The Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County, United States | Museum

In the heart of downtown Tampa, discover a museum which transports you to turn-of-the-century Florida. The Henry B. Plant Museum is housed in the 1891 Tampa Bay Hotel and is now a national Historic Landmark. It was built by Henry Bradley Plant, the tansportation magnate instrumental in the development of Florida and the City of Tamps. This quintessential Victorian palace features unique Moorish revival architecture and dramatic minarets. If you visit the museum, you can enjoy European furniture and art treasures of the original railroad resort and the Gilded Age. You'll want to visit our permanent exhibit on the Spanish American War.