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Friday, October 13, 2017
Have a Tampa Bay Adventure! Exciting Places to Visit|Wood Art for Your Home
Tampa Bay is a town full of
natural estuary and harbor located near the Gulf of Mexico and Florida. It
consists of Hillsboro Bay, Mckay Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, Lower Tampa Bay and Old
Tampa Bay. As a center economic center of western Florida, Tampa Bay has
historic old districts, and high-rise office buildings connecting the old town
to the new. Must visit places in Tampa Bay include Ybor City, Hillsborough
River, and the charming Columbian Restaurant.
Ybor City
Tampa Bay once houses the world
largest cigar factory in the world, Ybor cigar factory. The city was after the
cigar magnate Vicente Martinez Ybor. Ybor came into the city around the
mid-1880s after his workers threaten to unionize at his Key West cigar plant.
At the height of his business at least 4,000 people hand rolled more than
900,000 premium cigars in a month. Sadly, during the Great Depression and
machinery brought the end of his legacy. Today, the place is listed under
National Historic Landmark District. Ybor City now becomes a city center home
to many galleries, restaurants, cafes, and shops.
Columbia Restaurant
Within the unique town of Ybor
City lies Columbia Restaurants, the country’s largest Spanish restaurant. a
Cuban immigrant named Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. started the restaurant in 1905.
From a small café corner, it now grew into a world-class Spanish restaurant
that can seat 1,600 people. At night people often come to Columbia Restaurant
to watch the flamenco dance show. In some nights they feature Jazz music to
serenade their customers along with their architectural charm.
Tampa Theatre
Constructed in 1926, Tampa
Theatre has a façade built on multi cultural designs like Greek, Byzantine, and
Italian Renaissance. On a regular basis, it plays classic films and selected
foreign movies along with concerts and programs. Watching a classic movie in
this theater will complete the experience of old movie houses.
Sunshine Skyway
As not a destination itself,
Sunshine Skyway is one man-made marvel worth to laid eyes with. Dubbed as
“highway on stilts”, the 12-mile bridge contains several lanes to accommodate
vehicles to enter Tampa Bay. The middle section is an engineering feat that
features two suspended gigantic pylons. This allows on-going vessels to pass
easily beneath. Engineers changed the design when a cargo ship rammed into the
bridge which crumpled it.
Henry B Plant Museum
Henry B Plant Museum is a
Victorian palace that has a unique Moorish design feature. The museum showcases
the history of the hotel which was once owned by railroad magnate Henry Plant.
Founded in 1933, it features the Plant’s contribution to the economic
development of Tampa. Each room display very delicately designed period
furnishings, getting a glimpse of the luxurious lifestyle of Henry B. Plant.
Walk in its grounds and explore luscious greeneries which a gardener kept well
maintained. The rest of the museum is now part of Tampa University.
Are you looking for a souvenir from Tampa Bay for the avid boater in your life? Carved Lake Art has custom made topographical art like this 3D Nautical Wood Chart of Tampa Bay.
