Ybor City
Tampa's old Cuban, Spanish and Italian cigar-making quarter, with brick factories, iron balconies, wild roosters and lively nightlife.
- Open
- Always open; busiest at night
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- About 5 minutes by car from downtown, or the free TECO Line streetcar.
Why Go
Vicente Martinez Ybor moved his cigar factory here from Key West in 1886, and Tampa became the 'Cigar Capital of the World'. The Ybor City Museum State Park tells the story of the immigrants who worked the factories. Tampa claims the Cuban sandwich was born here.
Tips
- Eat at the Columbia, Florida's oldest restaurant, open since 1905, and watch cigars being rolled by hand on Seventh Avenue.
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