Family Friendly

Hunsader Farms

A family farm east of Bradenton with a produce market, u-pick, and the fall Pumpkin Festival

Sarasota Art Museum

Ringling College's contemporary art museum in the old Sarasota High School

Historic Spanish Point

Thousands of years of Sarasota history on 30 bayfront acres in Osprey

Lido Beach

Wide Gulf beach with a lifeguarded pool, minutes from St. Armands

Art Center Sarasota

A century-old visual arts hub on the bayfront

Sarasota BMX

America's oldest continuously running BMX track, since 1974

Big Top Brewing Company

Sarasota's circus-themed craft brewery and gastropub

Almost Heaven Kayak Adventures

The original Sarasota eco-tour through mangrove tunnels

Robinson Preserve

600+ acres of coastal trails, kayak launches, and canopy walks in NW Bradenton

The Island Bookshop

Independent bookstore and local-art nook in historic downtown Venice

Baker & Wife

South Sarasota neighborhood bistro with brick-oven pizza and a serious bar

Original Word of Mouth

Gulf Gate breakfast-and-lunch institution baking its own goods since 1996

The Celery Fields

Sarasota's premier birding hotspot on 400+ acres of restored wetlands

Big Water Fish Market

Siesta Key fish market famous for its grouper sandwich

Lakewood Ranch Farmers’ Market

A lakeside Sunday market with 100-plus vendors

Joan M. Durante Park

A restored 32-acre wetland park on Longboat Key

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

Marine science brought to life at Mote SEA

Manatee Village Historical Park

A free living-history park in Bradenton

Sarasota Jungle Gardens

Animal shows, flamingos, reptiles, and a petting zoo

Bradenton Public Market

Local vendors, music, and family activities downtown

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature

Science and natural-history learning in Bradenton

Big Cat Habitat

A conservation-minded animal experience in Sarasota

Arts & Central Restaurant

Creative cuisine and live music in the Rosemary District

The Maine Line

Voted Florida's #1 lobster roll — found on wheels

Rodizio Grill

All-you-can-eat Brazilian churrasco carved tableside by gauchos

Cafe Evergreen

Clean, organic café in a restored Nokomis post office

Nōnnō Umberto Italian Seafood & Steakhouse

Family Italian on St. Armands — pasta, pizza, prime steaks

Harry's Continental Kitchens

Longboat Key's 45-year institution — garden dining and bakery

Cassariano Italian Eatery

Authentic Italian with private event spaces, two locations

L'Ôpera Bakery Bistro

Authentic French bakery and bistro in Gulf Gate

Percocco's Pizza & Pasta

New Jersey-quality pizza and pasta in Sarasota

Siesta Beach

America's #1 beach — 99% pure quartz sand

Bobby Jones Nature Park

Former golf course turned nature preserve

The Ringling

Florida's official state art museum