential Attractions Trail
10 placesTampa
Start with Tampa’s biggest family attractions, then head through historic Ybor City and finish along the downtown waterfront. This route pairs wildlife and thrills with Cuban heritage, landmark architecture, museums, and the Riverwalk.
- Pop culture
- Music
- Art
- Architecture
- Science & Tech
- Nature
- History
- Social Justice
- Food traditions
- Sports
- Religion
Places in this guide
- 1
ZooTampa at Lowry ParkVoted America's #1 family-friendly zoo 🦒 - 2
Busch Gardens Tampa BayOnce the world's tallest and fastest inverted coaster - 3
Museum of Science & IndustryHome to descendants of the first fish born in space 🐟 - 4
Tampa Union StationDesigned for segregation, resisted desegregation - 5
Florida AquariumHow a hockey arena changed its fortunes 🏒 - 6
SS American VictoryThree wars, two typhoons, one hurricane ⚓ - 7
Tampa Riverwalk40-year vision for the waterfront 🌊 - 8
Tampa TheatreConsidered the world's best-preserved atmospheric theatre ✨ - 9
Henry B. Plant MuseumFlorida's first magic kingdom ✨ - 10
Straz Center for the Performing ArtsSoutheast's second largest performing arts complex
