Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Visit the open-air, under glass bayfront garden and see numerous tropical plants and odd epiphytes (plants that grow on other plants). Here at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, you can see perhaps one of the largest collections of orchids. The garden boasts of a living collection of over 6,000 orchids.
Sarasota Classic Car Museum
Car aficionados will definitely enjoy a visit to the Sarasota Classic Car Museum. See rotating antique cars exhibits the whole year round. Here at the Sarasota Car Museum you can see antique cars, European classics, and one-of-a-kind vintage cars. The museum is recognized as on the America’s oldest continuously operating antique car museums.
Sarasota Jungle Gardens
Immerse yourself in nature when you visit the Sarasota Jungle Gardens. The garden boasts of 10 acres of lush tropical vegetation and winding trails for hiking. Be entertained by their educational bird and reptile shows or feed American Flamingos out of the palm of your hands.
Save our Birds
Bird lovers will surely love Save our Seabirds or SOS. The group is devoted to saving injured and disabled seabirds. Their facility houses numerous birds that they are rehabilitating.
Siesta Key Public Beach
Siesta Key Public Beach is the best place to go to after a long day. Kick of your shoes, and dig your toes into Siesta Key’s powdery white sand. Be lulled by its soft lapping waves and watch a spectacular sunset. Enjoy all of these relaxing treats free of charge!
South Florida Museum
Take a walk through time at the South Florida Museum where their exhibits and life-sized dioramas depict life in the area from prehistoric times to the present. You can also see their extensive collection of anthropological artifacts.
Parker Manatee Aquarium
See Manatee County’s most famous resident and official, Snooty at the Parker Manatee Aquarium. The aquarium is a second stage rehabilitation facility for manatees that will be released back into the wild.
