3. Florida Aquarium
- Wild Dolphin Adventure Cruise
- Backstage Pass Adventure to PENGUINS
- Full service bar
- 500,000 gallon tank
- Literally swim with the fishes
- Dive with the sharks.
-Summer Aquacamp Travel Instructor job opening
(Katie)
4. Entertainments and such
- Seminole Hard Rock Café and Casino
- Tampa Bay Downs (thoroughbred race track)
- Tampa Improv Comedy Theatre and Restaurant
- Muvico Centro YBOR
- Centro YBOR, in historic Ybor City, Where Entertainment
Happens! Featuring the 20-screen Muvico Theater, The Tampa
Improv, and GameTime Entertainment Center. The Center
has 10 restaurants/bars with a wide range of offerings from
fine dining to a brew pub, all available while shopping at an
exciting mix of retail stores.
5. “Nightlife” (Also applicable for
Daydrinking)
“AQUA Bar and Grille's fresh colors reflect Cigar City Brewing LLC produces small batches
the vibrancy of the cool ocean waters. of hand-crafted, artisanal ales and lagers in a
Experience an environment designed to variety of classic styles for wholesale and retail
entertain your every sense, highlighted by a distribution. A focus on local ingredients and
water encased walk-in wine cellar and a culture is the cornerstone around which our
state of the art open kitchen. AQUA Bar and award-winning recipes are constructed.
Grille attains a new standard of culinary
excellence.”
Blue Martini
- Blue Martini features live
entertainment Monday - CineBistro offers guests 21 years of
Saturday and happy hour age and older a luxurious movie
Club Prana is located in the Monday- Friday 4 -7 p.m. Blue and dining experience. First run
heart of Ybor City and is Martini is Tampa's and independent films, a chef
Tampa's only five story night premier, upscale martini created menu, extensive wine list
club and upscale lounge, featuring more than 30 and full bar are provided for our
entertainment venue. Each specialty martinis.
floor has its own style and guests in a warm and friendly
music format. Five levels, five environment.
parties, with a rooftop skybar
playing live reggae.
6. More places to get irresponsibly
drunk
Gaspar’s Grotto - World famous event
venue, pirate bar and restaurant. Hattricks: A downtown Irish
Serving great Cuban influenced food
hockey neighborhood
and drink. Live entertainment. A truly
tavern with great food and
indigenous Tampa experience not to
be missed. In the very heart of Tampa's fine spirits.
MacDinton’s : Irish pub and
historic district, Ybor City restaurant with delicious food
The Sail Pavillion: Located on and friendly Irish staff. Happy
Tampa's Riverwalk, The Sail Pavilion hour (2 for 1) 11:30am-7pm
is Tampa's only 360 degree open air every day but Friday. Friday
6pm-8pm, $10 ALL YOU CAN
waterfront bar. This urban oasis
DRINK. Patio, big screen
offers a full liquor bar, beer, wine TV, darts, pool, golf, ample
and snacks. Come on foot, by car or parking and specials every
even by boat. night.
Howl at the Moon: Dueling pianos Hula Bay Club: A Tampa treasure, tucked
away on Tampa Bay! Enjoy the wide open
and laugh-out-loud crowd
waterfront views, an enticing island-meets
interaction. The most fun you can mainland inspired menu and inexpensive
have with your clothes on. prices for fresh seafood and sushi to slow-
roasted pork.
8. Outdoor shit like Botanical Gardens
- Bok Tower Gardens
Experience one of America's finest gardens and nature preserve
surrounding a 205-foot sculpted marble carillon tower with daily
concerts and Mediterranean style mansion. National Historic
Landmark. Cafe and gift shop.
USF Botanical Gardens
The USF Botanical Gardens offer 10 acres of landscape displays and
collections, a plant shop and bookstore. Enjoy
orchids, begonias, palms, tropicals, carnivorous plants, birds, butterflies and
more.
9. Captain Memo’s (so close) Original
Pirate Cruise
Young or old, Captain Memo's has something for
everyone. Cruise away into the fantasy world of
swashbucklers aboard, "The Pirate's Ransom."
Set your course with the cool reggae island & steel
band music playing throughout the rigging of the
PIRATES RANSOM. Every passenger will enjoy
their choice of free soft drinks, beer, wine, and
champagne, while searching for the bountiful
dolphins, while aboard ship.
10. Arts, Culture, and all that Classy shit
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
The Straz Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Tampa Performing Arts Center)
provides world-class entertainment, ranging from lavish Broadway shows to classical
music and rock concerts. It is the largest facility of its kind in the Southeastern United
States.
