Experts' Choice Award Henry B. Plant Museum
What the experts agree on
This Moorish-style 1891 hotel palace wows with 13 silver minarets and lavish Gilded Age interiors, giving you an authentic glimpse into Florida's early tourism boom and the visionary who built it.
“Its 13 silver minarets and Moorish architecture, modeled after the Alhambra in Spain, make this National Historic Landmark a focal point of the Tampa skyline.”
– Frommer's
Where "Plant built the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel, which, with its Moorish architecture, lavish furnishings and rich gardens, attracted the likes of Teddy Roosevelt, Babe Ruth and Sarah Bernhardt." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report11.0
"The Henry B. Plant Museum preserves a Gilded Age feel and affords visitors a glimpse into turn-of-the-century living and lodging. It also offers insight into the life and work of its creator." Full review
