The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
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Day239

Day 239 — Sarasota & the Ringling — Sarasota & Naples

Full day5h 30m planned
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205The Oldest City206Lighthouse & Jacksonville207North to Amelia Island208Fernandina & Fort Clinch209South to Orlando210Magic Kingdom211EPCOT212Hollywood Studios213Animal Kingdom214Free Day215Universal Studios Florida216Islands of Adventure217Free Day218Kennedy Space Center219South to Palm Beach220Gilded Palm Beach221Down to Fort Lauderdale222Canals & the Beach223Into Miami224South Beach & Art Deco225Little Havana & Wynwood226Vizcaya & Coral Gables227Free Day228Biscayne Bay229Into the Everglades230Shark Valley & an airboat231Anhinga Trail & Flamingo232Down the Overseas Highway233Key Largo & the reef234The Middle Keys235Key West236Free Day237Back up and across to Naples238Naples239Sarasota & the Ringling240Busch Gardens241Ybor City & the Riverwalk242St. Petersburg & the beaches243North to the capital244The Capital & the Canopy Roads245West along the panhandle246Naval Aviation & historic Pensacola247The Emerald Coast248Into Alabama

Circus money turned to art (a two-hour drive up the coast).

  1. 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM· 3h 30m

    The Ringling Museum & Ca' d'ZanMuseums & HistoryAnchor

    John Ringling's art museum, the Circus Museum, and his waterfront Venetian mansion Ca' d'Zan.

    5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL

  2. 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM· 2h

    Siesta Key BeachOutdoor & Water Activities

    Powder-white quartz sand regularly ranked the best beach in America.

    Bring: beach gear

    948 Beach Rd, Sarasota, FL