Area Info

Nothing about Tampa Bay is typical. From the dramatic design of the minarets at the historic Henry B. Plant Museum (formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel) to the brilliant sunsets that electrify the night sky, this coastal community is tropical and always alluring.

Tampa Bay's weather, accented by warm sunshine and cool bay breezes, provides the perfect backdrop for tourism and for your vacation. Lush, exotic foliage flourishes throughout the area, filling the surrounding scenery with brilliant colors and intoxicating scents.

Glistening waterways wrap around the region's miles of coastline providing scenic lookouts and passageways for dolphins, manatees and other aquatic creatures.

Architectural highlights and delights add visual vibrancy to the local landscape. Tampa is centrally located on Florida's West Coast making it easy to find on any map. Tampa is accessible by air, highway and waterways, making it effortless to enjoy the many sights and sounds of Tampa Bay.

Well within an hour's drive from almost any point in the Tampa Bay area are an array of attractions, cultural institutions, professional and recreational sports facilities, great restaurants, rich history, nature preserves, shopping plazas and quirky and colorful events.

Whatever your pleasure, it awaits you in Tampa Bay.