Tourist Attractions in Sarasota Florida

If you are planning to visit Sarasota, you may be wondering what tourist attractions are available for you to experience. Of course, Sarasota boasts of beautiful beaches and scenic nature walks, but the city is also noted for its cultural arts heart and love of preserving historical sites. In short, Sarasota offers several must see tourist attractions and a few of them are listed below.

Spanish Point

Historic Spanish Point is a blend of nature and history with its scenic nature treks and historical timeline of Sarasota chronicled from prehistoric times to colonization. You can go on a self guided tour or take a docent guided tour and visit the historical buildings and displays. You will also delight in seeing one of the most beautiful butterfly gardens in the state.

Sarasota Jungle Gardens

Sarasota Jungle Gardens is not to be missed as it is an adventure for the entire family and especially nice for nature lovers and photographers. The gardens host many exhibits and shows such as Critters and Things, Reptile Encounter, and Birds of Prey.

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Arts

This museum is home to a wide variety of paintings, American, European and Asian, as well as various other art forms from antiquities to contemporary art. This is the official state art museum of Florida and well worth a visit.

G Wiz Museums

The G Wiz Art Museum and the G Wiz Science Museum will provide your family with many thrills and fascinations thanks to the exciting scientific exhibitions and art displays. The science museum has 85 hands on learning exhibits for visitors.

Mote Marine Laboratory

This attraction began as a small shark research facility and has grown to one of the worlds few privately owned marine research facilities coupled with a public aquarium and it receives around 400,000 visitors each year.

Florida Railroad Museum

This attraction is a museum on wheels. The train itself is the museum and it takes visitors on a 13 minute ride. They also offer themed rides at varies times during the year. Cars can be rented out and you can even ride in the cab. You can even be the engineer. Through a special program, you can rent the locomotive for an hour and learn how to operate the controls and drive the train yourself.

Classic Car Museum

This is one of the largest 'living' classic car museums in the world. It is termed 'living' because the stock is constantly being updated with trades and new acquisitions. With over 100 classic cars, this attraction is a must see for enthusiasts. The museum is open during the day and then comes alive at night with fine dining and dancing among the cars. Some notable cars on exhibit are John Lennon's Mercedes, and a dragster from Don Garlits.

The above tourist attractions in Sarasota are just a small sample of what is waiting for you. There are many more exciting places to visit and things to do in Sarasota. For more information, check the Sarasota website on the internet.