Aquariums, Museums & Zoos

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. Continue Reading South Florida Museum

Experience the world of painter Salvador Dali, and explore his complexity and learn why he is known for popularizing the movement known as Surrealism. The building itself is a work of art, designed to complement the pieces it holds within. Explore the three galleries that hold 96 of Dali’s paintings on display all at once, as well as some of this other works including surrealist objects, prints, and drawings. The… Continue Reading The Dali Museum

Since 1917, the non-profit Morean Arts Center has created engaging art experiences for Tampa Bay residents and visitors. Located in downtown St. Petersburg, the Morean consists of the Morean Arts Center, Glass Studio & Hot Shop, Morean Arts Center for Clay and the Chihuly Collection. Combination tickets allow visitors to have a complete arts experience through art classes, jewelry making, photography and much more. At the Glass Studio & Hot Shop, watch working artists… Continue Reading Morean Arts Center

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… Continue Reading Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)

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… Continue Reading The Ringling

Located in Anna Maria’s old ice house, which was built in 1920, inside you will find Island artifacts from the early 1900s. Also on the property is the historic Belle Haven Cottage and the Anna Maria City Jail (pictured). The Belle Haven Cottage was originally built as a fish packing plant, and since then had been used as a bait shop and rental cottage before its piers, riddled with worms, deposited… Continue Reading Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum