Henry B. Plant Museum

Joshua Ginsberg (21.11.2017 02:27)
A great place to learn about some of Tampa's history. This was one of the first places my wife and I visited upon moving to Tampa a year ago and we were impressed by the displays as well as the kind and insightful staff. We've been back multiple times since then (for the dog-related exhibit as well as the Victorian Christmas display). Absolutely worth visiting.

Ashley Lin (18.11.2017 20:43)
When strolling along the University of Tampa campus, this museum is tucked along the riverwalk and the park. The architecture and overall scheme of this museum is gorgeous and looks like an authentic representation of the early 1900s time period. It really takes you back in time when just walking around the outside.

When coming in, they offer discounts for students and children, however for adults, it's 10$ per person. No food or drinks, I had to surrender my empty cup at the front. The museum itself is incredibly small, as you can only go in and explore the first level while the rest of the old hotel is blocked off. It's really just one main hallway with several rooms that showcase the time period, furniture, food and historic moments as well as visitors that used to frequent this area at the time.

They offer a audio tour, which I would recommend, because it'll help force you to slow your pace and takes you longer to go through the entire museum. I came during the setup of the Christmas/Holiday decor, which gave the museum an extra lavish touch.

I feel for how small the museum is, $10 is a steep price and should be more around the $5 ballpark.When leaving, I went to collect my empty tumbler and was stopped by the staff and asked if I had paid. When I said "yes" their immediate response was "you didn't pay! who did you pay?". I explained twice that I paid a younger woman at the front at the time, who wasn't standing there when we left. It was really ridiculous how accusatory and rude they were being when I was clearly wearing the "I paid" sticker on my shirt and went to retrieve my cup. It's not my fault if they didn't see us come in or keep tabs of who was running the front desk at all times. Their unprofessionalism was very appauling. The younger girl however, was great and kind. Had I not paid, I obviously, wouldn't have had to pick up my cup or worn an admissions sticker.

Beautiful museum, rude staff, overpriced admission ticket for such a small walk through. Worth a visit once at least, but will not come back again.

Joost Leerdam (20.10.2017 08:04)
Wonderful museum! When we entered we were introduced to the museum by a very friendly man, who clearly had a passion for his job.
If we knew the museum was this great we would've planned more visiting time in stead of the 1 and ¼ hours we actually had. It's a very interesting look into the history of Tampa and also history of Florida. If we ever return to Tampa this museum will definitely be on our to-do list again, but then with at least 2 hours of time.

Steve Thornber (25.08.2017 01:26)
Small, but worth seeing and dwelling in. Good displays showing how Plant and his travel business literally put Tampa on the map.

Paul Jackson (06.08.2017 16:35)
Nice place to see a little bit of Tampa history for a good half hour. You can do the tour for around 7 to 12 bucks depending on what she or if you are a student. It is amazing to see how nice and calm it is during the summer.

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