FLORIDAN
TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is a beautiful collection of communities connected by a series of bridges and waterways. Anchored by the three major cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater, Tampa Bay offers ideal year-round living in sub-tropical style without sacrificing the perks of a metropolitan setting.
Our area simply explodes with cultural offerings and events, including the world renowned Salvador Dali Museum, The Orlando Ballet, The Straz Center for Performing Arts, The Patel Conservatory, an award-winning symphony orchestra and opera company and several juried art shows throughout each year, including the acclaimed Gasparilla Arts Festival. The Museum of Science and Industry and the Glazer Children's Museum particularly cater to younger people who are eager to explore their world.
Tampa Bay is home to Superbowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, American League champions, the Tampa Bay Rays, Stanley Cup champions, The Lighting, as well as many other sporting teams and internationally known sports figures. Don't forget Spring Training. Many also move here for year-round golf and our multitude of signature courses. That is in addition to our championship tennis and swimming facilities as well.
Getting away from it all is incredibly easy though, as our beaches are never more than minutes away. Once you cross the bridge to the beach, you feel like you're on vacation. In fact, many residents choose to live on the beach and work in town. Everything is possible. Our expanding cruise terminal and international airport will take you even futher! Soon, even more visitors will arrive. Tampa's downtown will offer a high-speed connection to Orlando with a state-of-the-art bullet train.
Other attractions include an incredible amount of nature parks and preserves, perfect for watching flora and fauna of all kinds. The Clearwter Marine Aquarium and the Florida Aquarium orient visitors and residents alike to the mysteries of our oceans. Busch Gardens brings Florida's professional amunsement park culture to a beautiful landscaped setting where you can visit exotic animals in a wonderful habitat on one side and thrill ourselves with dance and entertainment groups and amusement rides on the other. Water parks, miniature golf, go-cart parks, and other venues add to the fun.
Shopping is as casual or sophisticated as you like, with bargain malls to couture salons. Bring your comfortable shoes for a day of shopping!
At the end of the day, find culinary treats of all kinds here in Tampa Bay. Known for our spicy Latin culture and Cuban restaurants, like the historic Columbia Restaurant in the cigar and night club district of Ybor City, you will also find Moroccan, Indian, Greek, German, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese and fine French cuisine, to name only a few - in addition to the very American hamburger, of course!
Our area simply explodes with cultural offerings and events, including the world renowned Salvador Dali Museum, The Orlando Ballet, The Straz Center for Performing Arts, The Patel Conservatory, an award-winning symphony orchestra and opera company and several juried art shows throughout each year, including the acclaimed Gasparilla Arts Festival. The Museum of Science and Industry and the Glazer Children's Museum particularly cater to younger people who are eager to explore their world.
Tampa Bay is home to Superbowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, American League champions, the Tampa Bay Rays, Stanley Cup champions, The Lighting, as well as many other sporting teams and internationally known sports figures. Don't forget Spring Training. Many also move here for year-round golf and our multitude of signature courses. That is in addition to our championship tennis and swimming facilities as well.
Getting away from it all is incredibly easy though, as our beaches are never more than minutes away. Once you cross the bridge to the beach, you feel like you're on vacation. In fact, many residents choose to live on the beach and work in town. Everything is possible. Our expanding cruise terminal and international airport will take you even futher! Soon, even more visitors will arrive. Tampa's downtown will offer a high-speed connection to Orlando with a state-of-the-art bullet train.
Other attractions include an incredible amount of nature parks and preserves, perfect for watching flora and fauna of all kinds. The Clearwter Marine Aquarium and the Florida Aquarium orient visitors and residents alike to the mysteries of our oceans. Busch Gardens brings Florida's professional amunsement park culture to a beautiful landscaped setting where you can visit exotic animals in a wonderful habitat on one side and thrill ourselves with dance and entertainment groups and amusement rides on the other. Water parks, miniature golf, go-cart parks, and other venues add to the fun.
Shopping is as casual or sophisticated as you like, with bargain malls to couture salons. Bring your comfortable shoes for a day of shopping!
At the end of the day, find culinary treats of all kinds here in Tampa Bay. Known for our spicy Latin culture and Cuban restaurants, like the historic Columbia Restaurant in the cigar and night club district of Ybor City, you will also find Moroccan, Indian, Greek, German, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese and fine French cuisine, to name only a few - in addition to the very American hamburger, of course!
Whatever you enjoy, you can enjoy it here on the Sun Coast of Florida. But the best feature of Tampa Bay is its people. A sunny culture with an overall unassuming personality, we want you to succeed here and enjoy everything our community has to offer!
