Tampa’s Rough Riders Museum has just been designated as a Blue Star Museum.

Tampa’s Rough Riders Museum has just become the fifth Tampa Museum to be designated a Blue Star Museum.

The Tampa Rough Riders Museum, located at the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Headquarters at 601 North 19th Street in Tampa, Florida is dedicated to keeping the legacy of Teddy Roosevelt and the members of the Rough Riders alive.

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Its focus is on educating the next generation about this historical era and Tampa's connection to the Spanish American War.

The Rough Rider Museum joins the Florida Museum of Photographic Art, Museum of Science and Innovation (MOSI), Tampa History Center, and the Tampa Museum of Art in partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the
Department of War and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve

The Rough Riders museum offers free guided tours with appointments at no cost Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. To schedule a tour, coordinate with the Administrative Assistant in advance at 813-248-1898, or email office@tamparoughriders.org.

Blue Star Museums are an effort to improve the quality of life for military families, especially focusing on the approximately two million children who have had at least one parent deployed since 2001.

Blue Star Museums was created to show support for military families who have faced multiple deployments and the challenges of reintegration.

This program offers these families a chance to visit museums when many will have limited resources and limited time to be together. With the large number of military families in the Tampa Bay area the Tampa Rough Riders are proud to offer their museum as another salute to those that serve and their families.