
Tampa Bay History Center
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+1 813 228 00 97801 Water St, Tampa, Florida 33602 · Downtown




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801 Water St, Tampa, Florida 33602
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About
Founded in 1989 by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, the History Center opened its new, 60,000 square-foot facility on Tampa’s Riverwalk in 2009. Accredited in 2015 by the American Alliance of Museums and a Smithsonian Affiliate museum since 2012, the History Center includes three floors of permanent and temporary exhibition galleries focusing on 12,000 years of Florida’s history.
Amenities
Service options
- Onsite services
Highlights
- Active military discounts
- Live performances
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Assistive hearing loop
- Wheelchair rental
Offerings
- Gift shop
- Theater
Amenities
- Cafe
- Offers tours
- Restaurant
- Restroom
- Wi-Fi
Crowd
- Family-friendly
- LGBTQ+ friendly
Hours
- Monday
- 10 AM to 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 10 AM to 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 10 AM to 5 PM
- Thursday
- 10 AM to 5 PM
- Friday
- 10 AM to 5 PM
- Saturday
- 10 AM to 5 PM
- Sunday
- 10 AM to 5 PM
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