Things to do in Tampa,  Tampa - Attractions

• Museum of Science and Industry
  Designed to amaze, educate and amuse, the Science Museum has more that 450 interactive hands-on exhibits for both young and old.  Experience a Gulf Hurricane of winds up to 74 mph, defy the laws of gravity, explore the human body in a unique way, meander through a butterfly garden or view a movie at the IMAX dome theatre.  For those young at heart, finish your day with a exhilarating walk through 47 acres of nature reserves right on the premises. 
  
  
• Tampa Museum of Art
  Set on the beautiful east bank of the Hillsborough River.Housing, the Museum showcases a collection of 20th century art, contemporary art , and renown Greek/Roman antiquities.  With a well groomed seven-acre river-front park and a sculptured garden, the Museum houses a complex of eight galleries and an exhibitions center aimed to please the most challenging taste. 
  
  
• Henry B. Plant Museum
  Transporting visitors to days gone by back to the turn of the century, the ornate Morish styled building features thirteen silver minarets. Built in 1891 by tycoon Henry Plant, the building ultimately became the Tampa Bay Hotel with 511-rooms. Worth a visit, the minarets on the building may be copies of the famed Alhambra Palace in Spain.