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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
811 South Palm Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34236-726
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“Marie Selby Botanical Gardens” Fodors.com
“Marie Selby Botanical Gardens” Frommer's
“Selby Botanical Gardens” PlanetWare.com
“36 Hours in Sarasota, Fla.” New York Times (free registration required)
“Attractions Are the Main Event Year 'Round in Sarasota” hotelfun4kids.com
“Gators, gardens and galleries” canoe.ca / Associated Press
“Weekend With The Kids: Sarasota” New York Times (free registration required)
“Sarasota - Culture by the Bay” AAA South / Going Places Magazine
“Sarasota Florida” USA Tourist
“Sarasota Circus” Fine Travel
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 44 attractions in Sarasota
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Traveler Description: A sprawling botanical garden.
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Attraction type: Garden, Scenic/historic walking area
Activities: Viewing foliage
Address: 811 South Palm Ave. Sarasota, FL 34236-726
Tel: 941-366-5731
Fax: 941-366-9807

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“Beautiful grounds with exotic foliage.”
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5 of 5 stars
BlushPell 96 contributions
Massachusetts
Dec 31, 2008

This botanical garden is beautiful! There are so many tropical species there that are very colorful and vibrant no matter what time of the year you visit. The Banyan trees that are there are enormous you are dwarfed by them! The orchid display is not to be missed. They also have orchids for sale in the greenhouse that you can... more

“A great place to enjoy Sarasota Bay”
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3 of 5 stars
Joshgator 47 contributions
Central FL
Apr 10, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

This is a sweet piece of property on the Sarasota Bay. It has an older mansion that has been converted into a gallery on the lower level for traveling art, and the upper levels are curtained off, presumably used as office space? There’s a small garage they have converted into a childrens learning center complete with a few samples of... more

“great location and in downtown”
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5 of 5 stars
VirginiaVacation 4 contributions
Virginia
Apr 27, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

a delightful window into old Sarasota. more

“Marie Selby Botanical Garden”
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4 of 5 stars
Kakee2000 10 contributions
Tampa, FL
Nov 9, 2004
8/8 found this review helpful

I visited the Marie Selby Botanical Garden this past summer, bringing my camera to take some pix. Enjoyed a wonderful day. The facility is neat and well kept, with good variety (orchids are stellar, banyan trees unlike anything I had ever seen before). They were also featuring a photography exhibit that weekend, in one of the buildings on the grounds,... more

“Even in November...”
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5 of 5 stars
ExplorerAP 60 contributions
Ocala, FL
Nov 26, 2003
10/10 found this review helpful

****Even in November these gardens are a worthwhile destination! You are given a map for your self-guided tour, which is quite informative. There is an impressive display of orchids in the greenhouse which is the starting point for everyone's tour. I am just a rookie gardener, but I thoroughly enjoyed the ferns, fragrance garden, butterfly garden, bromeliad display, canopy platform,... more

“Inutile”
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1 of 5 stars
superbee46 2 contributions
cerfontaine
Dec 20, 2008

Promenez vous dans les parcs et vous en verrez presque autant gratuitement. Ils annoncent 6000 orchidées, il devait en avoir... more

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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Address

811 South Palm Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236-726
Tel: 941-366-5731 Fax: 941-366-9807