Things To Do
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota
Safety Harbor
Fun town to shop and eat! Our favorite restaurant is Giggle Waters! It is a very unique experience and we highly recommend stopping in for lunch or dinner. https://gigglewaters.com/ Grab a slice of carrot cake cheese cake at Bassano Cheesecake, you won't regret it! https://bassanocheesecake.com/bassano-cheesecake-cafe/
St. Armands Circle
Get a daiquiri at the Daiquiri Deck. Eat at Speaks Claim Bar or The Columbia! Tons of cute shops and located very close to Mote Marine Laboratory, The Old Salty Dog restaurant (a SRQ original), and you can take the free trolly that will take you to downtown Sarasota and the beach.
Mote Marine Laboratory
Baker & Wife
One of our favorite restaurants in SRQ. The korean BBQ meatloaf is a favorite!
Live Training Center
Workout! (Josette's second home) :)
Sarasota Farmers Market
Saturday morning 8:30AM - 2PM
Legacy Trail Bike and Electric Bike Rentals
Five-O Donut Co
Anna Maria Island
Rye Preserve
The Breeze Waterfront Cafe
Amazing low key brunch
Gigglewaters
Big Top Brewing Company (Fruitville Commons)
Livingston's Amusements
Lido Key Beach
Siesta Beach
Euphemia Haye Restaurant & The Haye Loft
Go to the hayloft upstairs for amazing food and desserts!
University Town Center
Shopping
The Yoga Barre LWR
The Sarasota Children's Garden
A magical place for the little ones!
The Dalí Museum
Owen's Fish Camp -Downtown SRQ
Go early! They get busy FAST and do not accept reservations. If you do have to wait, they have a great place to hangout under the banyan trees and have a drink/snack. Owen's is one of our favorite restaurants in SRQ! They also have a store (Burns Mercantile) that sells boozy milkshakes and gifts.
Ride the free trolly from downtown SRQ to St. Armands/Lido Key
Check out website for more information.
The Doctor's Office
Super cool bar on AMI!
Pangea Alchemy Lab
Speak Easy! You have to enter through the back of the building.
Siesta Key Village
Shop, Eat, and go to the beach!
Ride the ferry to AMI
Take the ferry from downtown bradenton to AMI.
Downtown Bradenton
Walk downtown/River walk - Also has great playgrounds for the kids. Best places to eat: O'Bricks Good Liquid Pier 22