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The City of Sarasota, with its vibrant downtown, theater and arts district maintains the feel of a small European city. Visitors to Sarasota are delighted to find vacation variety, along with spectacular beaches.

Area Attractions

Sarasota's temperate climate offers a world to explore year-round. Relive history at Historic Spanish Point or engage in the interactive science exhibits at G.WIZ.  Marie Selby Botanical Gardens showcases tropical plants and more than 6,000 orchids, while Mote Marine Aquarium features marine research with opportunities to learn about sharks, stingrays, manatee, sea turtles and other marine life.  Sarasota Jungle Gardens, features plants and avian life, with reptile and birds shows. 

Bishop Planetarium
Circus Sarasota
Ed Smith Stadium 
Gulfcoast Wonder and Imagination Zone 
Mote Marine Laboratory
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Museum of Cars and Music
The Parker Manatee Aquarium
Pelican Man Bird Sanctuary
Sarasota Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Sarasota Jungle Gardens
Sarasota Polo Club
South Florida Museum

Boating
With 17,000 pleasure boats -- sailboats to speedboats -- registered in Sarasota County, boaters discover an aquatic bliss on area waterways.  Public boat ramps are located all through the county for excursion pleasure, personal water craft and sail boarding.

Fishing
Snook, Florida's official game fish, is the most sought-after catch in the state, while Sarasota offers some of the finest fishing anywhere. Whether your game is  snook, redfish, kingfish, trout, amberjack, mahi-mahi, or grouper, anglers find a bounty of fish in the waters of Sarasota whether on a boat, dock, beach, jetty or public pier. 

Parks & Recreation
Southwest Florida offers a number of parks and recreation areas, some of them along the waterfront.  From shelling on Egmont Key to bird watching on Leffis Key to a treetop canopy walk at Myakka River State Park, numerous eco-activities await the nature lover. 

Myakka River State Park
Myakka River State Park is Florida's largest natural park, offering canoeing, fishing, camping, an airboat cruise, a canopy walk and biking among a diversity of bird and wildlife. Safari tram tours of the park’s back country are offered from mid-December through May. The Myakka River flows through 58 square miles of wetlands, prairies and woodlands.

Historic Spanish Point
Historic Spanish Point, overlooking Sarasota Bay, provides a window into 5,000 years of human history, with Native American shell middens, preserved pioneer structures, nature trails and formal gardens.

Oscar Scherer State Park
Oscar Scherer State Park is one of the best places to see Florida scrub-jays, a threatened species found only in Florida. Hike or bike through 15 miles of nature trails or kayak or canoe along South Creek, a black water stream that flows to the Gulf of Mexico. Fishing is available along the creek or the shores of Lake Osprey. The park has picnic areas; pavilions, full-facility campsites and a youth/group campground.

The Weather
With an average annual temperature of 74 degrees, Sarasota has near perfect weather all year long. The temperature of the gulf water ranges from 60 degrees in the winter months to the low 90's at, its warmest, in the summer.

Serving Sarasota County, Nokomis, Osprey, Venice, Englewood, Bradenton, Longboat Key, Lido Key &
St. Armands, Bird Key, Siesta Key, Casey Key and Manasota Key Florida