Amanda’s guidebook
Neighborhoods
Hyde Park Village - Historic village area with shops, restaurants & movie theater
Stroll down the streets with beautiful historic homes, and walk down the famous Bayshore Boulevard. Bayshore Boulevard has the longest continuous sidewalk in the United States
196 locals recommend
Hyde Park
Hyde Park Village - Historic village area with shops, restaurants & movie theater
Stroll down the streets with beautiful historic homes, and walk down the famous Bayshore Boulevard. Bayshore Boulevard has the longest continuous sidewalk in the United States
Shops & restaurants by day, clubs, comedy & nightlife at night.
Ybor City Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
247 locals recommend
Ybor City Historic District
Shops & restaurants by day, clubs, comedy & nightlife at night.
Ybor City Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
For a leisurely, fun day in Tampa, we suggest starting at Armature Works and walk the Riverwalk to Sparkman Ward.
620 locals recommend
Tampa Riverwalk
Tampa RiverwalkFor a leisurely, fun day in Tampa, we suggest starting at Armature Works and walk the Riverwalk to Sparkman Ward.
Pristine white sandy beach with lots of restaurants, beach bars, shops, hotels.
754 locals recommend
St Pete Beach
3300 Gulf BlvdPristine white sandy beach with lots of restaurants, beach bars, shops, hotels.
Amusement Park
Busch Gardens is an adventure park with roller coasters, animals and safari.
109 locals recommend
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
10165 McKinley DriveBusch Gardens is an adventure park with roller coasters, animals and safari.
Lowry Park
7525 N BlvdLowry Park zoo!
Check out the stingray touch tank & take a wild dolphin cruise!
848 locals recommend
The Florida Aquarium
701 Channelside DrCheck out the stingray touch tank & take a wild dolphin cruise!
Sports Venues
Raymond James Stadium
4201 N Dale Mabry Hwy
Amalie Arena
401 Channelside DrTropicana Field is the home of the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg. When available, can take the Cross Bay Ferry from Downtown Tampa to Downtown St. Pete
330 locals recommend
Tropicana Field
1 Tropicana Dr.Tropicana Field is the home of the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg. When available, can take the Cross Bay Ferry from Downtown Tampa to Downtown St. Pete
Food scene
Sparkman Wharf -on the riverwalk- food hall made from shipping containers. Has a Biergarten, big screen for watch parties, and a stage for live music. Outdoor games
359 locals recommend
Sparkman Wharf
615 Channelside DrSparkman Wharf -on the riverwalk- food hall made from shipping containers. Has a Biergarten, big screen for watch parties, and a stage for live music. Outdoor games
"Armature Works is a fully restored mixed-use building that breathes new life into the historic Tampa Heights neighborhood. With its unobstructed view of the Hillsborough River, the historic structure has been reinvented as a premier community destination with innovative eateries, Heights Public Market, reimagined event spaces and an exclusive cowering space." - Armature Works
845 locals recommend
Armature Works
1910 N Ola Ave"Armature Works is a fully restored mixed-use building that breathes new life into the historic Tampa Heights neighborhood. With its unobstructed view of the Hillsborough River, the historic structure has been reinvented as a premier community destination with innovative eateries, Heights Public Market, reimagined event spaces and an exclusive cowering space." - Armature Works
Delicious steak house with an impressive wine collection. Make sure you go on the tour after dinner & definitely go to the desert room - desert room has a live piano player.
"A unique culinary experience. Perfectly aged steaks. One of the largest wine collections in the world. An internationally famous dessert room. Wine cellar and kitchen tours available for all guests. These elements have combined since 1956 to provide our guests with a unique culinary experience. Our prime steaks are cut to order, vegetables are grown locally on the Bern's farm and soured from the finest purveyors, and our menu includes 21 choices of caviar. Each visit to Bern's Steak House takes you on a gastronomic adventure that defines Bern's not as a meal but as an experience. We invite you to join us and experience Bern's."
- Bern's Steak House
384 locals recommend
Bern's Steak House
1208 S Howard AveDelicious steak house with an impressive wine collection. Make sure you go on the tour after dinner & definitely go to the desert room - desert room has a live piano player.
"A unique culinary experience. Perfectly aged steaks. One of the largest wine collections in the world. An internationally famous dessert room. Wine cellar and kitchen tours available for all guests. These elements have combined since 1956 to provide our guests with a unique culinary experience. Our prime steaks are cut to order, vegetables are grown locally on the Bern's farm and soured from the finest purveyors, and our menu includes 21 choices of caviar. Each visit to Bern's Steak House takes you on a gastronomic adventure that defines Bern's not as a meal but as an experience. We invite you to join us and experience Bern's."
- Bern's Steak House
Lovely spot for sunset, snack, and hopefully a dolphin siting!
97 locals recommend
Salt Shack On The Bay
5415 W Tyson AveLovely spot for sunset, snack, and hopefully a dolphin siting!
Sightseeing
"Built in 1926, Tampa's majestic movie palace hosts more than 600 events each year, including first-run films, classic movies, concerts, corporate events, educational programs, weddings and tours. It is a passionately protected landmark and one of America's best-preserved movie palaces. The majestic building is owned by the City of Tampa and operated as a dynamic film and cultural center by the not-for-profit Tampa Theatre Foundation." - Tampa Theatre
163 locals recommend
Tampa Theatre
711 N Franklin St"Built in 1926, Tampa's majestic movie palace hosts more than 600 events each year, including first-run films, classic movies, concerts, corporate events, educational programs, weddings and tours. It is a passionately protected landmark and one of America's best-preserved movie palaces. The majestic building is owned by the City of Tampa and operated as a dynamic film and cultural center by the not-for-profit Tampa Theatre Foundation." - Tampa Theatre
University of Tampa is a private college, rich in history. Plant Hall, formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel, is a symbol of the city and its history. Henry B. Plant built the hotel around 1888. The rooms that once hosted Teddy Roosevelt, the Queen of England, Booker T. Washington, Stephen Crane and Babe Ruth (who signed his first baseball contract in the hotel's grand dining room) are now classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices for the University of Tampa.
-from University of Tampa website
77 locals recommend
University Of Tampa
University of Tampa is a private college, rich in history. Plant Hall, formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel, is a symbol of the city and its history. Henry B. Plant built the hotel around 1888. The rooms that once hosted Teddy Roosevelt, the Queen of England, Booker T. Washington, Stephen Crane and Babe Ruth (who signed his first baseball contract in the hotel's grand dining room) are now classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices for the University of Tampa.
-from University of Tampa website
Park
Beautiful riverfront park with large lawn, splash pads, boat house, venue space
54 locals recommend
Julian B Lane Riverfront Park
1001 N BlvdBeautiful riverfront park with large lawn, splash pads, boat house, venue space