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Enjoy a glass of Columbia Restaurant’s signature sangria before a gallery talk with Rodney Kite-Powell, director of the Touchton Map Library. Learn how the Gulf States, particularly Florida, played a crucial role in the history and development of the United States and North America. Advanced tickets are required. GET TICKETS
Take a journey through Tampa’s historic Central Avenue district, known as the “Harlem of the South.” Delve into the tales of this African American community from the 1890s to the 1960s, exploring landmarks around Tampa’s Black History Museum and Perry Harvey Sr. Park. Walking tours are available on select Fridays, starting at 10 a.m. and …
Open every weekend, Chinsegut Hill Historic Site is located atop one of the highest points in Florida and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve. From prehistoric people to pioneer settlers, from an agrarian plantation before the Civil War to the emancipation of enslaved people, Chinsegut Hill has witnessed thousands of years of Florida’s history. GET TICKETS
Take a journey through Tampa’s historic Central Avenue district, known as the “Harlem of the South.” Delve into the tales of this African American community from the 1890s to the 1960s, exploring landmarks around Tampa’s Black History Museum and Perry Harvey Sr. Park. Walking tours are available on select Fridays, starting at 10 a.m. and …
Tampa’s Forgotten Saloon Magnate and City Builder Join us on Nov. 2 at noon for an engaging talk by Robert Mugge on his great-grandfather, the first Robert Mugge and the "saloon magnate of Tampa." Based on Mugge’s second book, “Saloon Man: A German Immigrant Battles the Limits of Liberty, 1870 to 1915,” this program covers …
Open every weekend, Chinsegut Hill Historic Site is located atop one of the highest points in Florida and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve. From prehistoric people to pioneer settlers, from an agrarian plantation before the Civil War to the emancipation of enslaved people, Chinsegut Hill has witnessed thousands of years of Florida’s history. GET TICKETS
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.
**First responders and veterans may receive discounted admission at Visitor Services.
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.
