The Historic Leonard Reid House

Sarasota

5401 Bay Shore Rd

The Tibbals Learning center is a venue of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art dedicated to the history of the American circus. Marvel at the Howard Brothers Circus model, the world's largest miniature circus, and the Greatest Show On Earth mural. Rotating historic circus poster exhibits and costumes, props, wagons, photographs and other documents tell the story of circus, while the family-friendly interactive gallery lets you try to walk the high wire, ride bareback, or squeeze into a clown car. The Ringling circus archives are available by appointment.

800 S Palm Ave

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 Downtown Campus on Sarasota Bay is the only botanical garden in the world dedicated to the display and study of epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads and ferns, and other tropical plants. There is a significant focus on botany, horticulture, education, historical preservation, and the environment.

5401 Bay Shore Rd

Anchoring the Ringling College Museum Campus, Sarasota Art Museum has 15,000 square feet of dedicated exhibition gallery space, Bistro, Shop, auditorium for educational events, performance and film, a sculpture courtyard and extensive grounds and facilities where one can engage with site-specific and site-responsive art experiences.

Step into nostalgia at our Vintage Toy Museum, home to an enchanting collection spanning the late 1800s to today! Marvel at our 20x30 HO model train layout, a breathtaking tribute to Vermont’s four seasons. Visit Moosehead Toys and Comics, our vibrant retail store, packed with vintage and modern toys, comics, Pokémon, Funko, and more. We buy, sell, and trade—come rediscover the magic of playtime! Open daily, welcoming collectors and families alike.