Most people don't move to a new area because it has beautiful beaches, attractive golf courses, great fishing, wonderful parks, fine restaurants, extensive shopping, good schools, or interesting attractions - unless your employment is connected to those categories - or you're planning your retirement. There are many reasons to move to a new home or a new state. For growing families it may mean a larger house; for downsizing families it may mean a smaller home; for retirees it may be as simple as moving to a warmer climate. For some lucky families and retirees, moving to a new home may include the benefits mentioned above, plus a warm and wonderful climate. The joys of living in the Tampa area are available to everyone and the price of a large, luxurious home is easily affordable for most.
There are many historical sites in the Tampa area. One such site is Ybor City. Don Vicente Martnez Ybor and Don Ignacio Haya, two of the most prominent cigar makers of the time, moved their business to the Tampa area and built the world's largest cigar factory in history. Other cigar manufacturers from Havana, Key West, and the northern United States moved their plants to Ybor City, which was noted for the finest Cuban cigars, and soon became the Cigar Capital of the World with more than 200 cigar factories, employing 12,000 and producing 700-million cigars a year. Ybor City became five times larger than Tampa's population and was had a melting pot of Cuban, Spanish, and Italian residents. The community built opera houses, hotels, and ballrooms and became known as Little Havana. Trolley cars carried residents across town on La Septima Avenida (Seventh Avenue), and everyone read La Gaceta, Ybor's tri-lingual newspaper that's still in print today. During the Spanish/American war in 1898, Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders stationed thousands of men in Ybor City to help Cuba win its independence.
As one of the nation's top animal parks, Busch Gardens Tampa has more than 2,700 animals and one of the best amusement parks that appeals to a variety of age groups. It's divided into eight different regions: Egypt contains a museum, shopping bazaars and Montu roller coaster; Timbuktu has the dolphin show, a German restaurant, the Myombe Reserve with gorillas and chimpanzees, and an entertainment center. The Serengeti Plain offers a safari through a 15-acre animal theme park. The Trans Veldt Railroad is a great way to sit back and view the scene. Morocco has shops, cafes and a 1,200-seat theater. There are special exhibits throughout the park, such as an animal nursery, bird garden and a rare white tigers' enclosure with up-close viewing.
Many of Tampa's cultural centers are clustered downtown along the Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa Bay History Center and many displays of public art can be found. The historic electric streetcar and the in-town trolleys are a fun and easy way to navigate the downtown/convention center core. Stroll along park-like Bayshore Boulevard for a great panoramic view of downtown Tampa. Tampa is also noted for exciting attractions such as the Florida Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo and Busch Gardens theme park.
Tampa is also home to some of the finest teams in professional sports. The Tampa Bay Rays were Eastern Division & American League Champions in 2008. Tropicana Field is the only Major League ballpark with an artificial surface and all-dirt base paths, and is the world's only professional sports facility that features a 10,000-gallon fish tank in the outfield, which is filled with Rays that fans can swim with and touch. Tropicana Field features the world's second-largest cable-supported domed roof (after the Georgia Dome). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were Super Bowl Champions in 2003. The Bucs joined the NFL in 1976. Led by Coach John Gruden and the league's top defense, the 2002 Buccaneers won the NFC South title with the team's best ever record, 12-4, and went on to rout Gruden's former team, the Oakland Raiders who had the league's number one offense, by a score of 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Tampa Bay Lightning were Stanley Cup Champions in 2004. The Lightning sailed through the 2003-04 regular season with 106 points, their first 100-point season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lightning bested the New York Islanders in five games. In the second round, the Lightning swept the Montreal Canadiens, followed by the Philadelphia Flyers, who put up a hard seven-game battle until the Lightning squeezed them out. This pitted the team against the Calgary Flames for the Stanley Cup and the Lightning became the southernmost team ever to win the Stanley Cup.
Discover how historic Tampa blends well with the modern, upscale style of some of the most beautiful, master-planned communities for families and retirees. Climate, dining and shopping, cultural attractions, educational and business opportunities, and beautiful beaches help make Tampa home to a wonderful lifestyle.
There are many historical sites in the Tampa area. One such site is Ybor City. Don Vicente Martnez Ybor and Don Ignacio Haya, two of the most prominent cigar makers of the time, moved their business to the Tampa area and built the world's largest cigar factory in history. Other cigar manufacturers from Havana, Key West, and the northern United States moved their plants to Ybor City, which was noted for the finest Cuban cigars, and soon became the Cigar Capital of the World with more than 200 cigar factories, employing 12,000 and producing 700-million cigars a year. Ybor City became five times larger than Tampa's population and was had a melting pot of Cuban, Spanish, and Italian residents. The community built opera houses, hotels, and ballrooms and became known as Little Havana. Trolley cars carried residents across town on La Septima Avenida (Seventh Avenue), and everyone read La Gaceta, Ybor's tri-lingual newspaper that's still in print today. During the Spanish/American war in 1898, Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders stationed thousands of men in Ybor City to help Cuba win its independence.
As one of the nation's top animal parks, Busch Gardens Tampa has more than 2,700 animals and one of the best amusement parks that appeals to a variety of age groups. It's divided into eight different regions: Egypt contains a museum, shopping bazaars and Montu roller coaster; Timbuktu has the dolphin show, a German restaurant, the Myombe Reserve with gorillas and chimpanzees, and an entertainment center. The Serengeti Plain offers a safari through a 15-acre animal theme park. The Trans Veldt Railroad is a great way to sit back and view the scene. Morocco has shops, cafes and a 1,200-seat theater. There are special exhibits throughout the park, such as an animal nursery, bird garden and a rare white tigers' enclosure with up-close viewing.
Many of Tampa's cultural centers are clustered downtown along the Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Henry B. Plant Museum, Tampa Bay History Center and many displays of public art can be found. The historic electric streetcar and the in-town trolleys are a fun and easy way to navigate the downtown/convention center core. Stroll along park-like Bayshore Boulevard for a great panoramic view of downtown Tampa. Tampa is also noted for exciting attractions such as the Florida Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo and Busch Gardens theme park.
Tampa is also home to some of the finest teams in professional sports. The Tampa Bay Rays were Eastern Division & American League Champions in 2008. Tropicana Field is the only Major League ballpark with an artificial surface and all-dirt base paths, and is the world's only professional sports facility that features a 10,000-gallon fish tank in the outfield, which is filled with Rays that fans can swim with and touch. Tropicana Field features the world's second-largest cable-supported domed roof (after the Georgia Dome). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were Super Bowl Champions in 2003. The Bucs joined the NFL in 1976. Led by Coach John Gruden and the league's top defense, the 2002 Buccaneers won the NFC South title with the team's best ever record, 12-4, and went on to rout Gruden's former team, the Oakland Raiders who had the league's number one offense, by a score of 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Tampa Bay Lightning were Stanley Cup Champions in 2004. The Lightning sailed through the 2003-04 regular season with 106 points, their first 100-point season. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lightning bested the New York Islanders in five games. In the second round, the Lightning swept the Montreal Canadiens, followed by the Philadelphia Flyers, who put up a hard seven-game battle until the Lightning squeezed them out. This pitted the team against the Calgary Flames for the Stanley Cup and the Lightning became the southernmost team ever to win the Stanley Cup.
Discover how historic Tampa blends well with the modern, upscale style of some of the most beautiful, master-planned communities for families and retirees. Climate, dining and shopping, cultural attractions, educational and business opportunities, and beautiful beaches help make Tampa home to a wonderful lifestyle.
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