Ybor City, Tampa

Name: Ybor City
Address: Tampa, United States
Telephone: +1 813 274 7936

#125 among attractions in Tampa

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Facts and practical information

Ybor City is a historic neighborhood just northeast of downtown Tampa, Florida, United States. It was founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez-Ybor and other cigar manufacturers and populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Cuba, Spain, and Italy. For the next 50 years, workers in Ybor City's cigar factories rolled hundreds of millions of cigars annually. ()

Alternative names: Founded: 1885 (139 years ago)Coordinates: 27°57'41"N, 82°26'42"W

Address

Northeast Tampa (Historic Ybor City)Tampa United States

Contact

+1 813 274 7936

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Ybor City – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oaklawn Cemetery, Bro Bowl, Tampa Theatre, Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

0.9 miSW
Cemetery
Oaklawn Cemetery, Tampa
23 min walk • Oaklawn Cemetery is the first public burial ground in Tampa, Florida, United States. The location was deeded in the mid-19th century and was described as the final resting place for "White and Slave, Rich and Poor".
0.8 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Park
Bro Bowl, Tampa
20 min walk • The Bro Bowl is one of the last remaining skateboard parks of the 1970s and the first public skatepark to be built in Florida, United States. It is the first skatepark to be listed on any national registry of historic sites.
1.1 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Tampa Theatre, Tampa
30 min walk • The Tampa Theatre is a historic U.S. theater and city landmark in Downtown Tampa, Florida. Designed as an atmospheric theatre style movie palace by architect John Eberson, it opened on October 15, 1926.
1.3 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa
35 min walk • The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors as the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida in July 1987. The venue was rebranded in November 2009 to recognize the donation of financier David A. Straz Jr.--the largest individual philanthropic gift ever made to a cultural institution in Tampa.
~880 ftSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
The RITZ Ybor, Tampa
5 min walk • The Ritz Ybor is an events venue located in the historic Ybor City, within Tampa, Florida. Opening in 1917, the theatre catered to the Afro-Cuban community in the emerging neighborhood. Throughout the years, the venue was served as a cinema, adult movie theater, nightclub and concert venue.
1.3 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Nightlife
Jobsite Theater, Tampa
34 min walk • Jobsite Theater is an American professional theater company incorporated in 1999 and located in Tampa, Florida, United States. They are the resident theater company of the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Co-founder David M. Jenkins serves as Producing Artistic Director.
0.4 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Ybor City Museum State Park, Tampa
11 min walk • Ybor City Museum State Park is a Florida State Park in Tampa, Florida's Ybor City. The museum occupies the former Ferlita Bakery building at 1818 9th Avenue in the Ybor City Historic District.
1.3 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa
35 min walk • The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts occupies the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Cube, Rivergate Plaza's architecturally significant six-story atrium building renowned as one of the most impressive interior spaces on Florida's west coast.
0.4 miE
Museum
Tampa Baseball Museum, Tampa
12 min walk • Tampa is known for its wealth in developing baseball talent, with one of the highest numbers of MLB players per capita in the country. Now, through the generous support of the community, the Ybor City Museum Society opened the much-anticipated Tampa Baseball Museum at the Al Lopez House on September 25, 2021, in Ybor City, Florida.
1.1 miSW
Park, Neo-renaissance architecture
Courthouse Square, Tampa
27 min walk • The U.S. Courthouse Building and Downtown Postal Station, also known as U.S. Post Office, Courthouse and Custom House or the U.S.
0.8 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church, Tampa
20 min walk • St. James House of Prayer Episcopal Church, also known as the Episcopal House of Prayer, is an active Episcopal parish and historic church building in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is located at 2708 Central Avenue in the city's Tampa Heights neighborhood. On February 21, 1991, the building was added to the U.S.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ybor City?

Nearby attractions include The RITZ Ybor, Tampa (5 min walk), El Centro Español de Tampa, Tampa (5 min walk), Ybor City, Tampa (7 min walk), Centro Asturiano de Tampa, Tampa (10 min walk).

How to get to Ybor City by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ybor City:

Tram

Cadrecha Plaza • Lines: Teco (2 min walk)
Streetcar Society • Lines: Teco (3 min walk)

Bus

7th Avenue @ 13th Street • Lines: 8 (2 min walk)
Palm Avenue @ Republica De Cuba • Lines: 12, 5 (3 min walk)

Train

Tampa (18 min walk)