Florida's largest open-water estuary, a 400-square-mile natural harbor bordered by Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, with the state's largest port.

A 26-acre waterfront district extending into Tampa Bay from downtown St. Petersburg, opened in 2020, with restaurants, a marketplace, public art, a fishing deck, and the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center.

A nearly three-mile span across Old Tampa Bay connecting Tampa and St. Petersburg, first opened in 1924 and since rebuilt with newer spans carrying US 92 traffic today.

A peninsula neighborhood south of Kennedy Boulevard, home to Hyde Park, Palma Ceia, and Davis Islands, known for historic streets, upscale shopping, and the 4.5-mile Bayshore Boulevard waterfront path.

The downtown Tampa arena home to the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), opened in 1996 and known as Amalie Arena from 2014 until its 2025 renaming.

A 250,000-square-foot non-profit aquarium in downtown Tampa's Channel District, home to more than 7,000 aquatic animals and plants across 11 habitats, open since 1995.

A landmark 1926 movie palace in downtown Tampa with an ornate Mediterranean-courtyard interior, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and still hosting films, concerts, and events.

The city's central business and financial district, wrapped around the Hillsborough River, home to the 2.6-mile Riverwalk, the Channel District's arena and aquarium, and Tampa's core dining and nightlife scene.