The Dali Museum
Experience the new Dali: The largest and most comprehensive collection of Dali's work in
America. Rotating exhibits, programs for all ages, daily tours, films, lectures, music
series, family fun Saturdays, exciting store, cafe and much more.
Museum of Science and Industry
MOSI is a not-for-profit, community-based institution and educational resource dedicated to
advancing public interest, knowledge, and understanding of science, industry, and technology.
With a total size of over 300,000 sq. ft., MOSI is the largest science center in the southeastern
United States, and home of the only IMAX Dome Theatre in the state of Florida. Kids In Charge!
The Children's Science Center at MOSI is the largest children's science center in the nation.
Disasterville, featuring WeatherQuest, MOSI's newest permanent exhibition combines
education and 10,000 sq. ft. of interactive exhibits on the remarkable science behind natural
disasters.
11. Busch Gardens when we can’t go to
Disney
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay combines world-class thrill
rides, Broadway-style live entertainment and one of North
America’s largest zoos in an unforgettable adventure for
the whole family. New this year, Iceploration features
world-class skaters, larger-than-life puppets and even
animal stars, inspiring audiences to “explore the world ”
on a journey to the four corners of the earth. Also new this
year, the Animal Care Center welcomes guests to closely
observe veterinary care and treatment at this new state-of-
the-art facility.
12. Animal things
Tampas Lowry Park Zoo
Recognized as the number one zoo in the U.S. by both Parents and Child
magazines, Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo features more than 1,700 animals on
nearly 60 acres of natural habitats, water play areas, wild
rides, educational shows and interactive opportunities.
Big Cat Rescue
Stand three feet from a 750-pound tiger. Take photos that everyone will
think you took on a safari. 100 wild cats - one wild time!
Dinosaur World
Visit over 150 life size dinosaurs in an outdoor dinosaur museum. Take
home authentic fossils at the Fossil Dig. Unearth a life size dinosaur in
the Boneyard. Also enjoy the Skeleton Garden, Caves
Exhibit, Deinonychus Island, Carnivore Boardwalk, Giftshop, Picnic Area
and more.
13. MERMAIDS
See the world famous mermaids of Weeki Wachee
Springs as they perform their version of Hans Christian
Andersen's The Little Mermaid.
15. Free Stuff
Pinellas County
Heritage Village
Yuengling
Brewery
Electric Manatee
Viewing Center *There’s more, I
just got lazy
16. St. Pete Pier
WInery
•At The Pier Winery you will find Mango Wine, Pineapple Wine, Grapefruit Wine and over 20
other 100% Florida Citrus and Fruit wines.
•There is also a plethora of Gourmet Food and hot sauces to please your taste buds. Visit The
Pier Winery or the John's Pass Winery for a FREE wine tasting!
The Palladium Theatre
•Presents Performing Arts in a State-of-the-Art venue that is both intimate and majestic. Built in
1925, the theater features a 880-seat Hough Concert Hall that has recently been remodeled with
state-of-the-art sound and lights
•A full-sized Skinner Pipe Organ allows sound to cascade throughout the theater.
CRUISES
•Cruise the waters of Tampa Bay while enjoying the area's treasured wildlife and the beatuiful
sights St. Petersburg has to offer.
•$22 for adults,
17. Not So Boring Stats
*caution: may still be boring
Don’t you guys love oranges?
THEY GROW THEM HERE.
Has more sunny days a year than Hawaii
Average daily high in January is 70 degrees
10 Community Colleges/Universities
Clearwater Beach has held the record for
"most days of sunshine" in the Guinness
18. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DISNEYWORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!
Seriously guys, we could DRIVE there faster than we can currently FLY
there.
Did you have a bad day at work? Well let’s head to Raglan Road tonight
for Guinness and maybe some food.
Did you get a couple days off from work? Let’s go to Magic Kingdom!
Are you craving some Macho Nachos, Lobster Bisque, Mickey mac and
cheese, Zebra Domes, or Aquavit? NO PROBLEM, JUST AN HOUR AWAY!
Did someone lose their panda shirt? Did I break one of my souvenirs
again? Did you run out of Disney coffee? No need to pay shipping and
wait for it like a peasant, we’ll just go pick up a new one! And hey, while
we’re there, let’s stop by Philharmagic or Dinosaur.
SERIOUSLY GUYS.
19. And most importantly………
MEEEEEEE!
I would live there, you fools! Come be in the same
damn state as me or you’ll be suckmuppets too.
