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Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center chronicles the history of Tampa's Sulphur Springs neighborhood, which became a nationally-renowned tourist attraction during the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to its mineral hot springs, shopping arcade, and alligator farm. The museum is housed within Mann-Wagnon Memorial Park and was opened to the public in 2010. Exhibits detail the rise and fall of "Florida's Coney Island," along with the neighborhood's African-American history and the park's former natural history museum, which operated until the 1970s. The museum is open to the public for free Wednesdays through Saturdays, with additional Sunday hours during public special events.

1101 E River Cove St, Tampa, FL 33604, Phone: 813-935-9402

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