Cuban cigars, craft brews and coffee culture are woven together among the red-bricked facades of Ybor City, where generations of settlers made an indelible imprint on Tampa. The fusion of European, Jewish and Latin heritage is embodied in the Cuban sandwich, a homegrown hero that reveals character in every bite. Find spiritual enlightenment in museums bursting with modern art and Dalí surrealism, or worship Florida sunshine on golden sands at Clearwater and St Petersburg. The rogue spirit of pirate José Gaspar lives on in adrenaline-pumping theme parks and dusk-til-dawn nightlife.