Perhaps the most interesting landmark of Sarasota can be called the Ringling Museum. He is in the general Museum of the Circus Museum greatest on earth, but with him under his roof there are also a serious art museum, as well as the Asian Art Museum. John Ringling is one of the five brothers who created the "greatest show on earth."
Once at the very beginning of 1900, John, together with his wife, Mable decided to build the Italian Palace in Sarasote and now he is one of the outstanding cultural values of the world. In this museum there is a huge collection of circus commemorative things, as well as works of art.
Here collected collections of famous pretty European canvases, as well as decorative art items, starting from previous times to modern works. Also, very impressive sensations remain from the visit of the Asian Art Center. And the museum's building itself seems as significant as what is inside it.
Not far from Sarasota is a very interesting historic park, which is called the "Manate Village". Having visited it, you seem to come back in time back, that is, about 1913, you will see the old buildings here, which have been preserved from the period of the Civil War of the sixties of the XIX century.
You will see the church built in 1887, a one-room school house, preserved since the times of Old Florida, smoking, a mill with sugar cane and much more. Also, too, look at the forge, in which everything has been preserved from those old times and go to the shop, built in 1903.
Believe that you will not be able to get out without buying from there. In general, visiting this village will fill you with the most unusual impressions, and you are closer to get acquainted with the time when Florida was considered one of the new borders of America.
All motor vehicles will probably be very interesting to visit the classic car museum in Sarasota. Such old cars, which are presented here, is very difficult to find anywhere else. You will see the models fantastic one else and this is essentially the most first cars that appeared in America - with large headlights ahead and rear seats.
Also here are cars and collections of the fiftieth-sixties of the last century, ranging from the luxurious Rolls Royce John and Mabling and to the charming little "Mini Cooper", which belonged to Paul McCartney. You can also go to the souvenir shop working in the museum where you can buy some model you like.
You can go to the city's oceanarium and look at the beautiful aquariums in which the incredible number of marine animals lives. This will certainly like the youngest visitors. The brightest star in the oceanarium, of course, is the sea cow - a huge multi-torque creation, which simultaneously scares and at the same time attracts visitors. However, besides the fact that this can admire this magnificent spectacle, here you can also have inexpensive souvenirs at a request.