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Tampa Bay Blog

Category - Tampa Bay Gems
  • ZooTampa Manatee feeding on some lettuce
    Spot a Sea Cow WHEN TO SEE THE MANATEES OF TAMPA BAY Now's the perfect time to get in touch with Tampa Bay's cuddliest aquatic mammal, the West Indian Manatee. The hefty herbivores spend most of the spring and summer lounging about offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. But sure as the changing of the seasons, as soon as the days get shorter and the water temperatures begin to drop into the 70s -- (that's cold for Florida) -- the manatees make tracks upstream to springs and power plant...
  • Alafia State Park Bike Trail
    UNDISCOVERED THINGS TO DO OFF THE BEATEN PATH While the secret may be out about Tampa Bay, there are still plenty of local favorites, hidden gems, and off-the-beaten-path experiences to uncover. EMPOWER ADVENTURES Challenge yourself with a way-up obstacle course at Empower Adventures Tampa Bay. Take on 3,000 feet of ziplines, conquer the 200-foot over-water suspension bridge, and move through other obstacles – all without ever touching the ground! URBAN KAI Located at Armature Works in...
  • Jose Marti Park
    CUBA WITHOUT A PASSPORT Visitors to Tampa Bay can make a side trip to Cuba without needing their passports. Tampa Bay’s historic Latin Quarter, Ybor City, is home to a genuine piece of Cuban territory – José Martí Park, dedicated to the memory of the poet, journalist, and firebrand who led the island’s revolution against Spanish rule in the 1880s and 1890s. The park at the corner of 8th Avenue and 13th Street is owned by the people of Cuba. For nearly six decades,...