Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
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OLLI-USF: Tampa Grows
OLLI-USF: Tampa Grows
Starting with its first suburb, Tampa Heights, Tampa grew north by annexing neighborhoods like Seminole Heights, College Hill, and others.
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OLLI-USF: FDR’s New Deal
OLLI-USF: FDR’s New Deal
Well into the Great Depression, newly elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt needed solutions to the nation's banking, unemployment, and environmental problems. He decided to go big. Join us to discuss the …
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Black Roots: From Dobyville to College Hill
Black Roots: From Dobyville to College Hill
Join us for a discussion with friends and neighbors who lived in 1960s Tampa during segregation. We'll also watch a clip from the documentary film "The Tampa Technique." Black people in Tampa and the surrounding areas began organizing residential communities shortly after the Civil War ended on May 6, 1864. For many years, the largest …
FREE
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Postponed Central Avenue Walking Tour
Postponed Central Avenue Walking Tour
Tour “the Harlem of the South,” Tampa’s Central Avenue district. Learn about life in Tampa’s African-American community from the 1890s to the 1960s with stops including the Robert W. Saunders, …
$20
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
1 event,
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
1 event,
OLLI-USF: Tampa Grows
OLLI-USF: Tampa Grows
Starting with its first suburb, Tampa Heights, Tampa grew north by annexing neighborhoods like Seminole Heights, College Hill, and others.
0 events,
1 event,
OLLI-USF: FDR’s New Deal
OLLI-USF: FDR’s New Deal
Well into the Great Depression, newly elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt needed solutions to the nation's banking, unemployment, and environmental problems. He decided to go big. Join us to discuss the …
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Legacies in Place, Memories in Mind: A Tribute to Black History and Memorial Park Cemetery
Legacies in Place, Memories in Mind: A Tribute to Black History and Memorial Park Cemetery
The Black Cemetery Network (BCN) connects people and projects from across the country to protect, preserve, and promote the histories of African American burial grounds and sacred spaces. Join us for a morning of remembrance, research, art, and fellowship at Memorial Park Cemetery. Presentation, Panel Discussion, music, visual art, spoken word, site walk LEARN MORE …
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Ybor City Walking Tour
Ybor City Walking Tour
Tour Tampa's only National Historic Landmark District and learn about early Ybor City people, social life, and work culture.
$20
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
1 event,
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
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Florida Conversations: Tampa’s Soulwalk
Florida Conversations: Tampa’s Soulwalk
Fred Hearns and Robin Nigh discuss the Soulwalk arts and heritage "trail"–nearly 100 stops tell the history of Tampa's Black communities.
FREE
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OLLI-USF: FDR’s New Deal
OLLI-USF: FDR’s New Deal
Well into the Great Depression, newly elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt needed solutions to the nation's banking, unemployment, and environmental problems. He decided to go big. Join us to discuss the …
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Book Group: “Painter in a Savage Land” by Miles Harvey
Book Group: “Painter in a Savage Land” by Miles Harvey
In this vibrantly told, meticulously researched book, Miles Harvey reveals one of the most fascinating and overlooked lives in American history. Like The Island of Lost Maps, his bestselling book about a legendary map thief, Painter in a Savage Land is a compelling search into the mysteries of the past. This is the thrilling story …
FREE
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Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
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Downtown Tampa Walking Tour
Downtown Tampa Walking Tour
Learn about Tampa’s compelling history on this guided trek as you stroll past City Hall, Sacred Heart Church, the Floridan Palace Hotel, and even Tampa’s oldest bar, The Hub! Each …
$20
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A Night at the Museum
A Night at the Museum
When the museum closes, our exhibits come to life. At this family-friendly Halloween event, guests will enjoy trick-or-treating in the museum galleries along with a costume contest, photo opportunities, crafts …
Free – $16.95
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
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Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
1 event,
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
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Nell Ward Lecture on Cartography: Adding Further Dimensions
Nell Ward Lecture on Cartography: Adding Further Dimensions
Color Map Printing in 19th Century America Matthew Edney, Ph.D., is this year’s speaker for the annual Nell Ward Lecture on Cartography. Dr. Edney’s talk will showcase dozens of maps explaining the basic techniques for how they were printed and colored in the mid-1600s and how that technology advanced through the 19th century. This lecture …
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Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Chinsegut Hill: Weekend House Tours
Located atop one of the highest points in Florida, Chinsegut Hill is home to a historic house situated in a 114-acre preserve.
$5
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Central Avenue Walking Tour
Central Avenue Walking Tour
Tour “the Harlem of the South,” Tampa’s Central Avenue district. Learn about life in Tampa’s African-American community from the 1890s to the 1960s with stops including the Robert W. Saunders, …
$20
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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.
Admission prices
Adult: $18.95
College Student: $16.95
Senior (60+): $16.95
College Student: $16.95
Senior (60+): $16.95
Youth (7-17): $14.95
Child (0-6): Free
Members: Free
Child (0-6): Free
Members: Free
**First responders and veterans may receive discounted admission at Visitor Services.
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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.
