297,880. Tampa is Florid'as third most populous city, following Miami and Jacsonville.
Tampa Bay is located on Florida's West Coast. Its central location makes it easy to get to the beaches and all the attractionss throughout Central Florida.
Tampa's port is the seventh largest in the nation.
Average summer temperature 81.4 Farenhait, average winter temperature 62.5 Farenhait.
University of South Florida
University of Tampa
Hillsborough Community College
- 1513 Spanish Ponce de Leon first arrived in the Tampa Bay area.
- 1539 Hernando de Soto sailed into de Tampa Bay to search for gold.
- 1821 United States purchased Florida from Spain.
- 1855 Town of Tampa first settlement.
- 1886 Vicente Matinez Ybor established a cigar factory in Tampa.
- 1891 Henry B. Plant opened the Tampa Bay Hotel.
- Tampa Museum of Art
- Henry B. Plant Museum
- Museum of Science and Industry
- Tampa Bay History Center
- Tampa Theatre
- Performing Arts Center
- Historic Ybor City
- Lowry Park Zoo
- Florida Aquarium
- Bush Gardens
- Adventure Island
- Ice Palace Arena
- Raymond james Stadium
- Convention Center
