Sarasota Bayfront is such a beautiful place to spend an evening, the bay views are amazing, and you…read morecan walk around and take pictures. The night views in Sarasota Bayfront are absolutely stunning. The views are really picturesque. There's plenty of parking, and there's a tiki bar right on the water, which makes for a really great experience.

Sarasota is blessed with so much natural beauty and as well as man made beauty. There is so much to…read moresee and do here! One of the fun things is Bayfront Park, which is located at the south end of the Ringling Causeway. There, you have the Marina Jack's II filled with beautiful boats and yachts to admire as you walk on the paved pathway around the park by Sarasota Bay. They have a 2 stiry restaurant there also. Birdlovers can enjoy pelicans, seagulls, egrets, and many other varieties of birds flying around. The views of the Bay, the Banyan trees, flowers, and palm trees in this park are a sight for sore eyes. I especially love the giant Unconditional Surrender statue of the sailor and nurse kissing and celebrating the end of WWII. If you get hungry or thirsty, there is O'learys for food and drinks to enjoy by the water. There is a huge parking lot for free parking with wheelchair accessiblability. Dogs are welcome as long as you clean up after them. An enjoyable and unforgettable excursion!

Enjoyed the visit to Armand Circle. There is parking on the street for a fee as well as parking…read morelot. There are various shops and multiple restaurants choices. Over three days we returned shopped and went to several restaurants. The landscaping was beautiful and we would gladly return.

Wonderful place to eat on St. Armand's circle!!we were there on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, met…read moreup with a former neighbor there for afternoon lunch. IT WAS AWESOME ,! You'll definitely need reservations! The island was very crowded with shoppers and eaters,so be prepared for traffic crossing the bridges. Had an awesome time. The waiter was very attentive, but not overly attentive that made us feel rushed! When we go back to Sarasota, St. Armand's is a very popular place to go. Tommy Bahamas store is right below it! A definite "must go to" place for us on our next Florida visit.

Nice office building in downtown Sarasota. They have Wells Fargo bank inside. They provide lounge…read moreand outdoor place for people to eat. Lobby is clean and nice.

Charming and super close to the water!…read more There are some great cafes, watering holes and restaurants scattered along and around Main Street. I gravitate towards bookstores like a moth to a flame and found a cool bookstore selling new books and a super cool used bookstore which in addition to its great selection of books also sold old maps! What a find. If you follow Main Street towards the water, take a right and explore the Sarasota Bay Front Park.

City of Sarasota City Council/Mayor and City PD are in control and benefit from the corrupt and…read morepredatory towing and of course the insane ticketing fees and are rewarded after they mismanaged & allowed the over development and almost elimination of free and available parking. Imagine after spending $200 in the city to dine, stopping off to get two gelatos where no parking is available or in sight but finding and empty lot with NO chain or barrier and NO handicap place anywhere in site. My handicapped placarded car was snapped up in under 10 minutes and towed (stolen but allowed by the City and PD) half way to Venice. My poor wife with a bone on bone knee recovering from a t-bone to the driver door at 40MPH car accident, had to walk the many blocks to FST where we spend hundreds per year and thousand$$$$ per year going to Sarasota restaurants ever time we go to a show. You people are bastards. Those two gelatos cost me over $155 EACH. The towing price, fees, administrative charges, 20% credit card fee (if you don't have $200 cash sitting in your wallet?) $30 Uber, all told over $300 mistake because the City of Sarasota wants to be in the Parking, Towing, and Ticketing fine stealing business!!! F-YOU. My family is taking our $ thousands per year and going anywhere else. Telling everybody, posting reviews, spreading the word. Residence and tourists are not wanted by the City of Sarasota and sadly we can't be patrons of the fine Merchants trapped there unless we PAY THE KING HIS VIG? Screwed my family financially, abused my car, hurt my wife, ruined our evening for NO reason. I hope you all travel or go somewhere and YOU get financially raped unexpectedly and find your car has been stolen and held hostage until you pay the towing mafia/MS-13/City of Sarasota whatever they want. F-YOU.

An interesting town for sure. The crime rate is rampant, dangerous to walk around downtown after…read moredark. Anywhere you park in downtown is an issue. The parking rules are ambiguous. If you're not a local you WILL get a ticket. Parking enforcement is a problem, overzealous workers giving out tickets to tourists who are non-familiar with their predatory practices. A sour experience as I walked the downtown area. Had Vietnamese food at a local restaurant, only to come back and see an infraction ticket left on my windshield for not so clear rules. If you're a tourist contesting the parking citation, they will add another $8 to your fine. And after that, they keep adding even more fees when you try to pay online, as they use a third-party company to process the fines. They label the additional fees as "convenience fees". Convenience for who? Obviously not for you, but for them as they laugh their way to the bank after taking tourists money. They know you're a tourist and they're out to get you! There are no real attractions in the town other than hair salons and cheap eatery places. Save yourself the trouble, best to stay in St. Pete or Tampa areas where there's a ton of sites to explore.

This is a massive library. It has so much for kids and adults that you could stay all day . My…read morekids did a scavenger hunt and even got prizes.

The huge pillars & interesting done make it look more like a stadium or auditorium than a library…read more This Selby Library is the flagship branch of the Sarasota County Library System, located in downtown Sarasota. This is the county's first library, established in 1907. It offers a wide range of resources, including books, digital materials & computer classes. It is known for its vibrant space, including a children's area with an aquarium arch. The library is supported by a permanent endowment from the Selby Foundation.

I'm back for a second review. We were in so much awe of this mall- we couldn't believe the first…read moretime how bright, immaculate and beautifully busy this mall was last time. So we decided to return and see if that was just a fluke day. Nope. It's pretty consistent - I'm not sure what their secret is- how they manage to thrive while other malls are dying- how they stay so clean and free of groups of troublemakers, but they are! Once again we felt safe, happy and excited to see so many wonderful places to shop under one roof- and it's a big roof because this mall is huge!

An average mall, pleasant, well-organized. It's my go-to place when I can't solve with online…read moreshops. Their bathroom area has a large sitting area, which I find very thoughtful. Right now, it has a carnival.

This is a very popular bridge in the Sarasota-Siesta Key-Longboat areas because of their…read moreconnection. The RCB was reconstructed in the early 2000s and is supposed to last for 75 years. It is a favorite with pedestrians, runners and walkers, fishermen, mommas with baby strollers, tourists, bicyclists, and dog-walkers. There is a walkway built on the bridge, which measures about .6 miles one way or 1.3 miles there and back. Good exercise. You can also walk over to the Bayfront Park in Sarasota, which is located on the north end of the bridge. Bird Key Park is located at the south end of the bridge. Both parks are worth visiting. At night, the bridge is lit up with bright royal blue lights. In the evenings, it is pretty crowded with people watching the sunset! I love it. We traveled over it at least twice a day while we stayed in Sarasota.

The John Ringling Causeway, known as the Ringling Bridge, is a 4 lane bridge in Sarasota, Florida…read morethat connects Sarasota to Lido Key, St. Armands Key & Bird Key. It's a vital hurricane evacuation route for barrier island residents. This segmental box girder bridge is 3,097 feet long and 65 ft tall.