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From the Henry B. Plant Museum website:

If you’re railroad magnate Henry Bradley Plant, in the midst of the sand swamps that would be Tampa, you construct the most astonishingly magnificent hotel of its day, then fill it with treasures from around the world. 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. A visit to the Henry B. Plant Museum and the authentically restored rooms of the Tampa Bay Hotel will transport you back to a time of indulgent ten-course meals, waltzing on the veranda and alligator hunting by moonlight… The journey is still worthwhile.

Find out what’s going on at plantmuseum.com and find your way to the Henry B. Plant Museum (map).

Free on-street parking is available in front of the Museum or in the parking garage at the corner of North Boulevard and North “B” Street (map). The Museum is fully accessible.

Hours

The Henry B. Plant Museum and the Museum Store are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 12 Noon to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays (Jan-Nov), Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Admission
A donation of $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12 is requested January - November. Henry B. Plant Museum members are admitted at no charge.

Tours
You will begin your tour with a 14-minute introductory video entitled “The Tampa Bay Hotel: Florida’s First Magic Kingdom”. The self-guided tour continues with a brochure and signs in each room of the Museum. Tour sheets are available in French and Spanish. A hand-held audio tour is available for $4.

Reservations are needed for groups of 20 or more. Group rates are $4 per person for groups of 20 or more. Please call Sally Shifke Monday - Friday at (813) 258-7302, to make your group reservation and to schedule a docent-led tour if desired. Or contact Sally Shifke via email at sshifke[at]ut.edu

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