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Ybor City Museum State Park |
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Ybor City Museum State Park |
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Ybor City Museum State Park One of six Museums in the Florida Park Service, the Ybor City Museum State Park takes you back to when Tampa was known as the "Cigar Capital of the World." The current exhibit in the rotating exhibit space is "How we got here, Immigration and Ybor City 1886 to 1921" and features many never before publicly displayed photos of Ybor City immigrants. East of the Museum a new Old house has come to rest on our site and it looks a bit worse for the wear but it will soon receive a face lift and become our gift shop and temporary exhibition space. Come visit us at the Museum and experience the uniqueness of the history and the culture of Ybor City. Greg Toppin - Park Manager
Don Vicente Martinez Ybor, an influential cigar manufacturer and Cuban immigrant, came to a sandy, palmetto-covered frontier and turned it into a city for thousands of immigrants. These newcomers brought their skills and their culture, making Ybor City unique in Florida and the "Cigar Capital of the World." Hours of Operation The Ybor City Museum State Park is open daily from 9am β 5pm. We are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day Driving Directions From I-4 β Take exit 1 and turn South onto 21st Street (itβs one-way) turn right onto Palm Avenue, then take the second left onto 19th Street and the very next right which is 9th Avenue. The museum is the second building on the right, a large building with a yellow brick front. From I-275 β Take it North or South to I-4 and follow the above directions. Parking - Parking is available on the street at the parking meters (quarters only) or at one of the metered lots located off of 8th Avenue or one of the Parking Garages. One Parking Garage is located on 9th Avenue between 13th Street and Nick Nuccio Parkway, 6 blocks west of the Museum. Another Parking Garage is located at 15th Street and 5th Avenue and is 6 blocks diagonally from the Museum. Two Hour Free Parking is available on 7th Avenue during the day but it fills up fast.
Park Fees Admission Fees - $3.00 for everyone 6 and older, children under 5 Free. Patio/Garden available for rental, call for fees. Ybor City Museum State Park |
