Ground zero for convention business and cruise ship passengers, the bayside city center is home to the Florida Aquarium, Channelside entertainment complex, and hotels galore.
Hyde Park/SoHo
One of Tampa's oldest, most stately residential neighborhoods, oak-filled Hyde Park invites pedestrian traffic with its open-air shopping district. Neighboring SoHo (South Howard Avenue) teems with diverse restaurants.
Ybor City
Formerly known as the world’s cigar capital, Tampa’s Latin-infused nightlife-happy party district is a National Historic Landmark. Brick-lined streets and 1800s architecture and character add to the bustle.
St. Pete Beach
A catch-all name for the Gulf of Mexico peninsula lined with condos, white-sand beaches, sleepy communities, and old-fashioned sights like cone-shaped ice cream stands and mini-golf courses.
Downtown St. Pete
Six museums – including a celebrated collection of Salvador Dali works – 20 galleries, and frequent festivals give the sun-drenched bayside city center an artsy edge.
Clearwater
St. Pete's sister city brims with waterways and green spaces; hit the Pinellas urban bike trail or drive over the harbor bridge to Clearwater Beach, a three-mile white sand stretch.
