Kids Guide

The City of Tampa is dedicated to motorist, pedestrian and bicyclist safety. With more than 40 miles of bike lane on Tampa�s roadways, we recognize how important it is to share the road in order to ensure everyone�s safety.

Use this service to contact the Community Affairs Youth Workshop coordinator. The Community Services unit coordinates six Law Enforcement/Community Relations youth workshops, each year throughout the city and county. Workshops are free of charge.

Pages geared toward children to teach fire safety.

Find park locations by zip code, picnic facilities, ball fields, playgrounds, jogging paths, pools, tennis courts, and more.

Tampa PAL is a non-profit organization staffed by full time Tampa Police Officers and civilian employees. The Officers and staff are dedicated to establishing a better relationship between Tampa's community and the police department through the close interaction of officers and kids.

The Tampa Parks and Recreation Department offers the highest quality recreational and competitive gymnastics and dance programs for ages 1-17 years old.

Tampa Police coloring books online for kids!

Interactive pages to teach children how to conservation our water supply.

Offered under an umbrella called the Water Ambassador Program, Tampa's in-school education efforts focus on educating and informing elementary and secondary school students, teachers and parents about the importance of water resources and conservation

Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.

Art Programs (formerly Tampa Public Art) was founded in 1985. The program is governed by an ordinance, administered pursuant to Program Guidelines, and is designed to foster and administrate projects integrating artwork into Tampa's urban culture.

The Budget Office prepares revenue and expenditures projections, budget instructions and target budgets.

The City Archivist, working with USF, has made early city records available online. Included are several of the original hand written, official minutes books of the City of Tampa, West Tampa, and Fort Brooke. Contained within these documents are discussions that led to the construction of the earliest governments of Tampa.

Information on the official flag of the City of Tampa.

The City Services Guide is a comprehensive guide to City of Tampa services wth an alphabetical listing of city departments, services, facilities and more.

Brief descriptions of Tampa government agencies.

Internal Audit provides management with an independent appraisal of major areas of City activities in order to reduce potential risk and loss to the City.

Mayors of the City of Tampa

Graphical view of organizational structure of Tampa municipal government.

An excellent research aid, this is a timeline of Tampa City Council since 1856.

A consolidated view of the FY07 Budget

Tampa profile of general demographic characteristics from the Census data.

Browse articles in all areas of topics within Earth & Environment, History, Literature & Arts, Health & Medicine, People, Philosophy & Religion, Places, Plants & Animals, Science & Technology, Social Science, Law, Sports, Everyday Life, and more.

Information about countries around the world.

FactMonster.com was launched in August 2000 by Information Please. Fact Monster and its Homework Center have received national recognition for their unbeatable reference materials, fun facts and features, and individualized homework help.

A place to find the official sites for federal, state, and local governments.

The High School Hub is a noncommercial learning portal to excellent free educational resources for high school students. It features online learning activities, an ongoing teen poetry contest, a reference collection, college information, and subject guides for English, mathematics, science, social studies, and world languages.

A web site for children and the people who care about them!

Find answers to all kinds of questions here - learn how stuff works

Combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several up-to-the minute almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records, Infoplease places the resources of an entire reference information center at your fingertips.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress.

Major Tampa area newspaper publications.

Explore your universe.

Tampa area television broadcasting stations.

The American Victory Mariners Memorial & Museum Ship is a unique and innovative maritime attraction aboard the World War II era merchant ship SS American Victory. Located near downtown Tampa and adjacent to the Florida Aquarium, the memorial creates a world-class museum depicting life aboard Victory and other classes of merchant ships during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

Busch Gardens is a 335 acre African theme, family entertainment park. Adventure Island (next to Busch Gardens) features 36 acres of water recreation areas.

The Tampa Convention Center is the city's major "meeting" place... the facility is recognized for the staff�s helpfulness and efficiency; the design and quality of exhibit space, conference and break-out rooms; its downtown water-front location; and outstanding food services

The world-class David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts (formerly Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) includes four theatres, a rehearsal hall, a banquet hall and in-house catering.

The Florida Aquarium is a three-story, glass domed aquarium featuring exhibits related to Florida's ecosystem and aquatic habitats.

The Henry B. Plant Museum displays furnishings and gilded art original to the former Tampa Bay Hotel; exhibits trace the history of the hotel and the Tampa area.

The Lowry Park Zoo is home to more than 350 exotic animal species from around the world.

The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is a science and technology center containing more than 200,000 square feet of exhibits and hands-on displays.

The Tampa Bay History Center displays artifacts, memorabilia, maps, military uniforms and photographs depicting life in the Tampa Bay region from past to present.

Use this service to request visitor information including free area guides from the Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau. The Bureau will mail maps and related materials to you, or you may speak to an information counselor via a toll-free number.

The Tampa Museum of Art provides art-related experiences for visitors of all ages.

Tampa Theatre is open year-round and features an acclaimed Film Series of cinema from around the world

Ybor City is one of only three National Historic Landmark Districts located in the State of Florida. Ybor City attracts large numbers of visitors due to the wide variety of shops, restaurants, clubs, and galleries.

Interactive stories for kids.

Explore the tools that artists use - like line, color, and balance - to build works of art.

Link letters together to make words. Don't let the red tiles reach the bottom, or your library will catch fire!

Uncommon amusements for grown ups and children.

Fun activities to encourage children to eat healthy.

Kaboose's award winning kids communities and family properties - Funschool, Zeeks and Kids Domain together with Kaboose.com comprise the Kaboose Network which is a top 10 global internet site for kids and families (Source: Comscore Media Metrix ranking Dec 2003).

Activities for kids, divided into grade levels.

Make your own greeting cards for holidays, birthdays, and just because.

The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource that teaches kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet.

Practice spelling words, either by yourself or with a friend.

Kids Guide

Introducing: The Recycle Guys! Meet them on the Solid Waste Pages!

Introducing: The Recycle Guys!
Meet them on the Solid Waste Pages!