Ybor CityDescriptionYbor City is Tampa's Latin quarter with antique-brick streets and wrought-iron balconies. It is located near downtown Tampa. The district is named for cigar factory owner Vincente M. Ybor. His factory was moved to this place in 1886. Other manufacturers of hand-rolled cigars soon followed. In the late 1800s and early 1900s many Cuban and Italian immigrants came to Ybor City to work in the area's many cigar factories. Today, Ybor City is a shopping, dining and entertainment district. It is one of only three National Historic Landmark districts in Florida.
ToursGuided walking tours enable visitors to see artisans hand-roll cigars following time-honored methods.
Visitor Information CenterLocated inside the Cigar Museum and designed as an opened cigar box, the Visitor Information Center provides information about accommodations, events, attractions, shopping, dining and entertainment.
Visitor Information Center is located at 1600 E. 8th Avenue, Suite B 104. Phone: (813) 248-3712 ext. 1
Operating HoursVisitor Information Center is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
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