Comprising a museum, a restored casita and a lush garden, the Ybor City Museum State Park brings to life the Ybor of a century ago. It’s one of the historic city’s must-see attractions, tracing the development of Ybor from a pine scrub and swamp to its rise to fame as the cigar capital of the world.

In the museum, you’ll learn all about the city’s founders, experience life in a cigar factory and take a peek into the lives of the many immigrants that flocked into the city to earn a living. Next, pay a visit to the casita and explore the typical family home of Ybor – a picturesque wooden house, painted white with a little porch to watch the sun go down. You’re in for a treat at your final stop, as the idyllic Mediterranean-style garden is a rich collection of plants native to Florida, decorated with a soothing fountain and recreations of Ybor’s iconic lampposts.