Book Club: “Florida Palms: A Novel” by Joe Pan
Hybrid Event
Join the Tampa Bay History Center’s Book Club on Thursday, January 15, 2026, for the first session of the new year. This free program will run from 10:30 to 11:30 …
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Cigar City: Bringing Industry to Tampa
Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United StatesJoin docent Amy Tyrrell for a 20-minute guided walkthrough of Cigar City and discover how Tampa became one of the world’s leading cigar manufacturing centers. Amy connects Henry B. Plant’s …
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Every Map Tells a Story
Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United StatesJoin docent Jim Dinsmore for a 30-minute guided tour at the gallery entrance on the second floor and learn how maps document the people, movement and conflicts that shaped Florida. …
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Florida Conversations: The Nine Principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping
FeaturedTampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United StatesHybrid EventJoin this season’s Florida Conversations to learn more about landscaping in Florida. Explore how the land-grant and Extension system emerged from 19th- and early 20th-century legislation with speaker Michael Masucci, …
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Craft: History Lunch Cruise
FeaturedCRAFT 603 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL, United StatesSet sail aboard Craft’s history lunch cruise featuring narration by one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, Rodney Kite-Powell. From tales of Henry Plant’s railroad to the evolution of Hillsborough County, Rodney’s …
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Cigar City: Bringing Industry to Tampa
Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United StatesJoin docent Amy Tyrrell for a 20-minute guided walkthrough of Cigar City and discover how Tampa became one of the world’s leading cigar manufacturing centers. Amy connects Henry B. Plant’s …
$18.95
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Museum hours
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.
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Weddings
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.
Corporate events
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.
