Guidebook for Sarasota

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Guidebook for Sarasota

Sightseeing

Orchids and many fascinating local plants. Visit their website for more info.
433 locals recommend
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
1534 Mound St
433 locals recommend
Orchids and many fascinating local plants. Visit their website for more info.
Walk from Selby Gardens along the bay front. Enjoy the sculpture. Explore the park. Have lunch or go downtown for lunch.
Marina Plaza
Marina Plaza
Walk from Selby Gardens along the bay front. Enjoy the sculpture. Explore the park. Have lunch or go downtown for lunch.
Upscale shopping bars, restaurants, South Lido Park is a nice trail walk.
297 locals recommend
Saint Armands Circle
Saint Armands Circle
297 locals recommend
Upscale shopping bars, restaurants, South Lido Park is a nice trail walk.
Great aquarium and interesting turtle rehab. Must see the Manatees in the second building.
532 locals recommend
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy
532 locals recommend
Great aquarium and interesting turtle rehab. Must see the Manatees in the second building.
Nice trail, picnic lunches, good place to put in your kayak.
29 locals recommend
South Lido Park
2201 Benjamin Franklin Dr
29 locals recommend
Nice trail, picnic lunches, good place to put in your kayak.
Rated one of the top beaches in the country.
400 locals recommend
Siesta Key
400 locals recommend
Rated one of the top beaches in the country.
Take a walk around the scenic park and enjoy a cold one at O'Leary's tiki bar.
Bayfront Drive
Bayfront Drive
Take a walk around the scenic park and enjoy a cold one at O'Leary's tiki bar.
Nice beach
442 locals recommend
Lido Key Beach
400 Benjamin Franklin Dr
442 locals recommend
Nice beach

Everything Else

Nice grocery store close to the house.
30 locals recommend
Publix Super Market at Shops at Siesta Row
3825 S Osprey Ave
30 locals recommend
Nice grocery store close to the house.
Great park to visit. Take the tram boat for up close on the gators. For the brave, canoes also available for rent.
382 locals recommend
Myakka River State Park
13208 State Rd 72
382 locals recommend
Great park to visit. Take the tram boat for up close on the gators. For the brave, canoes also available for rent.
Cà d'Zan, (Venetian for "House of John"), is the waterfront residence built for Mable and John Ringling. The mansion was designed by architect Dwight James Baum with assistance from the Ringlings, built by Owen Burns, and was completed in 1926
87 locals recommend
Ca d'Zan
5401 Bay Shore Rd
87 locals recommend
Cà d'Zan, (Venetian for "House of John"), is the waterfront residence built for Mable and John Ringling. The mansion was designed by architect Dwight James Baum with assistance from the Ringlings, built by Owen Burns, and was completed in 1926

Drinks & Nightlife

Local craft beer watering hole.
North Bridge Tavern
2119 Siesta Dr
Local craft beer watering hole.
Nice spot to chill out with a cold one.
171 locals recommend
Oleary's Tiki Bar & Grill
5 Bayfront Dr
171 locals recommend
Nice spot to chill out with a cold one.
Live music...check their calendar.
72 locals recommend
Mattison's City Grille Downtown Sarasota
1 N Lemon Ave
72 locals recommend
Live music...check their calendar.
Large bar and restaurant. Great cocktails and good food! Few Minutes drive from home. Kitchen open till 12 AM.
36 locals recommend
Gecko’s Grill & Pub
1900 Hillview St
36 locals recommend
Large bar and restaurant. Great cocktails and good food! Few Minutes drive from home. Kitchen open till 12 AM.
Historic building...live music on weekends. Across from Mattison's.
96 locals recommend
The Gator Club
1490 Main St
96 locals recommend
Historic building...live music on weekends. Across from Mattison's.

Food Scene

Good quality and interesting food.
37 locals recommend
Baker & Wife
2157 Siesta Dr
37 locals recommend
Good quality and interesting food.
High end steakhouse.
24 locals recommend
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
2001 Siesta Dr
24 locals recommend
High end steakhouse.
Good burgers & fish & chips.
16 locals recommend
Shakespeare's Craft Beer and Gastro Pub
3550 S Osprey Ave
16 locals recommend
Good burgers & fish & chips.
Reasonably priced fresh seafood.
150 locals recommend
Walt's Fish Market Restaurant
4144 S Tamiami Trail
150 locals recommend
Reasonably priced fresh seafood.
Happy hour oysters and live music!
167 locals recommend
Siesta Key Oyster Bar
5238 Ocean Blvd
167 locals recommend
Happy hour oysters and live music!
Great NY style pizza!
Patellini's Pizza
1429 Main St
Great NY style pizza!

Arts & Culture

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the state art museum of Florida, located in Sarasota, Florida.[1] It was established in 1927 as the legacy of Mable and John Ringling for the people of Florida. Florida State University assumed governance of the Museum in 2000
305 locals recommend
Ringling Museum station
305 locals recommend
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the state art museum of Florida, located in Sarasota, Florida.[1] It was established in 1927 as the legacy of Mable and John Ringling for the people of Florida. Florida State University assumed governance of the Museum in 2000

Getting Around

WILL RENT REASONABLY TO UNDER 25 CLEAN CARS
Practical Car Rental
3416 S Osprey Ave
WILL RENT REASONABLY TO UNDER 25 CLEAN CARS

Essentials

Cool grocery
110 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
4101 S Tamiami Trail
110 locals recommend
Cool grocery
Nice grocery, café & pizza oven. Hybrid cross between Whole Foods-Trader Joes-Publix. 3 blocks from the house.
20 locals recommend
Lucky's Market
3501 S Tamiami Trail
20 locals recommend
Nice grocery, café & pizza oven. Hybrid cross between Whole Foods-Trader Joes-Publix. 3 blocks from the house.