Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa

Advantages: An underrated treasure on Florida's Gulf Coast
Disadvantages: None really

...standard and price. 2. DOWNTOWN / HENRY PLANT MUSEUM The heart of Tampa is built on a grid system. Most roads are now one way and junctions are controlled by traffic lights. Some streets have been pedestrianised and landscaped. Green historical signs (rather like our Blue plaques) abound recalling such worthies as Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders and a car rally in 1907 to promote the development of roads in the state. Downtown is bounded to the north by I275; to the south by the Channelside district; to the west by the Hillsborough River. Take a look at the Tampa Theatre on Franklin Street. It is a cinema built in 1926 and brilliantly restored to its former glory. Also try the Tampa Bay History Centre opposite the Convention Centre. It currently has an exhibition of the Everglades – and admission is free. Think... Read review

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Advantages: Tampa is in Florida, the sunshine state.
Disadvantages: Avoid our rainy season. July - October.

...When we first moved to the states almost 15 years ago, we rented an apartment in Tampa, so that we could explore the area. We had visited the area previously but wanted to be sure that this was right for us. Tampa is a very large city and we lived on the outskirts of it, called 'Town and Country'. We found the roads to be really congested at peak times. Since then there has been a great deal of expansion, and new and improved highways. This was certainly needed. We would avoid going out until after the rush hour, the same too in the evenings. We explored many beautiful parks. Sir John Chestnut is one of the prettiest and largest in the area. It has a five mile wide lake as it's main feature. All day long people are trailering their boats, to set them on Lake Tarpon. We used this regularly before we purchased our restaurant. We... Read review

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Advantages: Great Location, Modern Airport, and reasonably quiet
Disadvantages: none that I can think of...

...Hi, as a frequent flyer to Florida, I generally have flown into KMCO (Orlando International), however, a couple of years ago I discovered the delights of Tampa, a modern, clean, International standard airport, right on the edge of the City and linked to the major Interstate highways.. Tampa has all the major car rental companies either on site or just off site ( we always use Dollar) which has an airport pickup facility which means within an hour of landing ( usually) we are on the I4 ( Interstate 4) on our way to Central Florida.. Another great benefit of flying into and out of Tampa, is the huge Walmart just a couple of blocks away from the airport ( Walmart are the nice guys who just bought out ASDA Supermarkets here in the UK)... Walmart is ideally situated for a few hours shopping just before your return flight to the UK... Read review

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