• The International Plaza
  Shopping and dining have never met like this! International Plaza, adjacent to Tampa International Airport, is the most distinctive shopping and dining destination of Florida's West Coast. Four fashionable department stores, over 200 specialty shops and Bay Street at the Plaza... an open-air village of fine restaurants and small boutiques.
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• The Sarasota Square Mall
  This exciting mall is anchored by JC Penney, Sears, Dillard's, and Macy's plus features over 140 specialty stores, a food court, and an AMC movie theater.
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• The Ellenton Prime Outlet Mall
  With some of the most impressive brand name stores of any outlet center in the country, Prime Outlets at Ellenton is a must for shoppers seeking top quality at great prices. Plus, the Caribbean village-style architecture and tropical landscaping contribute to a great shopping experience.
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• MacDill Air Force Base
  Freedom Plaza provides transportation to MacDill Air Force Base once a month. The exchange's innovative mall concept includes a food mall, satellite pharmacy, a laundry and dry cleaners, optical shop, hearing aid service and sales shop, jewelry store, barber shop, flower shop, beauty shop and the 6th Services Squadron Information, Ticket and Tours office.
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• Brandon Westfield Town Center
  Fountains, tropical colors and aquatic sculptures create a delightful decor in this spacious shopping center. But serious shoppers come to explore more than 240 stores. Patrons armed with shopping lists whisk by the whimsical frog and frolicking manatee sculptures. Later, they enjoy the art objects after collapsing on a bench to recover from their retail reconnaissance.
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The Tampa Bay area hosts many national sporting events like these:

• JC Penny Classic
• The Outback Bowl
• The Final Four Basketball championships
• The St Pete Grand Prix

The following are some worship locations that are within a five mile radius to Freedom Plaza.

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
Prince of Peace Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Trinity Baptist Church
United Community Church

Beth Israel, The Jewish Congregation of Sun City Center

Performing Arts Theatres

Ruth Eckerd Hall - Located in Clearwater, Florida, is convenient to all Tampa Bay communities and serves a five-county area.

Mahaffey Theater - Considered one of the most beautiful rooms in central Florida, the Mahaffey Theater is host to the Florida Orchestra, Broadway entertainment and contemporary performers.

Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center - Located on a nine acre site along the east bank of the Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa. It provides an environment for a wide variety of performances, concerts, and events. The 300,000 square foot, state-of-the-art complex is the largest performing arts center in the Southeastern United States.

The Florida Orchestra - Recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the best regional orchestras in America.

Tampa Theatre - Open year-round with a full schedule of film, concerts, special events, corporate events and tours, the theater is one of the most heavily utilized venues of its kind in the United States.