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Visit the Centro Ybor, in Tampa's famous Latin-influenced Ybor City. The popular destination features unique shopping, dining and entertainment. Discover Ybor City Saturday Morning Market for the finest gourmet foods, cigars and coffees. Have cocktails and watch a movie or comedy at the Muvico Centro 20 Ybor Theater.

Rent a canoe from Canoe Escape, located minutes from downtown Tampa. Take the whole family on a paddling adventure on the Hillsborough River that surrounds a 16,000 acre wildlife preserve. Pack a lunch and bring your camera to capture pictures of the alligators, snakes, turtles and birds you'll see on your adventure.

Go to the opera for the quintessential romantic night. Fall in love all over again while watching a performance at the Opera Tampa. Enjoy the sweeping sounds of the Tampa Orchestra and the 50 member Opera Tampa chorus, all under the direction of world-renowned composer-conductor Anton Coppola.

Discover family fun times three at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. You'll get entrance to lush tropical gardens, see exotic animals and experience the fun of amusement rides and other attractions. Explore walkways that resemble the African wilderness, get nose-to-nose with a giraffe on a safari across the Serengeti Plains, and test your nerves on the pulse-pounding SheiKra roller coaster.