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Tampa Bay Tourism - Un­rav­el Trav­el TV

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A dy­nam­ic and di­verse re­gion, Tampa Bay, Flori­da, USA en­joys an ex­cel­lent qual­i­ty of life. From the wa­ter­front lo­ca­tion to the South­ern hos­pi­tal­i­ty of its res­i­dents, the area takes prides in its vi­bran­cy and wel­com­ing spir­it. The only city to be in­vad­ed by a band of pi­rates dur­ing the an­nu­al Gas­par­il­la cel­e­bra­tion, spe­cial events and fes­ti­vals are part of the area’s cul­tur­al fab­ric. From bal­loon rides, straw­ber­ry farms and lush na­ture to walk­a­ble neigh­bor­hoods, the re­gion’s char­ac­ter is hard to match. It eas­i­ly blends its rich, cul­tur­al her­itage with big-city style. With much to ex­pe­ri­ence, one quick­ly dis­cov­ers an ex­cit­ing, au­then­tic metropo­lis. Top 10 Ways to Un­lock Tampa Bay Dis­cov­er Tampa Bay, Flori­da on your next va­ca­tion! Here, we make it easy with the top 10 trea­sures to dis­cov­er. Take a look, and use it as a map to plan your Tampa Bay ad­ven­ture. 1. Take the TECO Line Street­car Sys­tem to His­toric Ybor City – “Home of the Orig­i­nal Cuban Sand­wich,” Ybor City has sev­er­al places to try the best around, in­clud­ing the Columbia Restau­rant and Gas­par’s Grot­to. In 2012 the Cuban Sand­wich was named the of­fi­cial sand­wich of the City of Tampa. While you’re in Ybor, don’t for­get to stroll down Sev­enth Ave. and enjoy a café con leche. 2. Dive with the sharks or swim with the fish­es at The Flori­da Aquar­i­um – A unique op­por­tu­ni­ty for cer­ti­fied SCUBA divers, age 15 and older, to come face-to-face with live sharks! Dive into the Aquar­i­um's largest tank, the Coral Reef Ex­hib­it, fea­tur­ing warm clear water teem­ing with mas­sive sharks, moray eels, bar­racu­da, a green sea tur­tle and more! Not SCUBA cer­ti­fied? Age six and older can swim with the fish­es through a repli­ca of one of the Flori­da Keys' most beau­ti­ful coral reef dive sites. 3. Shop ‘til you drop – Tampa Bay’s tran­si­tion into high-end re­tail began in 1998 and has since flour­ished with the open­ing of In­ter­na­tion­al Plaza (in 2001) fur­ther putting the Bay area on the map as a world-class re­tail mar­ket. With over 350 stores be­tween In­ter­na­tion­al Plaza and West­shore Plaza, those in search of qual­i­ty, lux­u­ry and high fash­ion can find the per­fect fit in Tampa Bay. Hyde Park Vil­lage also of­fers high-end re­tail­ers and bou­tique shop­ping in a quaint and his­tor­i­cal neigh­bor­hood. 4. Ride a roller coast­er at Busch Gar­dens – Take a thrill ride on Chee­tah Hunt, the park’s newest mega-at­trac­tion and Flori­da’s first triple-launch coast­er that launch­es rid­ers from 0 to 60 in sec­onds. 5. Find cre­ativ­i­ty at the Wa­ter­front Arts Dis­trict, along the Tampa River­walk – Stop at a venue in the wa­ter­front arts dis­trict, in­clud­ing Tampa Mu­se­um of Art; David A. Straz, Jr. Cen­ter for the Per­form­ing Arts – the largest arts cen­ter in the south­east­ern U.S.; or the Flori­da Mu­se­um of Pho­to­graph­ic Arts to see cre­ativ­i­ty at its best! While you’re there, don’t for­get to ex­pe­ri­ence the River­walk, a wa­ter­front walk­way along the Hills­bor­ough River where kids can jump in the foun­tains at Cur­tis Hixon Park and play in the in­ter­ac­tive play­ground. The 1.5-mile walk­way is a great place to ride bikes, rollerblade, take a Seg­way tour or even just a re­lax­ing stroll. 6. Sit down to a de­li­cious dish or in­dulge in a sugar high (varies) – Tampa Bay is a culi­nary ex­pe­ri­ence – de­light in cre­ative cui­sine at Edi­son or one-of-a-kind fine din­ing at Bern’s, the world-fa­mous steak­house and dessert room, com­plete with pri­vate booths made from old wine casks and a 65-page menu of tan­ta­liz­ing sweets. Also enjoy fresh farm-to-table dish­es at Boca and the Re­fin­ery, or Great Gats­by-in­spired good times at Ciro’s Speakeasy. 7. Visit a farmer’s mar­ket for local goods – The Ybor City Sat­ur­day Mar­ket, Tampa Down­town Mar­ket (Sun­days), and the Semi­nole Heights mar­ket (Sun­days) are great events to pur­chase lo­cal­ly grown pro­duce, gifts, and enjoy de­li­cious home­made desserts, breads, pas­tas, and even pop­si­cles. 8. Play golf in Tampa Bay’s 361 days of sun­shine – Tampa Bay is the per­fect place to tee off! With year-round golf the area of­fers more than 100 cours­es to play, from Sad­dle­brook Re­sort to TPC Tampa Bay. 9. See Tampa’s His­tor­i­cal Roots – Visit the Tampa Bay Hotel, built in 1891 and a stop along the Plant Rail­road Sys­tem, which brought a lot of vis­i­tors and busi­ness­es to Tampa Bay over 120 years ago. Home to the Uni­ver­si­ty of Tampa since 1933, the hotel is now the Henry B. Plant Mu­se­um, named after its founder. 10. Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo – See more than 2,000 an­i­mals in­clud­ing man­a­tees, al­li­ga­tors, chee­tah, okapi, hippo, hogs, storks and more housed on 56 acres of lush nat­u­ral habi­tats! About Tampa Bay. http://​www.​visittampabay.​com Un­rav­el Trav­el TV http://​www.​unraveltraveltv.​com Un­rav­el Trav­el TV on You Tube http://​www.​youtube.​com/​Unra... Un­rav­el Trav­el TV Twit­ter http://​www.​twitter.​com/​Unra...​ Un­rav­el Trav­el TV Pin­ter­est http://​www.​pinterest.​com/​un...​ Un­rav­el Trav­el TV Web­site http://​www.​unraveltravel.​eu Un­rav­el Trav­el TV Snapchat trav­eltv