Lisa's Guidebook

Lila
Lisa's Guidebook

Food scene

369 locals recommend
Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks
735 Dodecanese Blvd
369 locals recommend
92 locals recommend
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
1600 E 8th Ave
92 locals recommend
Old historic Tampa with Cuban cigar factories. Now converted to brewing companies and restaurants.
Ybor Square
1300 E 8th Ave
Old historic Tampa with Cuban cigar factories. Now converted to brewing companies and restaurants.
Authentic Cuban food with flamingo dancing on some nights.
365 locals recommend
Columbia Restaurant
2117 E 7th Ave
365 locals recommend
Authentic Cuban food with flamingo dancing on some nights.
Outstanding food, wonderful music and locally owned.
9 locals recommend
Benedetto's Ristorante Italiano
31530 Village Lakes Shopping Center Dr
9 locals recommend
Outstanding food, wonderful music and locally owned.
One of my favorite Thai restaurants in Tampa.
Trang Viet Cuisine
230 E Bearss Ave
One of my favorite Thai restaurants in Tampa.
Excellent restaurant
44 locals recommend
Mekenita Cantina
6707 N Florida Ave
44 locals recommend
Excellent restaurant
245 locals recommend
Tampa Premium Outlets
2300 Grand Cypress Dr
245 locals recommend

Animals

Lowry Parks zoo Tampa is Rated one of the best small zoos in the country.
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
1101 West Sligh Avenue
Have you ever wanted to go to Africa? Giraffe ranch is a microcosm of a trip to Africa with wonderful expert guidance.
22 locals recommend
Giraffe Ranch
38650 Mickler Rd
22 locals recommend
Have you ever wanted to go to Africa? Giraffe ranch is a microcosm of a trip to Africa with wonderful expert guidance.
Wonderful place for walking, biking, and viewing animals early am or pm. Closes at sunset.
Flatwoods Park Trail
Flatwoods Park Trail
Wonderful place for walking, biking, and viewing animals early am or pm. Closes at sunset.
My favorite park of the Disney complex
16 locals recommend
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park
16 locals recommend
My favorite park of the Disney complex
During the winter months, is excellent viewing of manatees.
Teco Big Bend Station
603 Big Bend Rd
During the winter months, is excellent viewing of manatees.
Tampa and Orlando’s premier safari experience. 350 acres of African wildlife.
23 locals recommend
Safari Wilderness
10850 Moore Rd
23 locals recommend
Tampa and Orlando’s premier safari experience. 350 acres of African wildlife.

IMAX theater

Wonderful science museum for adults and children. IMAX theater is a must.
311 locals recommend
Museum of Science and Industry
4801 E Fowler Ave
311 locals recommend
Wonderful science museum for adults and children. IMAX theater is a must.

Tampa Museum tampa

Excellent restaurants around the museum park.
One of the finest museums in Florida
303 locals recommend
Museum of Fine Arts
255 Beach Dr NE
303 locals recommend
One of the finest museums in Florida

Sightseeing

Canoe rentals available and excellent views of gators and other Floridas native Flora and Fauna.
88 locals recommend
Lettuce Lake Regional Park
6920 E Fletcher Ave
88 locals recommend
Canoe rentals available and excellent views of gators and other Floridas native Flora and Fauna.
Wonderful sightseeing day or night. Boat available for a trip down to Hillsborough River.
620 locals recommend
Tampa Riverwalk
Tampa Riverwalk
620 locals recommend
Wonderful sightseeing day or night. Boat available for a trip down to Hillsborough River.
Walking distance from your Airbnb room. Tennis courts, children’s play area, and good place for dogs to run.
Nye Park
18603 US-41
Walking distance from your Airbnb room. Tennis courts, children’s play area, and good place for dogs to run.
Kayak and canoe rentals.
89 locals recommend
Hillsborough River State Park
15402 US-301
89 locals recommend
Kayak and canoe rentals.
Concerts, picnicking and great views.
237 locals recommend
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
600 N Ashley Dr
237 locals recommend
Concerts, picnicking and great views.
Lovely place to walk, ride a bike, or just enjoy the views of the bay.
222 locals recommend
Bayshore Boulevard
Bayshore Boulevard
222 locals recommend
Lovely place to walk, ride a bike, or just enjoy the views of the bay.

Swimming

Offers canoeing, camping, hiking, biking, picnicking and excellent swimming.
6 locals recommend
Fort De Soto Park
6 locals recommend
Offers canoeing, camping, hiking, biking, picnicking and excellent swimming.
Rent canoes, kayaks or take a ferry boat to Caladesi Island. Wonderful place for an afternoon picnic.
192 locals recommend
Caladesi Island State Park
192 locals recommend
Rent canoes, kayaks or take a ferry boat to Caladesi Island. Wonderful place for an afternoon picnic.
Crystal clear waters for swimming in this natural First magnitude spring. Nice place for picnicking. Dogs OK on a leash. Excellent snorkeling.
82 locals recommend
Juniper Springs
82 locals recommend
Crystal clear waters for swimming in this natural First magnitude spring. Nice place for picnicking. Dogs OK on a leash. Excellent snorkeling.
Quiet place for swimming and picnicking.
117 locals recommend
Sunset Beach
1800 Gulf Rd
117 locals recommend
Quiet place for swimming and picnicking.
556 locals recommend
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
6131 Commercial Way
556 locals recommend
First magnitude natural spring for swimming anytime of the year. State operated. Allows dogs on a leash.
224 locals recommend
Rainbow Springs State Park
19158 SW 81st Pl Rd
224 locals recommend
First magnitude natural spring for swimming anytime of the year. State operated. Allows dogs on a leash.

Roller coasters

Busch Gardens has wonderful birds, and the largest alligators you will probably see in Florida. The very best concerts and roller coasters. Excellent children’s rides.
2168 locals recommend
Busch Gardens
10165 McKinley Dr
2168 locals recommend
Busch Gardens has wonderful birds, and the largest alligators you will probably see in Florida. The very best concerts and roller coasters. Excellent children’s rides.
10 locals recommend
The Breakfast Nook
1532 Land O' Lakes Blvd
10 locals recommend