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Get closer to all your favorite sea creatures at The Florida Aquarium. See cownose rays, sand tiger sharks, sea dragons, green sea turtles, moray eels, giant pacific octopus, and thousands of other unforgettable creatures. Touch real stingrays and bamboo sharks in the 5,000 gallon Touch Tank. You can also touch sea stars, crustaceans, urchins and mollusks in the No Bone Zone touch tank. Enter the wetlands and get within inches...

The South Florida Museum is the largest natural and cultural museum on Florida’s Gulf Coast. See dramatic dioramas, exciting exhibits, fossil evidence of Florida’s earliest marine and mammal life, and the world renowned collection of prehistoric and early post-contact archaeological artifacts from Montague Tallant.

MOSI is a scientific playground with more than 450 hands-on activities in over 400,000 square feet of permanent interactive exhibits! Come have fun and learn at the same time! Let your child’s knowledge expand in the largest children’s science center in the nation. Brave extreme weather conditions in Disaterville, featuring WeatherQuest. Live through tornadoes  hurricanes, wildfires, and more! Harness yourself to the longest High Wire Bike in a U.S. museum and ride along...

The Ringling, also known as The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, is located on 66 acres of spectacular bay front property in Sarasota, Florida, and preserves the legacy of John Ringling, one of the founders of the Ringling Bros. Circus (now known as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus), and his wife, Mable. It is home to an art museum, a circus museum, a five-story mansion, a...

Welcome to the Stray Dog, a 43-foot Torres sport fish equipped with state-of-the-art electronics and exceeds all US Coast Guard regulation and safety requirements. You can choose from a variety of fishing trips from family fu’ trips of only 4- and 6-hours, or full day 8- and 10-hour trips, to a longer range of 12-, 14-, and 16-hour trips. Up to six passengers are welcome and the dock is located conveniently in...

Fish the Anna Maria Island area with Captain Tom Chaya. His local knowledge of fishing in the local area for 30 years will help you fish the Tampa Bay and Gulf of Mexico waters like a native. Capt. Tom offers a variety of different fishing locations: backwater/backcountry, flats, bay, and offshore. Have fun catching snook, tarpon, permit, trout, redfish, snapper, grouper, cobia, kingfish, mackerel, and flounder. http://annamariafishingcharters.com/

You Only Live Once! YOLO Adventures offers parasailing, sunset cruises, eco tours, dolphin watching and much more . . . Choose from a variety of adventures from parasailing, jet skiing, sunset cruises, eco-tours, dolphin watching and much more! Whoever you are, however old or young, YOLO Adventures has something that will add a special memory to your vacation. Whether you want to soar above the water at 500 feet with an unrivaled...

H2O Watersportz is your best choice for a full range of fun on the waters of Anna Maria Sound, Sarasota Bay and Tampa Bay. We are an authorized CraigCat dealer and can sell you one of the best sport water crafts in the world. H2O offers boat rentals, charters and tours. Spending the day exploring the waterways is exciting and fun aboard our roomy pontoon boats, new Yamaha VX110 Deluxe...

Experience the joy of sailing with Spice Sailing Charters! Capt. Ed Hartung (USCG licensed) commands the 30-foot Catalina ZigZag. Join him for a half day or sunset cruise on the beautiful waters of Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Take a turn at the helm or just sit back and watch the dolphins play. They also offer sailing lessons and at-sea memorial services. All cruises include complimentary soft drinks...

Located in historic Cortez Fishing Center at the southeast foot of Cortez Bridge, Cortez Sailing Adventures offers public, daily sailing tours into the Gulf or the Intracoastal Waterway from 10:00 a.m. until sunset. In addition, they offer private charters and special event sails aboard Quest and Phantom II! Just pick your charter, then choose your adventure between: Eco/historic tours Corporate incentives One- and Two-Yacht Team Building programs Wedding and engagement parties...