The beach is beautiful with warm water and gentle waves.  Unfortunately, it frequently gets a dangerous Red Tide with the associated toxins which can cause coughing and choking and are dangerous for...

Find over 100 specialty stores and restuarants at this outdoor mall.

Did you know you can visit the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art free of charge? This was a stipulation of John Ringling himself - that one day a week the Museum of Art would be open to the public

Beautiful gardens with a petting zoo and shell museum.

Since remodeling was completed last February 2006, Ca d'Zan Mansion is an excellent educational and enjoyable place to spend the day in Sarasota close to the bay. Florida teachers and students with...

The park is a great day trip for families. The airboat trip on the lake is well worth it..you always get to see an alligator. The canopy walk is also one of those things the family will love to do...

Located at the Mote Marine Laboratory, this is home to a 135,000 gallon outdoor shark tank and many other marine species.

A sprawling botanical garden.

This semi-private 18-hole championship golf course stretches 6,343 yards from the back, par 72, featuring Winter Rye greens and Bermuda Grass fairways.

    I went to this restaurant after 2 hour drive, we were staying at the Ritz Carlton Hotel to spend a weekend in the beach, this hotel is very close to the Jacks Marina Restaurant.  My daughter was...

Interactive science center.

Sarasota Opera presents world-class opera in the intimate 1,100 seat Sarasota Opera house. One opera is performed in November and the four work Winter Opera Festival runs in February and March. The operas are a mixture of favorites and rarely heard gems. All performances have simultaneous English translations above the stage and opera goers are encouraged to dress as they feel comfortable: suits and ties mix with khaki and jeans.

This theatre's rotating schedule allows for five different plays to be performed on the same weekend.