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Historic Spanish Point

Historic Spanish Point

Fun Things in Osprey

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+1 941 366 57 31401 N Tamiami Trail, Osprey, Florida 34229

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401 N Tamiami Trail, Osprey, Florida 34229

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About

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens provides 45 acres of bayfront sanctuaries connecting people with air plants of the world, native nature, and our regional history. Established by forward thinking women of their time, Selby Gardens is composed of the 15-acre Downtown Sarasota campus and the 30-acre Historic Spanish Point campus in the Osprey area of Sarasota County, Florida. The Historic Spanish Point campus is located less than 10 miles south along Little Sarasota Bay. The Historic Spanish Point campus, one of the largest preserves showcasing native Florida plants that is interpreted for and open to the public, celebrates an archaeological record that encompasses approximately 5,000 years of Florida history.

Amenities

Service options

  • Onsite services

Accessibility

  • Assistive hearing loop
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom

Children

  • Good for kids

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Paid parking lot

Hours

Monday
10 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday
10 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday
10 AM to 5 PM
Thursday
10 AM to 5 PM
Friday
10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday
10 AM to 5 PM
Sunday
10 AM to 5 PM

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