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Where:<\/strong> Tampa, Florida
When to go:<\/strong> year-round
If you like:<\/strong> history<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why you should go: <\/strong>A century ago, some two hundred factories churned out more than a million cigars a day in Tampa\u2019s Ybor City. And though only twenty-five of those factory buildings still stand, now filled with shops and artists\u2019 lofts, with only one\u2014J.C. Newman Cigar Co.<\/strong><\/a>\u2014remaining operational, the cigar era is woven into the fabric of this quirky cobblestoned enclave. \u201cIt\u2019s such a unique part of the South and different than anywhere else in Florida,\u201d says Drew Newman, J.C. Newman\u2019s fourth-generation owner, of Ybor City. His company\u2019s clock-towered headquarters, nicknamed El Reloj, offers tours and cigar-rolling classes, and it\u2019s expanding its footprint to a forthcoming inn and cigar lounge in a neighboring building. But you\u2019ll have to head outside to see one indelible part of Ybor history: the sleek, jewel-toned street chickens\u2014descendants of the backyard flocks of factory workers\u2014that freely roam the sidewalks, peep out of bushes, and nest on historic grounds. \u201cThey rule the roost of Ybor City,\u201d Newman admits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G&G tip: <\/strong>If you don\u2019t get enough fowl play on the streets, head to Hotel Haya<\/strong><\/a>, where a local chicken rescue hosts monthly yoga for people and birds alike.<\/p>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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