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Sarasota Travel Guide
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Rising on a gentle hillside beside the blue waters of Sarasota
Bay, SARASOTA is one of Florida's better-off and better-looking
towns, and also one of the state's leading cultural centers.
It's home to numerous writers and artists, and the base
of several respected performing arts companies. The community
is far less stuffy than its wealth might suggest, and downtown
Sarasota is fairly lively, with cafés, bars and eateries
complementing the excellent grouping of bookstores for which
the place has been known.
Most
visitors stop by to see the Ringling estate on the town's
northern edge – home of the art-loving millionaire
from whom modern Sarasota takes its cue – and the
barrier island beaches, a couple of miles away across the
bay.
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Ringling School of Art and Design
Visit and tour this beautiful south Florida campus that
is known worldwide for it's advanced creative studies and
professional educational values. Numerous art galleries
are on site and are open daily for viewing while tours are
available all year with reservations.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
One of the top ten botanical gardens in America, this tropical
oasis on Sarasota Bay is nestled on eight and a half acres
and features the most spectacular display of rare orchids
and bromeliads in the world. A cafe and gift shop are also
on site.
Golden Apple Dinner Theatre
The oldest continuing dinner theatre in America and one
of a dozen professional dinner theatres in the country,
this theatre invites you to enjoy feasting on a bountiful
all-you-can-eat buffet followed by an entertaining, award-winning
Broadway musical.
Players Theatre, The
The second oldest community theatre in Florida, this performing
arts organization was also the first organization of its
kind in Sarasota. Six lavish, full scale musicals with live
orchestra are performed each season, as well as special
events and a series of concerts.
Myakka River State Park
One of the largest and most diverse nature areas in Florida,
this State park offers sightseeing tours by boat and tram
and visitors can learn about the ecology of the area and
the interesting features of its many inhabitants including
alligators, bald eagles, sandhill cranes, ibis, egrets,
deer, wild turkey, bobcats, and many other animals and birds.
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