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October 17 Set sail aboard Craft’s inaugural history lunch cruise featuring narration by one of Florida’s most esteemed historians, Rodney Kite-Powell. From tales of Henry Plant’s railroad to the evolution...

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CRAFT: History Lunch Cruise
Tours
October 23 Fred Hearns, curator of Black history, will interview Ray Arsenault, Ph.D., author of the new book "John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community," along with Roselia Kennedy, Ph.D., a USF professor and...

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Florida Conversations: John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community
Talks
October 26 Discover Tampa’s past as you stroll through historic districts on this Downtown Tampa walking tour. From its humble beginnings as a 19th-century military outpost, Tampa has evolved into a bustling hub...

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Downtown Tampa Walking Tour
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October 27 When the museum doors close, the magic begins! Join us for a family-friendly Halloween event where our exhibits come to life. Guests can explore the museum galleries while trick-or-treating, competing...

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A Night at the Museum
Children & Youth
November 2 Tampa’s Forgotten Saloon Magnate and City Builder Join us on Nov. 2 at noon for an engaging talk by Robert Mugge on his great-grandfather, the first Robert Mugge and the "saloon magnate of Tampa." Based...

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History in 60: Robert Mugge
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Weather Update
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Tampa Bay History Center to reopen Oct. 14 after Hurricane Milton closure

The Tampa Bay History Center, located at 801 Water St., will resume regular hours at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14.

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History you
can touch.

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Treasure Seekers

There’s more than meets the aye at this exhibit on conquistadors, pirates and shipwrecks. All aboard -- or walk the plank.
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A Place of Your Own

Experience Tampa’s port industries from inside an actual cargo container. Test your knowledge of Florida’s natural resources. Play with regional history in a whole new way.
Sextant in Treasure Seekers Gallery at the Tampa Bay History Center
Students explore the galleries of the Tampa Bay History Center

Dig through
our archives.

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Touchton Map Library

Navigate more than 8,000 maps, charts and logs from the early exploration of Europe and North America.
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Witt Research Center

View nearly 10,000 books, manuals, maps, documents, microfilm, and family/subject papers spanning prehistoric to present-day Florida.
Tony Jannus and the Benoist Airboat, Opening St. Petersburg-Tampa AirBoat Line, January 1, 1914
Collections archive storage at the Tampa Bay History Center
Paella “Española”
Cafe

Modern flavor.
Historic taste.

Resting on the Tampa Riverwalk inside the Tampa Bay History Center, this charming cafe captures the flavor of the original Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City. We offer a sampling of the Spanish- and Cuban-inspired dishes that made the 118-year-old restaurant famous.

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Built by Big Sea
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