Planning a trip to the Tampa, FL area? Don't forget to visit the Ybor City Historic District. This handy pocket guide showcases this vibrant National Historic Landmark District and former "Cigar Capital of the World." Visitors come for not only the cigars, but the history, the restaurants, shopping and diversity of this lively area.
The Ybor City Pocket Guide features more than 200 pages of information in 15 sections. Here's what you can look forward to during your visit:
- Where to stay, where to park, other transportation and practicalities.
- Ybor City history including short bios on its two illustrious figures, Don Vicente Martinez-Ybor and Jose Marti.
- The story of the cultural and ethnic groups who settled in Ybor City, the impact of organized crime on the community and about the long-term rooster residents.
- Where to start your tour, including the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce Visitor Information Center (the "VIC").
- You'll get an insight into the state of the cigar industry today and where to shop for cigars and learn how they are made.
- Guided walking tours are plentiful and self-guided tours are also included with descriptions of the significance of all the historical sights. You'll be directed to enlightening museums and exhibits documenting the more than 135 years of Ybor City's existence.
- Eating, restaurants, and entertainment information is provided as no historical district is complete without its featured entertainment! Ybor City has been dubbed "the Bourbon Street of Tampa" with good reason!
- Ybor for Kids and Arts and Culture are also presented.
- And in case you are overwhelmed, there is one short section simply entitled "Ybor City At a Glance."
- Enjoy your stay in Ybor City, FL!
