If you are booking a vacation rental we recommend staying in the north west part of Bradenton, as that will be closest to the venue! Look for rentals north of Cortez Road and west of 9th Street West. If you are hoping to stay on Anna Maria Island it will be about 30 minutes to the venue no matter where you are on the island, but north of the Cortez bridge will likely be the most convenient. For hotels, please refer to the "Travel" page of the website for the most convenient hotels to the venue.
There is some street parking in front of the museum, as well as a free public parking garage directly across the street from the venue.