Henry B. Plant Museum

The Henry B. Plant Museum is located at 401 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33606, approximately one mile off I-275 on the campus of The University of Tampa. From southbound I-275, take exit 45A to Downtown West, Ashley Drive. Free parking is available in front of the Museum or in the parking garage two blocks away at the corner of North Boulevard and North "B" Street. The Museum is wheelchair accessible.

The Henry Plant Museum interprets the turn-of-the-century Tampa Bay Hotel and the lifestyles of America's Gilded Age. Critical to the success of this mission is the restoration and preservation of this National Historic Landmark, an opulent 1891 railroad resort, and the artifacts significant to its history and the life and work of Henry Bradley Plant. Through educational exhibits and events, the museum transports visitors of all ages and backgrounds to the late Victorian period, the beginnings of Florida's tourist industry, and the early years of the city of Tampa. This quintessential Victorian palace features unique Moorish revival architecture, opulent European furniture and art treasures of the original railroad resort. The past becomes the future and provides great insight into recent years at the Henry B. Plant Museum. A tourist location for all ages.