We are starting with a smaller museum before we go on to the major ones around the world. This one is special to me. It has quite a history which you can also learn about on the site.
In a nutshell, it started out as a luxury hotel for the wealthy from up north. They came down by train. Tampa was just a village when it was built.
It is now the University of Tampa, but one wing of the original building is now a museum. It has several rooms of the opulent furniture from the era and other interesting pieces that were originally in the hotel.
At Christmas, it is decorated for the season in the style of the heyday of the hotel. If they put pictures up of it this year, I will write another article.
So, if you are interested in this type of thing, go have a look. If not, go look anyway. You might be surprised.
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