
Tropicana Field, 35 mi from Lake Sarasota
Roughly 124K visitors a year make it to De Soto National Memorial. Look within 40 miles for the 35 places to visit; none is inside Lake Sarasota. Among them are 16 museums, 4 stadiums & arenas and 3 gardens. The best-known trip out is to Raymond James Stadium, 47 mi away.

Anna Maria Island
Island in Florida, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
Science and Technology Education Innovation Center, 39 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Lake Sarasota. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
Its 73 places all lie within 60 miles.
Salvador Dalí Museum
Art museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
Edison and Ford Winter Estates
Historical museum in Fort Myers, Florida, USA.
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
Concert venue in Tampa, Florida, United States of America.
Tampa Riverwalk
2.6-mile-long (4.2 km) open space and pedestrian trail development along the Hillsborough River in Tampa, Florida..
Egmont Key State Park
United States National Wildlife Refuge and state park in Florida.
Adventure Island
Water park located northeast of Tampa, Florida from Busch Gardens Tampa.
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Performing arts center in Tampa, Florida.
De Soto National Memorial
National Memorial of the United States in Bradenton, United States of America.
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Museum of Science & Innovation
Science museum in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Glazer Children’s Museum
Children's museum in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement
Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.
The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art
Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Military Heritage & Aviation Museum
Military museum in Punta Gorda, Florida, USA.
Rialto Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Science and Technology Education Innovation Center
Educational center in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
St. Petersburg Museum of History
Museum and cultural center in St. Petersburg, Florida, US.
University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum
Museum in Tampa, Florida.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Lake Sarasota → · Lake Sarasota’s history →
Photo credits
Tropicana Field: EaglesFanInTampa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond James Stadium: NASA, Public domain · Anna Maria Island: Bfpage at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Benchmark International Arena: Miosotis Jade, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Busch Gardens Tampa: Wolle8ball, CC BY 3.0 · Salvador Dalí Museum: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Taty2007, CC BY 3.0 · Al Lang Stadium: Franksgiving, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort De Soto Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain · Honeymoon Island State Park: Christopher Hollis, Public domain · Siesta Beach: 4net, CC BY 3.0 · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry B. Plant Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Warm Mineral Springs: Blas0082, Public domain · Myakka River State Park: Mx. Granger, CC0 · Cayo Costa State Park: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrea_pauline/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Tampa Riverwalk: Barbthebuilder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Egmont Key State Park: The original uploader was Dlohcierekim's sock at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Adventure Island: rickpilot_2000, CC BY 2.0 · Florida Aquarium: Zeng8r (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mote Marine Laboratory: Will Pittenger, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dinosaur World: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McKechnie Field: User Jamesb01 on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Straz Center for the Performing Arts: Barbthebuilder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunken Gardens: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ed Smith Stadium: Newsthug, CC0 · Florida Railroad Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · De Soto National Memorial: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Science & Innovation: Tampa MOSI at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Tampa Museum of Art: Zeng8r at English Wikipedia, FAL · The Ritz Ybor: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bishop Museum of Science and Nature: Netweave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cracker Country: Cvwayne, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sarasota Jungle Gardens: Rpgray, Public domain · Florida Holocaust Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Florida Museum of Photographic Arts: Fmopa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tampa Bay History Center: Christopher Hollis, Public domain · Morean Arts Center: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Polk Theatre: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5 · Sarasota Opera House: Viva-Verdi, Public domain · The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tiki Gardens: Florida Division of Tourism, Public domain · Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palma Sola Botanical Park: Asit K. Ghosh Thaumaturgist, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sarasota Classic Car Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tampa Bay Automobile Museum: dave_7, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dunedin History Museum: AbeEzekowitz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Explorations V Children's Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Hollis Garden: VisitCentralFL, CC BY 2.0 · Military Heritage & Aviation Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mulberry Phosphate Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rialto Theatre: Candleabracadabra, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Southwest Florida Museum of History: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. Petersburg Museum of History: Myotus, CC BY 4.0 · University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum: Mardcarr, CC BY-SA 4.0
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