Travel Today with Peter Greenberg – Tampa, Florida

What this episode covers

This week's Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Epicurean Hotel in Tampa Bay, Florida. Tampa, Florida’s third largest city, is a great mix of historic architecture and modern cultural landmarks, Everywhere you look there’s Cuban and Spanish culture-infused flavor and accessible waterways. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn stops by to talk about how getting turned down from Navy pilot school brought him to Tampa—and how and why he’s never left. Curator of History at Tampa Bay History Center Rodney Kite will provide a short course on Florida’s history. Eric Hovland, Curator at The Florida Aquarium talks about his love of sharks; Editor at Tampa Bay Times Ernest Hooper reveals some of his Tampa secrets, including going to The Bunker for amazing coffee and a Cuban tostada. And, speaking of food, Andrea Gonzmart, fifth generation Owner of Columbia Restaurant in Ybor city, shares her secret culinary stops. There’s all this and more as Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Epicurean Hotel in Tampa Bay, Florida.

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