Self-Guided Podcast Tour: How Tampa Built a Pirate Empire

About this tour

Step into early 20th-century Tampa, where hotel magnates, newspaper editors, and railroad promoters pulled off the ultimate marketing stunt. They invented a bloodthirsty Spanish pirate named Jose Gaspar, gave him fake diaries, and turned him into the city's patron saint. On this offbeat walking journey along the Hillsborough River, explore how a Gilded Age hotel, steel-hulled pirate ships, and the world's longest continuous sidewalk were built to serve a completely fictional character. - A 4.6 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 131 min - Ideal for travelers interested in Pop Culture & Media Landscapes and History & Memory - Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app