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Places near Sarasota by type
All 249 places by distance →One day from Sarasota
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:56 pm
57 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Sarasota
- Circus Hammocknature spot · 2 hrs
- Nathan Benderson Parkpark · 45 min
- John and Mable Ringling Museum of Artmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Bird Keyriver spot · 1 hrs
- Siesta Key Beachbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Sarasota
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Sarasota?
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (garden, about 2 km), Unconditional Surrender (attraction, about 2 km), Sarasota Baptist Church (church, about 3 km), Lime Lake (lake, about 3 km), Bird Key (river spot, about 4 km), Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (nature spot, about 6 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Sarasota?
166 places on Spotwander: 24 wildlife, forests & gardens, 29 beaches & coast, 24 rivers, islands & mangroves, 29 forts & heritage, 23 museums.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Sarasota?
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, about 2 km by road; Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Sarasota?
Indian Beach, about 5 km by road; Lido Key (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Sarasota?
Start in Sarasota, visit Circus Hammock, then Nathan Benderson Park, then John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, then Bird Key, then Siesta Key Beach, and drive back — about 57 km by road in all.