Tampa Bay Buccaneers
A pirate ship with real cannons, a Super Bowl on home turf, and Cuban sandwiches in the lots. That's Tampa.
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Raymond James Stadium has a 103-foot pirate ship in the north end zone. A full-size pirate ship. With cannons. That fire actual cannons after every Bucs score. If that doesn't make you want to attend a game, nothing will. This is the most unique in-stadium feature in all of professional sports, and watching the cannons go off while the crowd roars is genuinely one of the coolest moments you'll have at any sporting event.
The Bucs went from perennial laughingstock to Super Bowl champions in 2020 when Tom Brady brought his winning magic to Tampa. That Super Bowl LV run - winning the championship in their own stadium - was surreal. Brady made Tampa Bay relevant in a way nobody expected, and the fanbase exploded. The red flags (literally, they wave flags) are everywhere now.
The tailgate in the lots around Raymond James is pure Florida chaos. Grills going, reggaeton blasting from somebody's truck, and enough Cuban sandwiches to feed Ybor City twice. The mix of old-school Tampa fans and the new wave of Bucs supporters creates an eclectic, energetic pregame scene.
Before the game, head to Ybor City - Tampa's historic Latin Quarter - for some of the best Cuban food and nightlife in Florida. The Columbia Restaurant has been serving Spanish-Cuban cuisine since 1905, and it's still incredible. After the game, SoHo (South Howard) and Ybor are where the party continues. A Bucs game at Raymond James Stadium is football with a pirate ship, cannon fire, and Cuban sandwiches. Show us another stadium that offers that combination. We'll wait.