ZooTampa at Lowry Park
$50+Meet manatees, elephants, giraffes and rhinos across a 63-acre zoo that also runs a hospital for injured manatees.
Transit: reachable by public transit

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Shop Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Dillard's, then eat on the open-air Bay Street beside Tampa airport.
2223 N Westshore Blvd · Tampa, FL
International Plaza and Bay Street opened on September 14, 2001, next to Tampa International Airport. The mall is anchored by Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Dick's House of Sport, and BayNews 9 reports more than 160 stores. Bay Street is an open-air dining district with The Capital Grille and The Cheesecake Factory that connects to a Renaissance hotel. Simon acquired the property in 2025 and has announced a 50,000-square-foot open-air expansion.
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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