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When journalist Kristen Hare moved with her family from Missouri to Florida in 2012, she adopted a motto for herself: “Don’t let the tourists have all the fun.”

That meant exploring her new home, visiting parks and beaches, cigar factories and festivals—and of course eating a lot. The result was 100 Things to Do in Tampa Bay Before You Die, now in its third edition. The book serves as a bucket list of sorts; there’s even a bucket on the cover.

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