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Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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1 event,Join the Tampa Bay History Center for an evening with award-winning National Geographic photographer Mac Stone as he takes us deep into the last old-growth cypress swamps of the American South.
$5
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Join 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 transportation network with Vicente Martinez Ybor’s cigar factories, revealing how industry and immigration transformed a small Florida community into the city of Tampa. Explore maps, …
$18.95
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Join 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. Jim connects individual maps on topics such as Indigenous communities, European explorers, settlers, U.S. troops and Seminoles, showing how geography influenced encounters, transportation routes and …
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3 events,
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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3 events,
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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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, then follows the city's growth through Henry Plant's railroad era and the development of Hillsborough County. Along the way, Kite-Powell will share stories of the …
$89.95
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Smoke. Style. Stories. Explore Tampa’s historic cigar industry, where skilled artisans crafted hand-rolled cigars in bustling factories, shaping the city’s cultural identity and earning it the nickname "Cigar City." Enjoy Cigar City: Bringing Industry to Tampa, a 20-minute tour, every Thursday at 2 p.m. ADMISSION TICKETS
$18.95
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2 events,The History Center will be closed for a special event on Friday, Nov. 13, and will reopen the following day. 
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The Tampa Bay History Center Annual Gala returns with Golden Hour: Sunset in Sevilla, honoring Gala Chairs Andrea Gonzmart Williams and Beau Williams. This black-tie evening celebrates Tampa’s heritage, hospitality, and deep historical connection to Spain.
$300
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3 events,
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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3 events,
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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Join the Tampa Bay History Center Book Club for a discussion of “Brawler: Stories” by Lauren Groff. Sharon Masturzo will serve as the reviewer for the October discussion.
Join 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 transportation network with Vicente Martinez Ybor’s cigar factories, revealing how industry and immigration transformed a small Florida community into the city of Tampa. Explore maps, …
$18.95
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HarpSound Live presents Harmony Winds: Legacy, which examines five generations of gospel music through the history and performances of a Tampa family whose musical tradition has continued across decades. The program traces the family's development from the Singing Sisters, an early a cappella group founded by Ethel Pittman with her sister Bertha and friend Annie …
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Join 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. Jim connects individual maps on topics such as Indigenous communities, European explorers, settlers, U.S. troops and Seminoles, showing how geography influenced encounters, transportation routes and …
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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.
$25
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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Join 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 transportation network with Vicente Martinez Ybor’s cigar factories, revealing how industry and immigration transformed a small Florida community into the city of Tampa. Explore maps, …
$18.95
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1 event,
Join 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. Jim connects individual maps on topics such as Indigenous communities, European explorers, settlers, U.S. troops and Seminoles, showing how geography influenced encounters, transportation routes and …
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Explore filmmaking through hands-on family activities at Tampa Bay History Center’s Family Day: Director’s Cut on Saturday, Nov. 28. Create Foley sound effects, design costumes and discover how lighting, color, shadows and camera angles bring stories to life.
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Walk approximately eight blocks through West Tampa while exploring historic sites connected to the people, institutions and events that shaped Tampa’s Black community.
$25
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3 events,
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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Join Florida authors and storytellers Craig Pittman and Cathy Salustri for a lively conversation about the people, places and unexpected discoveries waiting along the Sunshine State’s backroads.
$5
About OLLI: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of South Florida (OLLI-USF) is part of USF’s Office of University Strategic Partnerships and is powered by a dedicated team of USF employees in partnership with a passionate community of volunteers. We offer engaging, no-pressure learning experiences for adults age 50+, creating opportunities to explore new ideas, connect with peers, and stay intellectually active. |
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Join 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 transportation network with Vicente Martinez Ybor’s cigar factories, revealing how industry and immigration transformed a small Florida community into the city of Tampa. Explore maps, …
$18.95
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3 events,
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
Set atop one of Florida's highest elevations and surrounded by a 114-acre preserve, the historic home at Chinsegut Hill offers an intimate look at more than 170 years of Florida history. Built in the 1850s as the center of a plantation, the house later became home to farmers, politicians and reformers, including Raymond and Margaret …
$10
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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.
