Lowry Park Zoo was voted the "Best Family Friendly Zoo" and the "Best mid-sized zoo" in the U.S. With more than 1,500 animals, housed in 56 acres of lush natural habitats, it's a diverse collection that is suited for our local climate. Guests can see most animals in one of eight habitat areas with engaging interactive exhibits visitors can enjoy up close. Safari Africa & Ituri Forest. See elephants, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, meerkats, white rhinos, cheetahs, pygmy hippos, okapi, African penguins and much more! Guests can also experience the Safari Ride, a 15-minute long narrated ride offering behind-the-scenes views of dozens of African animals, including the Zoo's elephant herd, Patas monkeys and more. Asian Gardens & Sulawesi Aviary. Watch as the tigers explore the water's edge. Observe the Indian rhinos as well as the clouded leopards. Florida Boardwalk. Stroll along the boardwalk and see all the wonderful creatures that make Florida home. Feed and touch Florida's stingrays at the Harrell Discovery Center and Stingray Bay. Primate World. See endangered Bornean orangutans, chimpanzees and brilliant-colored mandrills, plus tiny marmosets and tamarins.
The Garden Outside on the waterfront, the Dali garden creates a unique environment of learning and tranquility. The Mathematical Garden allows students to experience the relationship between math and nature. The Avant-gardens consist of the West Garden, the Grotto, and the East Garden. The West Garden displays pineland acacia, verbina glandularia, and wild petunias along the entry path and attract butterflies. Butterflies were fascinating to Dali as transformative creatures. The Grotto is a place of cavernous shade, fabulous plants, and pooling water. Water splashes, reflected light from the pond plays on the ceiling, and the living wall rises on one side. The living wall is a dazzling display of orchids, peperomias and ferns, and bromeliads. This green wall is irrigated and self-sustaining, and what is usually flat stands up vertically. The East Garden is inspired by Dali's homeland and his fascination with math with homages to the mathematical principles: Pi and the Fibonacci sequence. A labyrinth, modeled after the labyrinth at the Chartres Cathedral, stands at one end of the East Garden.
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo also offers a hands-on and educational experience with our interactive exhibits and habitats, such as Giraffe Feeding. Stand on the feeding plateau of Safari Africa and get eye-to-eye and even feed the tallest animals in the world. Camel Safari. Children and adults can take a ride on the back of a Dromedary camel. This ride also offers unique views of Rhino Reserve as well as the cheetah exhibit. Discovery Center. Enter the Harrell Discovery Center and to see aquariums full of exotic and endangered frog and toad species, where you can learn about our amphibian friends! Wallaroo Station Interactive Experiences. Feed and pet the goats in the Goat Yard, walk with wallabies, feed bright orange koi fish or take ride on a pony or llama. Bushland Budgies. This unique interactive free-flight aviary allows guests to feed hundreds of small Australian parrots known as Budgies. Lorikeet Landing offers a thrilling experience for guests when birds land on you and if you purchase nectar, they will eat out of a small cup as you hold it. Stingray Bay. Feel slippery stingrays brush under your fingertips. Smooth and silky to the touch, the stingrays will come over to the side of their pool so you can touch and feed them.
The Henry B. Plant Museum is located in the south wing of Plant Hall on the University of Tampa's campus. Plant Hall was formerly known as the Tampa Bay Hotel. During the 1880s, Henry Bradley Plant was building an empire of railroads, steamships and hotels. He wanted that empire to have a palace so he built the Tampa Bay Hotel, a large room resort hotel opened in 1891 by Henry B. Plant near the terminus of his rail line. With its splendid Moorish architecture, opulent furnishings, and spectacular tropical gardens, Plant's Tampa Bay Hotel attracted a host of celebrated guests, from Teddy Roosevelt to Sarah Bernhardt to Babe Ruth. The hotel itself covers 6 acres (24,000 m2) and is a quarter-mile long. It was equipped with the first elevator ever installed in Florida. The elevator is still in use today, making it one of the oldest continually operational elevators in the nation. The 511 rooms, some of which were actually suites consisting of between three-to-seven rooms, were the first in Florida to have electric lights and telephones. Most rooms also included private bathrooms, complete with a full-size tub. The price for a room ranged from $5.00 to $15.00 a night at a time when the average hotel in Tampa charged $1.25 to $2.00.
The poured-concrete, steel-reinforced structure of the building was advertised as fireproof. The hotel has six minarets, four cupolas, and three domes. In the early 90's, all were restored to their original stainless steel state. The grounds of the hotel spanned 150 acres with 21 buildings on the hotel's campus. With its magnificent Moorish architecture, opulent furnishings, and tropical gardens, a visit to the restored rooms of the former Tampa Bay Hotel, will transport you to Victorian splendor. The museum's exhibits focus on the Gilded Age lifestyle of the old Tampa Bay Hotel's guests during the 1890s, when Tampa was experiencing sudden population and economic growth, including the beginning of the local tourist industry. Learn the significance of the hotel during the early stages of the Spanish American War and how Tampa was thrust into the world arena in the summer of 1898.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for these annual festivals: the Gasparilla Pirate Fest in January, The Florida State Fair in February, the Florida Strawberry Festival in March, the Ruskin Tomato & Heritage Festival in May, and the Ruskin Seafood Fest in November. Visit Tampa now and discover how historic Old Florida blends well with the modern, upscale style of some of the most beautiful, master-planned communities for families and retirees. Yes, climate, dining and shopping, cultural attractions, educational and business opportunities, and the beautiful beaches help make Tampa home to a wonderful lifestyle. Tampa is a lot more than beautiful sunsets! Make it your home, too.
