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Anna Maria Island Day Trip: The Old-Florida Beach Day, Done RightThe island's best beach has almost no parking, by design. The free trolley is how you get there anyway.2 min De Soto National Memorial: Bradenton's Free National Park SiteAt high tide the shoreline trail is a mangrove tunnel; at low tide, wading birds on the flats. Which one you get is up to when you go.1 min Robinson Preserve: Bradenton's 600-Acre Playground of Trails, Towers, and Kayak TunnelsThe towers are the reason to come at sunset, and the tide decides whether you paddle at all.1 min

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1. Ca' d'Zan

4.8★ across 3,273 reviews — a proven local favorite · 3.8 mi from the town center.

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2. Bayfront Park

🔥 Popular with locals · 4.8★ across 6,088 reviews — a proven local favorite · 1.0 mi from the town center.

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3. LeBarge Tropical Cruises

4.6★ across 954 reviews — a proven local favorite · 0.9 mi from the town center.

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4. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

4.8★ across 9,862 reviews — a proven local favorite · 3.6 mi from the town center.

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5. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Downtown Sarasota

4.7★ across 6,482 reviews — a proven local favorite · 0.8 mi from the town center.

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