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Walk through Oaklawn Cemetery and discover the stories of Tampa’s earliest residents, from mayors and pioneers to enslaved people and Native Americans. Reservations are required, and space is limited.
Explore Tampa's military history from the water during Craft’s history lunch cruise, narrated by Florida historian Rodney Kite-Powell. The journey begins with Fort Brooke and the early Village of Tampa, …
Led by a History Center-trained docent, the 90-minute tour explores Ybor City’s brick streets, landmark buildings, and 7th Avenue corridor while connecting the neighborhood’s cigar industry to the people and places that shaped daily life in Ybor City.
Walk approximately eight blocks through West Tampa while exploring historic sites connected to the people, institutions and events that shaped Tampa’s Black community.
Discover downtown Tampa’s history on a guided one-mile walking tour past some of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. Advance tickets are required, and space is limited.
Join historian Fred Hearns for a guided walk through Tampa’s historic Central Avenue district. Explore the people, businesses, music and institutions that shaped African American life from the 1890s through the 1960s.
The history center is open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
**Galleries are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas and open until 3 p.m. on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
The History Center provides a dramatic and historic backdrop for your wedding, wedding reception or rehearsal dinner. Give your wedding a unique Tampa flair your guests will remember for a lifetime.
Are you looking for a one-of-a-kind Tampa experience for your next corporate event or convention party? Are you a meeting planner looking for a unique setting to host a board retreat or employee function? Located within walking distance of downtown hotels, the History Center is perfect for your next corporate event.
