{"id":402818,"date":"2026-09-17T20:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/402818\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T20:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:08:16","slug":"tampa-golf-cart-tours-feature-hyde-park-ybor-tampa-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/402818\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Golf Cart Tours feature Hyde Park, Ybor, Tampa history"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Tampa Golf Cart Tours<\/a> gives visitors and residents a way to see the city from an open-air golf cart, with routes that include Hyde Park, Ybor City and other recognizable Tampa stops.<\/p>\n

The company runs three tours a day, seven days a week, according to general manager Hannah Johnston, who also works as a tour guide. Johnston said the tours allow guests to move at a slower pace while taking in the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only do you get to take it a little bit slower and really take in all the sights, but with the open-air feel, you get to see everything around you,\u201d Johnston said.<\/p>\n

Johnston moved to Tampa after graduating from Georgia Southern and began working with Tampa Golf Cart Tours. She said her interest in the city and its history made the job a good fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI loved the city during college, and when I moved down here, I just couldn\u2019t get enough,\u201d Johnston said.<\/p>\n

Tours last about an hour and a half to two hours and include stops at Sparkman Wharf, Armature Works and the Tampa postcard mural, where guests can take pictures, Johnston said.<\/p>\n

The route also includes neighborhoods such as Hyde Park and Ybor City. During a stop in Hyde Park, Johnston pointed out local businesses, including a pirate-themed candy store, ice cream and popsicle shops, and restaurants.<\/p>\n

In Ybor City, Johnston highlighted Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed Park and its history.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor over 60 years, this piece of land right here, Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed Park, was the only piece of United States soil owned by Cuba,\u201d Johnston said. \u201cSo if you walk through those gates, you can travel to Cuba without a passport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnston said sharing Tampa\u2019s history is part of what she enjoys most about leading the tours.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t put into words how much I love it,\u201d Johnston said. \u201cI love to yap. Talking is one of my favorite things to do. And when I get to talk about important things like history …\u201d<\/p>\n

From city landmarks to neighborhood stops, Johnston said the tours are designed to offer something for a range of guests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is something for everybody to love,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Tampa Golf Cart Tours gives visitors and residents a way to see the city from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[7150,104,28,7151,27600,139,135,137,136,835],"class_list":["post-402818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-app-florida-on-a-tankful","tag-entertainment","tag-florida","tag-florida-on-a-tankful","tag-julia-hazel","tag-orlando","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-vod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}