Tampa Bay

Tampa and St. Petersburg are the central cities in the Tampa – St. Petersburg – Clearwater metropolitan area. This region is known as Tampa Bay, named after the deep bay they surround. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in Florida after the vast Miami metro area. More importantly, it is the largest metropolitan area along the Gulf of Mexico on Florida’s west coast.

Tampa Bay is full of excellent museums, entertainment and vacation areas, and stunning sandy beaches that are very popular with domestic American tourists.