The Garden Outside on the waterfront, the Dali garden creates a unique environment of learning and tranquility. The Mathematical Garden allows students to experience the relationship between math and nature. The Avant-gardens consist of the West Garden, the Grotto, and the East Garden. The West Garden displays pineland acacia, verbina glandularia, and wild petunias along the entry path and attract butterflies. Butterflies were fascinating to Dali as transformative creatures. The Grotto is a place of cavernous shade, fabulous plants, and pooling water. Water splashes, reflected light from the pond plays on the ceiling, and the living wall rises on one side. The living wall is a dazzling display of orchids, peperomias and ferns, and bromeliads. This green wall is irrigated and self-sustaining, and what is usually flat stands up vertically. The East Garden is inspired by Dali's homeland and his fascination with math with homages to the mathematical principles: Pi and the Fibonacci sequence. A labyrinth, modeled after the labyrinth at the Chartres Cathedral, stands at one end of the East Garden.
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo also offers a hands-on and educational experience with our interactive exhibits and habitats, such as Giraffe Feeding. Stand on the feeding plateau of Safari Africa and get eye-to-eye and even feed the tallest animals in the world. Camel Safari. Children and adults can take a ride on the back of a Dromedary camel. This ride also offers unique views of Rhino Reserve as well as the cheetah exhibit. Discovery Center. Enter the Harrell Discovery Center and to see aquariums full of exotic and endangered frog and toad species, where you can learn about our amphibian friends! Wallaroo Station Interactive Experiences. Feed and pet the goats in the Goat Yard, walk with wallabies, feed bright orange koi fish or take ride on a pony or llama. Bushland Budgies. This unique interactive free-flight aviary allows guests to feed hundreds of small Australian parrots known as Budgies. Lorikeet Landing offers a thrilling experience for guests when birds land on you and if you purchase nectar, they will eat out of a small cup as you hold it. Stingray Bay. Feel slippery stingrays brush under your fingertips. Smooth and silky to the touch, the stingrays will come over to the side of their pool so you can touch and feed them.
The Henry B. Plant Museum is located in the south wing of Plant Hall on the University of Tampa's campus. Plant Hall was formerly known as the Tampa Bay Hotel. During the 1880s, Henry Bradley Plant was building an empire of railroads, steamships and hotels. He wanted that empire to have a palace so he built the Tampa Bay Hotel, a large room resort hotel opened in 1891 by Henry B. Plant near the terminus of his rail line. With its splendid Moorish architecture, opulent furnishings, and spectacular tropical gardens, Plant's Tampa Bay Hotel attracted a host of celebrated guests, from Teddy Roosevelt to Sarah Bernhardt to Babe Ruth. The hotel itself covers 6 acres (24,000 m2) and is a quarter-mile long. It was equipped with the first elevator ever installed in Florida. The elevator is still in use today, making it one of the oldest continually operational elevators in the nation. The 511 rooms, some of which were actually suites consisting of between three-to-seven rooms, were the first in Florida to have electric lights and telephones. Most rooms also included private bathrooms, complete with a full-size tub. The price for a room ranged from $5.00 to $15.00 a night at a time when the average hotel in Tampa charged $1.25 to $2.00.
The poured-concrete, steel-reinforced structure of the building was advertised as fireproof. The hotel has six minarets, four cupolas, and three domes. In the early 90's, all were restored to their original stainless steel state. The grounds of the hotel spanned 150 acres with 21 buildings on the hotel's campus. With its magnificent Moorish architecture, opulent furnishings, and tropical gardens, a visit to the restored rooms of the former Tampa Bay Hotel, will transport you to Victorian splendor. The museum's exhibits focus on the Gilded Age lifestyle of the old Tampa Bay Hotel's guests during the 1890s, when Tampa was experiencing sudden population and economic growth, including the beginning of the local tourist industry. Learn the significance of the hotel during the early stages of the Spanish American War and how Tampa was thrust into the world arena in the summer of 1898.
Don't forget to mark your calendars for these annual festivals: the Gasparilla Pirate Fest in January, The Florida State Fair in February, the Florida Strawberry Festival in March, the Ruskin Tomato & Heritage Festival in May, and the Ruskin Seafood Fest in November. Visit Tampa now and discover how historic Old Florida blends well with the modern, upscale style of some of the most beautiful, master-planned communities for families and retirees. Yes, climate, dining and shopping, cultural attractions, educational and business opportunities, and the beautiful beaches help make Tampa home to a wonderful lifestyle. Tampa is a lot more than beautiful sunsets! Make it your home, too.
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