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Attractions & Activities: Visiting The Museums
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Henry B. Plant Museum
You can't miss the 13 silver minarets and distinctive Moorish architecture, modeled after the Alhambra in Spain, that make this National Historic Landmark a focal point of the Tampa skyline. Originally built in 1891 as the 511-room Tampa Bay Hotel by railroad tycoon Henry B. Plant, it's filled with art and furnishings from Europe and the Orient. Other exhibits focus on the history of the original railroad resort, Florida's early tourist industry, and the hotel's role as a staging point for Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War.
401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
(between Hyde Park and Magnolia aves.).
Phone: 813/254-1891 .
Open: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun noon-4pm.
Free admission; suggested donation $5 adults, $1 children 12 and under.
Take Fla. 60 west of downtown.
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