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Plant Museum Holiday 'Stroll' Is About Christmases Past

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 28, 2007

Additional Photos | Hear an excerpt of Teddy Roosevelt speaking on the Henry B. Plant Museum's new audio tour.

TAMPA - Visiting the Henry B. Plant Museum in December is like a trip to Christmas past, without a ghost as guide.

That's the wonder of the museum's Victorian Christmas Stroll, the yearly event where rooms are decorated in period splendor to recall the glamour of the late 19th century.

The 26th annual stroll, sponsored in part by The Tampa Tribune, begins Saturday and continues through Dec. 23.

The museum is in the former Tampa Bay Hotel, which the railroad tycoon Plant opened in 1891, toward the end of the Victorian era. It was a hotel through 1931, museum relations coordinator Sally Shifke said.

"The idea of the stroll is that we're really showing what the decorations might have looked like during the hotel years from a guest's perspective," she said.

In keeping with the old-fashioned holiday feel, spiced cider and savory cookies will be served on the veranda daily during the stroll, and soloists and ensembles will perform each evening.

For hours and prices, go to www.plantmuseum.com or call (813) 254-1891.

Esther Hammer

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