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Attractions
  • Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary
  • Big Top Tours
  • The Children’s Garden & Art Center
  • Circus Sarasota
  • Historic Spanish Point
  • Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
  • Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
  • Sarasota Jungle Gardens
  • Sarasota Kennel Club
Theaters
  • Banyan Theater Company
  • Manatee Players Theatre
  • Sarasota Opera House
  • Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Museums
  • Crowley Museum and Nature Center
  • G.WIZ – The Science Museum
  • John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
  • South Florida Museum and Bishop Planetarium
Sports
  • Baltimore Orioles Spring Training
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Lightning and Rays
Beaches
  • Casey Key
  • Lido Key
  • Siesta Key
  • Venice
Golf Courses
  • Bobby Jones Golf Club
  • Gulf Gate Executive Golf Club
  • Serenoa Golf Club
  • Tantum Ridge Golf Links
  • Village Green Golf Club
Parks and Recreation
  • Myakka River State Park and Wilderness Preserve
  • Oscar Scherer State Recreation Area
Annual Culinary Events
  • Forks and Corks Wine and Food Festival (January)
  • Taste of Suncoast (March)
  • Florida Winefest & Auction (April)
  • Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week (June)
  • Stone Crab, Seafood & Wine Festival (November)
  • Taste of Sarasota (November)
Shopping
  • Downtown Sarasota
  • Ellenton Prime Outlets
  • Herald Square
  • St. Armands Circle
  • Sarasota Pavilion
  • Westfield Sarasota
  • Westfield Shoppingtown Southgate
Medical Facilities
  • Doctors Hospital of Sarasota (within 4 miles)
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital (within 8 miles)
Airports
  • Sarasota/Bradenton Airport (approximately 20 miles to the north)
  • Tampa International Airport (approximately 70 miles to the north)