Busch Gardens     E. 3000 Busch Blvd  Ph. 987-5082

Anheuser-Busch's addition to the world of Floridian them parks. Eight mi. northeast of the city, Busch Gardens looms as Tampa's biggest tourist haven housing attractions such as Gwazi, The Anheuser Busch Hospitality House, and the Edge of Africa safari experience.

Adventure Island     10001 Malcolm McKinley Dr.  Ph. 813-987-5660

A 13-acre water park about a 1/2mi. north of Busch Gardens. Includes a day's worth of water fun for the whole family. Open between June 1st - August 8th.

Ybor City State Museum     1818 9th Ave  Ph. 247-6323

Details the rise and decline of the neighborhood's tobacco empire and the workers behind it. Photographs examine the art and culture of the hand-rolled cigar. Open daily 9am-5pm. Neighborhood walking tours Sa 10:30. $4

Ybor City Ghostwalk

Leaves Joffrey's Coffee Co. (1616 E. 7th Ave. 242-9255 Th-Sa 7pm, Su 4pm. Adults $10 in advance, $12.50 on site; children $7.) Eclectic shops, eateries and numerous bars and clubs line carefree E. 7th Ave. Buses #5, 12 and 18 run to Ybor City from downtown.

Florida Aquarium   701 Channelside Dr.  Ph 273-4000

Invites you to mash your face to the glass for a tete-a-tete with fish from Florida's various lagoons. Snakes, tarantulas and scorpions star in the wildly creep "Frights of the Forest" exhibit. 

Museum of Science and Industry     4901 E. Fowler St.  Ph 987-6100

One mile north of Busch Gardens, this is Tampa's science playground. MOSI sports 450 interactive exhibits, a nature trail, and an IMAX theater. 

Henry B. Plant Museum     401 W. Kennedy Blvd.  Ph. 254-1891

Located in the University of Tampa's Plant Hall, the exhibits include Victorian furniture and Wedgewood pottery but pale in comparison to the museum, a no-holds-barred orgy of Rococo architecture.

Tampa Museum of Art     600 N. Ashley Dr.  Ph. 274-8130

Houses a noted collection of ancient Greek and Roman works as well as a series of changing, often family-oriented exhibits.