2 Best Sights in The Tampa Bay Area, Florida

Tampa’s revitalized Downtown waterfront offers numerous restaurants, breweries, shops, museums, and outdoors activities along a pedestrian-friendly, 2.6-mile stretch of the eastern bank of the Hillsborough River. Whether you’re walking, biking, or in-line skating, you'll find something here to pique your interest amid open spaces and stunning water views. Be sure to check out the Historic Monument Trail, which offers insight into Tampa's storied past.

Paralleled by a busy boulevard lined with sponge shops and Greek restaurants, this several-blocks-long waterfront showcases Tarpon Springs' Greek roots as well as the industry that first made the town thrive over a century ago. Stroll along the docks and check out tons of small boutiques, bakeries specializing in baklava and the like, and several boat tours of the surrounding waters. Pop into the Sponge Docks Museum to see a film about the much-sought-after creatures from the phylum Porifera and how they helped the town prosper in the early 1900s. You'll come away converted to (and loaded up with) natural sponges.