ATTRACTION : Centra West Florida > Tampa Bay

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Seasonal family water park featuring 25 acres of tropical entertainment including 17 water attractions and a championship volleyball complex.    
phone 813-987-5660 / 800-4-ADVENTURE
website www.adventureisland.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Attraction Tickets
Visit our web site where you can get discount tickets on-line for all the Orlando attractions including but not limited to: Disney World, Disney's EPCOT, Disney MGM, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Universal Studios Florida, (Universal Studios) Islands of Adventure, Sea World Florida, Busch Gardens (Tampa) and many more.
phone 407-932-2080
website www.centralfloridatravel.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Popular 335-acre African-themed family entertainment park, featuring world-class animal habitats, thrilling rides and live entertainment.   
phone 813-987-5082 / 800-372-1797
website www.buschgardens.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Customized Historic Tours and Events
Tours of historic Tampa, showcasing the city's history, ethnicity and flavor.
1320 E 8th Ave., Suite 3 Tampa, FL 33605-3506
phone 813-286-1636
website n/a
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Dunedin Fine Art Center
For over 30 years, the Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC) has been offering exciting art opportunities in a most welcoming kind of way. St. Petersburg Times writer Lennie Bennett says that DFAC is "the artistic equivalent of a village square," offering quality experiences to people of all ages. DFAC offers year-round exhibitions in four galleries featuring national, regional and local artists. Classes for students 4 yrs. to 94 yrs. fill 7 studio classrooms and a changing yearly theme makes the David L. Mason Children's Art Museum a hands-on experience not to be missed. You can take some time to enjoy a delicious lunch or gourmet coffee in the Palm Café, or search out one-of-a-kind gifts in the Gallery Gift Shop. Come out and PLAY at the Dunedin Fine Art Center and see why people say it's where the ART is! M-F 10am-5pm, Sat. 10am-2pm, Sun. 1-4pm.
phone 727-298-DFAC
website www.dfac.org
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Florida Aquarium
See why The Florida Aquarium was named one of the top five “kid friendly aquariums” in the U.S. by Parents Magazine!  Get up close with African Black-footed penguins in the ‘no borders, no barriers’ Penguin Promenade daily, immerse yourself in guest dive programs like “Dive with the Sharks” or “Swim with the Fishes,” or enjoy a drink in the Cantina while watching the kids splash the day away in Explore A Shore, our outdoor water adventure area.
phone 813-273-4000
website www.flaquarium.org
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Florida Orchestra
The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the best regional orchestras in America.
phone 813-286-1170 / 813-286-2403 / 800-662-7286
website www.floridaorchestra.org
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Henry B. Plant Museum

A national historic landmark in the heart of downtown Tampa.

phone 813-254-1891 
website www.plantmuseum.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) International Plaza

International Plaza, adjacent to Tampa International Airport, is the most distinctive shopping and dining destination of Florida's West Coast. Four fashionable department stores, over 200 specialty shops and Bay Street at the Plaza... an open-air village of fine restaurants and small boutiques.

phone 813-342-3780 
website www.shopinternationalplaza.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry)
The largest science center in the southeastern U.S. Home of the only IMAX Dome theater in Florida. More than 450 hands-on activities.  
phone 813-987-6100 / 800-995-6674
website www.mosi.org
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Skydive City
Sunny Florida is the ideal location for year-round skydiving, such as you will find at Skydive City, near Tampa. In business since 1989, Skydive City is carrying on the long tradition of high quality skydiving, training and fun that has been in Zephyrhills since the 1960's. We are a USPA affiliated dropzone with a solid staff of high quality Instructors, all with various USPA, CSPA, and BPA Instructional ratings.
phone 800-404-9399 / 813-783-9399
website www.skydivecity.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Tampa Bay History Center
Tampa Bay's archaeological, industrial, military, agricultural and Native American past on display.    
phone 813- 228-0097 
website www.tampabayhistorycenter.org
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
The largest performing arts center south of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and one of the top ten in the country.    
phone 813-229-7827 / 800-955-1045
website www.tampacenter.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo
Voted the “#1 Zoo in the U.S.” by Child Magazine, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo features more than 2,200 animals in 56 acres of lush natural habitats.  The Zoo is comprised of seven main exhibit areas: Asian Gardens, Primate World, Manatee and Aquatic Center, Florida Wildlife Center, Free-Flight Aviary, Wallaroo Station Children’s Zoo and Safari Africa.  Get hands-on with exciting interactive exhibits like giraffe and white rhino feeding, Stingray Bay, the Kangaroo Walkabout and more.  Enhance your Zoo experience by riding the Safari Ride, Treetop Skyfari Skyride, Jungle Carousel, Camel Safari, the all NEW Gator Falls water flume ride and more!  
phone 813-935-8552
website www.lowryparkzoo.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Tampa Museum of Art
Some of Tampa Bay's best art exhibitions. The southeast's largest collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan objects plus contemporary art.    
phone 813-274-8130
website www.tampamuseum.com
bullet_tri.gif (98 bytes) Ybor City State Museum
Features exhibits on Ybor City, the cigar industry and immigrants who settled in Tampa. Tour includes a cigar worker's historic shotgun house.       
phone 813-247-1434
website www.ybormuseum.org