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Tampa Bay History Center

Tampa Bay History Center [caption id="attachment_40487" align="alignright" width="425"] Tampa Bay History Center Credit Keir Magoulas Visit Tampa Bay[/caption] The Tampa Bay History Center is a dynamic learning resource and state of the art historical institution along the Tampa Riverwalk in the bustling Channelside District! This history center strives to inspire a sense of place and…
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Tampa Riverwalk

Tampa Riverwalk [caption id="attachment_40510" align="alignright" width="425"] Tampa Riverwalk Credit Keir Magoulas Visit Tampa Bay[/caption] Get ready for some serious unwinding as your group explores the 2.6 miles of gorgeous and exciting downtown waterfront that is known as the Tampa Riverwalk! This active, pedestrian-friendly environment for commerce, transportation, entertainment, and fitness was created in 1975 and…
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Tampa Museum of Art

Tampa Museum of Art [caption id="attachment_40497" align="alignright" width="425"] Tampa Museum of Art Credit Visit Tampa Bay[/caption] Created in 1979, this award-winning museum features some of the latest, greatest, and most impressive visual art in the region! The Tampa Museum of Art was moved to its new location in 2010, a waterfront building designed by Stanley…
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Henry B Plant Museum

Henry B Plant Museum Start your Tampa Bay adventure off at 1891 built Tampa Bay Hotel, otherwise known as the Henry B Plant Museum. Henry Bradley Plant was a railroad, steamship, and hotel tycoon from the late 19th century who built this 6-acre grand dame hotel, designed as a quintessential Victorian palace. Now a National…
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Parthenon

Parthenon [caption id="attachment_24231" align="alignright" width="425"] Parthenon Nashville Credit Danielle Bopp[/caption] Welcome to the centerpiece of Centennial Park in downtown Nashville, the Parthenon. Located in Nashville’s premier urban park, this art museum/architectural wonder is the world’s only full-size replica of the Parthenon and houses the tallest indoor sculpture in the nation, of the Greek goddess Athena.…
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Belle Meade Plantation

Belle Meade Plantation Literally translating to mean "beautiful meadow," this gorgeous brick mansion was built in 1820 as John Harding’s family plantation and home. The land itself has seen countless uses, from hunting to farming, to trade routes and eventually a plantation. Sitting on 200 acres of land, Harding used the plantation for successful cotton…
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Tennessee Performing Arts Center

[caption id="attachment_10699" align="alignright" width="425"] Performance Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Tennessee Performing Arts Center Located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, or TPAC, is a Nashville cultural tradition, providing entertainment and economic stimulation since 1980. The James Polk Center takes up an entire city block between 5th and 6th and also…
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Historic 2nd Avenue

Historic 2nd Avenue Welcome to Nashville’s finest historic district, the Historic 2nd Avenue. This area, previously known as Market Street until 1903, houses the best concentration of Victorian commercial facades in Nashville and is praised throughout the nation as one of the most successful renovation districts. Most of the 2-5 story buildings throughout this neighborhood…
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Mansion at Fontanel

Mansion at Fontanel This gorgeous 27,000 square foot luxury mansion was once the home of the famous Barbara Mandrell and is Nashville’s only "home of the star tour" that you can actually go inside. Sitting on 136 acres, this property was built in 1988 and features several lush gardens and spacious green lawns. The building itself…
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Ryman Auditorium

Ryman Auditorium Known tenderly by southerners and tourists alike as the "Carnegie Hall of the South," Ryman Auditorium is a true country music icon in Nashville that your group is not going to want to miss. The idea for this auditorium began in the 1880s when steamboat captain and local businessman Thomas G. Ryman vowed…
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