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Here are some great ideas if you're looking for a way to spend a quiet day off, or a fun-filled day with the family. Just click on the link and you'll get all the info you need to plan your day.
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[Times photo: Chris Zuppa]
The Florida Aquarium is a Tampa treasure. The nonprofit aquarium is swimming in possibilities for fun and learning, with a robust calendar of special events, classes, programs and activities.
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[Times photo: Willie J. Allen Jr.]
At Fort DeSoto couples read, kids play football and sunbathers bask in the summer rays as they enjoy America's #1 Beach according to Dr. Stephen Leatherman, better known as Dr. Beach.
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[Photo by: Theresa Willingham]
Tampa Theatre is the little theater that could. Built in 1926, the lavishly ornate Theatre is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a Tampa city landmark.

A.L. Anderson Park

Al Lopez Park

Alderman's Ford Park

Anclote River Park

The Baker House

Ben T. Davis Beach

Brooker Creek Headwaters Preserve

Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental Education Center


Cooper's Bayou Park

Dunedin Fine Art Center

Flatwoods Park

Florida Aquarium

Fort De Soto Park

Fred Howard Park

Great Explorations Museum

Henry B. Plant Museum

Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park

John Chesnut Sr. Park

Lake Park

Lake Rogers Park

Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art

Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve

Moccasin Lake Nature Park, Clearwater

Museum of Science and Industry Tampa

National Armed Services and Law Enforcement Memorial Museum

North Pinellas Historical Museum

Pasco Arts Center

Philippe Park, Safety Harbor

R.E. Olds Park

Rainbow Springs State Park

Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History

Solomon's Castle

The Sprayground

St. Petersburg Sunken Gardens

Starship Cruise Yacht

Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier State Park

Tampa Bay Downs

Tampa Bay History Center

Tampa Theatre

Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks

USF Botanical Gardens

Vertical Ventures

Wall Springs Park

Ybor City State Museum

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