The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
← FloridaSarasota & Naples
Day291

Day 291 — Sarasota & the Ringling — Sarasota & Naples

Full day5h 30m planned
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253The Oldest City254Lighthouse & Jacksonville255Free Day256North to Amelia Island257Fernandina & Fort Clinch258Free Day259South to Orlando260Magic Kingdom261EPCOT262Hollywood Studios263Animal Kingdom264Free Day265Universal Studios Florida266Islands of Adventure267Free Day268Kennedy Space Center269Pulse, then South270Gilded Palm Beach271Free Day272Down to Fort Lauderdale273Canals & the Beach274Free Day275Into Miami276South Beach & Art Deco277Little Havana & Wynwood278Vizcaya & Coral Gables279Free Day280Biscayne Bay & a Ball Game281Into the Everglades282Shark Valley & an airboat283Anhinga Trail & Flamingo284Down the Overseas Highway285Key Largo & the reef286The Middle Keys287Key West288Free Day289Back up and across to Naples290Naples291Sarasota & the Ringling292Free Day293Busch Gardens294Ybor City, the Riverwalk & the Bolts295St. Petersburg & the beaches296Free Day297North to the capital298The Capital & the Canopy Roads299Free Day300Along 30A to Seahaven301Naval Aviation & historic Pensacola302The Emerald Coast303Free Day304Into 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 ActivitiesWorth it

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

    Bring: beach gear

    948 Beach Rd, Sarasota, FL

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Museums & History1
  • Outdoor & Water Activities1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here