City Sightseeing Trolley Tour of Sarasota
Description
Sarasota's BEST City Sightseeing Tour, a wonderful way to learn where to eat, shop and visit, and about Sarasota's interesting past, whether you are a longtime resident, a newcomer, or a visitor. Guests will travel in our air-conditioned trolley.
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On this air-conditioned City Sightseeing Trolley Tour, see the BEST places to eat, shop, and visit through Sarasota's historic downtown neighborhoods of Gillespie Park, Burns Court, Laurel Park, St. Armands Circle, and the Rosemary Design District. Tour-goers will also see our world-class artistic and cultural organizations: The Ringling Museum, Ringling College, Asolo Theater, Selby Library, Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Selby Gardens, Sarasota Opera House, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota Symphony Orchestra. Guests will learn more about the architects and developers who designed some of our most unique homes and buildings like the Blue Pagoda, Crocker Memorial Church, and Splendida. Circus history, Amish culture, real estate development booms and busts, and colorful stories about Sarasota’s founders give visitors a true overview of Sarasota’s rich and amazing cultural history.
On this air-conditioned City Sightseeing Trolley Tour, see the BEST places to eat, shop, and visit through Sarasota's historic downtown neighborhoods of Gillespie Park, Burns Court, Laurel Park, St. Armands Circle, and the Rosemary Design District. Tour-goers will also see our world-class artistic and cultural organizations: The Ringling Museum, Ringling College, Asolo Theater, Selby Library, Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Selby Gardens, Sarasota Opera House, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota Symphony Orchestra. Guests will learn more about the architects and developers who designed some of our most unique homes and buildings like the Blue Pagoda, Crocker Memorial Church, and Splendida. Circus history, Amish culture, real estate development booms and busts, and colorful stories about Sarasota’s founders give visitors a true overview of Sarasota’s rich and amazing cultural history.
Learn about John Hamilton Gillespie who introduced golf to Sarasota.
See the distinctive homes of many area cultural organizations, including the Sarasota Opera, which is supposed to be haunted!
Visit the Burns Court neighborhood, featuring Mediterranean Revival style architecture.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Guests must be 10+; no children under 10 allowed except on our family tours designed for children. Every guest must have a paid ticket in order to board.
Reviews(1,017)
Very interesting 👌 The guide was very helpful about Sarasota history.
This experience was the perfect activity to dive into Sarasota, FL. The length was perfect and comfortable, while having many landmarks. I moved here 6 months ago, and was surprised there was so much to learn about my own city and its gems! I strongly encourage going to the Ringling Museum before or after this trolley tour - we had just gone to Ringling Museum the day before, and it made it that much more special to learn how interwoven the Ringling family is to the fabric of this city.
Thank you for this terrific review and suggestion!
Very entertaining tour! It exceeded my expectations. We learned some fascinating stories about Sarasota. We really enjoyed it. The only feedback would be for the tour guide to be a little more politically correct.
We appreciate the feedback but not quite sure what you mean about politically correct. Please let us know if there is something specific that bothered you.
I have lived for eleven years near Sarasota and I just meet this magical little city. Patrick was our delightful guide with fun and humor the history of Sarasota is told by an Irish man who knows how to tell a story properly.
Dan was a great driver and Pat was a very informative and funny guide
Discover Sarasota city tour is definitely worth taking. I’m fairly familiar with Sarasota but learned several new things on the tour. Our driver, John and guide, Pat were knowledgeable, friendly, humorous and efficient. The 90 minutes flew by. I can recommend the city tour without reservation.
Thank you so much. It’s always nice when guests tell us they learned new things!
Jon did a great job entertaining us with local stories and history. Bus ride was smooth with appropriate stops.
This was a 90 minute tour of Sarasota showing the highlights and bringing in the history of Sarasota. Our narrator was very knowledgeable having done this tour for a lot of years and added humor along the way. The meeting point was easy to find with a nice little gift shop. Discover Sarasota also offers different tours during the week and at night. Check them out!
The tour was great and we learned many historical facts along with the interesting people who made Sarasota what it is today. John our guide who knows the city intimately made a lot of fun.
Jon and John were great! We enjoyed the tour!
