Sarasota Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 1) S A R A S O TA C O N V E N T I O N & VISITORS BUREAU Table of Contents Experiences Welcome to Sarasota and Her Islands Exploring the Outdoors Arts & Culture Culinary Delights Top 10 Things to Do Shopping Beaches 2 8 12 16 20 22 24 Sarasota County Official Visitor Information Center 7 0 1 N . Ta m i a m i Tr a i l Sarasota, FL 34236 941-957-1877 800-522-9799 info@sarasotafl.org w w w. s a r a s o t a f l . o r g Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau Administrative Offices 766 Hudson Ave., Suite A Sarasota, FL 34236 941-955-0991 fax 941-955-1929 Virginia J. Haley President S A R A S O TA’ S E U R O P E A N R E P R E S E N TAT I O N GOSH PR 8 8 K I N G S WAY, H O L B O R N , LO N D O N WC2B 6AA ENGLAND 44(0) 207 681 6275 Principal photography by Glenn Hastings Dick Dickinson Tim Larsen-Collinge Map Sarasota Area Map 28 Directory Attractions Golf Courses Dining Establishments Shopping Areas Accommodations 26 34 35 39 41 44 44 55 ON THE COVER The Venturas perform at sunset on the lawn of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Campgrounds Vacation Rental Agencies Visitor Services The Official Sarasota Visitors Guide® 2008 is published for the Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau by Miles Media Group, Inc., 6751 Professional Parkway W., Sarasota, FL 34240. Steve Berlin, Group Publisher; Lana Knoke, Associate Publisher; Kendra Gemma, Editor; Emily Baatz and Evelyn Esperança, Art Directors; Brooke Misantone, Project Manager; Debbie Rardin and Melissa Gangemi, Advertising Account Managers; Jen Raymer, Listings Specialist. Publication design concept by the zimmerman agency. Erin Duggan, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau Editor. All rights reserved; reproduction in whole or in part prohibited without written permission of the publisher. Copyright 2008. Funding provided by the Tourist Development Council, Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners. Left: Canopy walk, Myakka River State Park Center: Siesta Beach Right: Downtown Sarasota www.sarasotafl.org 1 http://www.sarasotafl.org http://www.sarasotafl.org http://www.sarasotafl.org
For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.