Tampa Landmarks Guide: Where They Are, What the Plant Museum Costs and Which Guide Covers Each

Tampa's landmarks gather on the Riverwalk, in Ybor City and along Bayshore Boulevard; here is where each one stands, what it costs and which guide covers it.


Short answer: Tampa's best known landmarks cluster on the Tampa Riverwalk (Plant Museum, Tampa Theatre, Straz Center, Florida Aquarium), in the Ybor City Historic District, a National Historic Landmark with more than 950 historic buildings, and along Bayshore Boulevard's 4.5 mile sidewalk. The Henry B. Plant Museum charges $12 for adults and closes Mondays, and since March 16, 2026 Tampa Union Station's services have run from a trailer during renovation.

Last verified: October 14, 2026, against the sources listed at the end of this page.

Which Tampa landmarks are the best known, and where are they?

Tampa's best known landmarks sit in three clusters: the Tampa Riverwalk (City of Tampa), the Ybor City Historic District northeast of downtown (National Park Service), and Bayshore Boulevard on Hillsborough Bay (Hillsborough County).

Major Tampa landmarks: date, location and guide
LandmarkOpened or builtWhereTampa landmarks guide
Henry B. Plant Museum (Tampa Bay Hotel)1891401 W. Kennedy BoulevardHenry B. Plant Museum
El Circulo Cubano (Cuban Club)1917 building, club founded 19022010 N. Avenida Republica de Cuba, Ybor CityCuban Club
Tampa Union StationMay 15, 1912601 North Nebraska AvenueTampa Union Station
Tampa Theatre1926711 North Franklin StreetTampa Theatre
Bayshore seawall and sidewalkfirst mile begun 1907Bayshore BoulevardBayshore Boulevard
Ybor Factory Complex188614th Street, Ybor CityYbor City Historic District

Each Tampa address above comes from the owner or a public marker: the Plant Museum lists its own address (Henry B. Plant Museum), Hillsborough County's marker pages give the Cuban Club and Tampa Theatre locations (Cuban Club marker page; Tampa Theatre marker page), and Amtrak lists Union Station (Amtrak Great American Stations).

What landmarks line the Tampa Riverwalk?

The City of Tampa lists four parks, four museums and eight attractions along the Tampa Riverwalk, from Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and the Tampa Museum of Art to the Straz Center, Tampa Theatre and The Florida Aquarium (City of Tampa).

The city's Riverwalk parks are Cotanchobee Park, Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park and Water Works Park. Its museums are the Glazer Children's Museum, the Henry B. Plant Museum, the Tampa Bay History Center and the Tampa Museum of Art. Its attractions are Benchmark International Arena, Armature Works, The Florida Aquarium, Sparkman's Wharf, the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, The Sail Plaza, the Tampa Convention Center and Tampa Theatre (City of Tampa Riverwalk page).

Digital Towns covers this stretch in the Tampa Riverwalk 2026 visitor guide, the Riverwalk Historical Monument Trail guide and separate guides to the Straz Center, the Tampa Museum of Art, the Tampa Bay History Center, The Florida Aquarium and the Henry B. Plant Museum. The Riverwalk page also links the city's public art, covered in the Tampa public art program guide.

What are the Plant Museum's hours, and what is Tampa Theatre's history?

Tampa's Plant Museum, inside the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel on West Kennedy Boulevard, is open Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. from January to November, and adult admission is $12 (Plant Museum).

The Tampa museum charges $10 for seniors 65 and older, $9 for students and $7 for youth 4 to 12; infants and members enter free, and it is closed Mondays, with December hours for the Victorian Christmas Stroll still to be announced and the last ticket sold 30 minutes before closing (Plant Museum). Parking is available in front of the museum, with overflow in the free Thomas Parking Garage at 820 W. North A Street, about a five minute walk through the University of Tampa campus; the museum phone is 813-254-1891. Hillsborough County notes the hotel building opened in 1891 and is now part of the University of Tampa (Hillsborough County).

Tampa Theatre opened in 1926 as the city's first commercial building with air conditioning, and its Mighty Wurlitzer organ still plays (Hillsborough County marker page). Attendance fell through the 1960s and 1970s until the City of Tampa rescued the movie palace; it entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and seats 1,238. The marker hangs on the box office at 711 North Franklin Street. The Tampa Theatre guide and the Henry B. Plant Museum guide cover both buildings in depth.

What landmarks can be seen in Ybor City?

Ybor City is a National Historic Landmark district with more than 950 historic buildings and structures, centered on the 7th Avenue commercial strip and its cigar factories and immigrant clubhouses (National Park Service).

The red brick Ybor Factory Complex on 14th Street fills nearly a city block and includes the 1886 Ybor-Manrara factory, the first in Ybor City; E. Regensberg and Sons on 16th Street is the only large Ybor factory still making cigars (NPS). El Circulo Cubano, founded in 1902, lost its first clubhouse to fire in 1916 and built the present four story yellow brick building on the same Ybor City site in 1917, with a theater, pharmacy, library, ballroom and cantina (Hillsborough County). It joined the National Register on November 15, 1972.

Digital Towns has an Ybor City 2026 visitor guide and an Ybor City Historic District guide, plus one guide to each mutual aid club: Centro Asturiano de Tampa, El Centro Espanol de Tampa, El Circulo Cubano, L'Unione Italiana and La Union Marti-Maceo. The Parque Amigos de Jose Marti guide covers the Ybor City park named for Jose Marti, who visited Ybor City before the 1895 Cuban War for Independence (NPS).

Can Tampa Union Station and Bayshore Boulevard be visited today?

Yes, but Tampa Union Station is under renovation: since March 16, 2026 station services have run from a trailer northwest of the historic depot, and the station is temporarily cashless (Amtrak Great American Stations).

Union Station opened at 601 North Nebraska Avenue on May 15, 1912 for the Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line and Tampa Northern railroads, in an Italian Renaissance design by J.F. Leitner that cost $250,000 (Great American Stations). It entered the National Register in 1974, a preservation group bought it from CSX in 1991, and Amtrak moved back in 1998. The City of Tampa owns the building, and the station counted 145,222 riders in FY 2025. During the renovation, the gated lot is used for pick up and drop off. The Tampa Union Station guide covers the depot and current service.

Bayshore Boulevard draws sightseers and fitness walkers daily to its 4.5 mile continuous sidewalk, which the Bayshore seawall supports along Hillsborough Bay (Hillsborough County). Developers began the first mile of seawall and roadway from Swann Avenue to Rome Avenue in 1907, Hillsborough County added 2.3 miles in 1912, the 1921 hurricane forced repairs, and the county marked the southern end's completion in 1926. The Bayshore Boulevard guide covers the walk and its history.

Which other Tampa landmark guides are there?

Nine more Tampa landmark guides cover single buildings and sites outside the three main clusters, from the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory to ZooTampa at Lowry Park.

The Fort Homer Hesterly Armory guide covers the Tampa hall where Elvis Presley played as a supporting act in May 1955, now the Bryan Glazer Family Jewish Community Center (Hillsborough County). The Old Tampa City Hall guide, the Oaklawn Cemetery guide, the Jackson House guide and the Tampa Firefighters Museum guide each cover one downtown site.

The Bro Bowl guide, the Sulphur Springs Water Tower guide, the ZooTampa at Lowry Park guide and the Tampa public art program guide complete the list. Hours and fees change, so each Tampa guide carries its own Last verified date; the Plant Museum and Union Station details on this landmarks hub were last verified October 14, 2026, on the museum and Amtrak station pages.

Frequently asked questions

How much does the Henry B. Plant Museum cost?

Adult admission to the Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa is $12, seniors 65 and older pay $10, students $9 and youth 4 to 12 pay $7; infants and members enter free. The museum is closed Mondays.

Is Tampa Union Station open?

Amtrak still serves Tampa Union Station at 601 North Nebraska Avenue, but since March 16, 2026 station services have operated from a trailer northwest of the historic depot during renovations, and the station is temporarily cashless.

How long is the Bayshore Boulevard sidewalk?

Hillsborough County describes Bayshore Boulevard's sidewalk as 4.5 miles of continuous walkway along Hillsborough Bay in Tampa, sitting on a seawall built in stages from 1907 and completed at its southern end in 1926.

When did Tampa Theatre open?

Tampa Theatre opened in 1926 at 711 North Franklin Street as the first commercial building in Tampa with air conditioning. Attendance declined through the 1960s and 1970s until the City of Tampa rescued it, and it joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Is Ybor City a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. The National Park Service lists the Ybor City Historic District, northeast of downtown Tampa, as a National Historic Landmark with more than 950 historic buildings and structures from its cigar making years.

Sources

  1. City of Tampa: Tampa Riverwalk https://www.tampa.gov/parks-and-recreation/featured-parks/riverwalk Used for: Riverwalk parks, museums and attractions
  2. NPS: Ybor City Historic District https://www.nps.gov/places/ybor-city-historic-district-tampa-fl.htm Used for: Ybor landmark facts
  3. Hillsborough County marker: Tampa Theatre https://hcfl.gov/about-hillsborough/history/historical-hillsborough/historical-markers-of-hillsborough-county-tampa-theatre Used for: Tampa Theatre facts
  4. Henry B. Plant Museum: Visit and Accessibility https://www.plantmuseum.com/discover/visit-accessibility Used for: hours, admission, parking
  5. Great American Stations: Tampa Union Station https://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/tampa-fl-tpa/ Used for: Union Station history and 2026 renovation
  6. Hillsborough County marker: Bayshore Seawall https://hcfl.gov/about-hillsborough/history/historical-hillsborough/historical-markers-of-hillsborough-bayshore-seawall Used for: Bayshore timeline
  7. Hillsborough County marker: El Circulo Cubano https://hcfl.gov/about-hillsborough/history/historical-hillsborough/historical-markers-of-hillsborough-county-el-circulo-cubano Used for: Cuban Club facts
  8. Hillsborough County: Happy Birthday, Hillsborough! https://hcfl.gov/about-hillsborough/history/historical-hillsborough/happy-birthday-hillsborough Used for: Armory and Tampa Bay Hotel
Last updated: October 15, 2026

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