WaterPlayUSA takes the effort out of planning your aquatic adventures and lets you get back to enjoying your vacation! With
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TreeUmph! Adventure Course
When you want to get away from the beach and add some excitement to your Anna Maria Island vacation, spend the day or a
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Shelling
For the serious beachcomber, the most important thing about shelling is to know the tides. Charts are featured in most local
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Giraffe Ranch
Have you ever fed a giraffe? Have you ever smelled their grassy breath? These are memories that will last you a lifetime.
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Crowley Natural and Cultural History Center
Crowley Natural and Cultural History Center also known as “Crowley” is a non-profit organization
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Lipizzan Stallions
Just an hour’s drive from Anna Maria Island, the world famous dancing horses are a must see!
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Bearadise Ranch
Home to the famous Welde family bears, Bearadise Ranch was established in 1926
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Anna Maria Bayfront Park
Anna Maria Bayfront Park is an ideal place to put things in perspective!
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Fort De Soto Park
Whether you are sitting on the beach or kayaking near the still water’s edge at Fort De Soto, you find yourself absorbed in the
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Neal Preserve
Open sunrise to sunset, Neal Preserve, is a 120-acre ecological gem that overlooks Sarasota Bay. Located on the south side of
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Around the Bend Nature Tours
Around the Bend Nature Tours offers professional guides to help you discover Native American history, creatures of Sarasota Bay,
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Egmont Key
Although Egmont Key is primarily a wildlife refuge, it can be a personal refuge — a place to relax and collect shells along secluded,
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Located on U.S. 41, two miles south of Osprey and six miles south of Sarasota, Oscar Scherer State Park consists of more than two square
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Robinson Preserve
Robinson Preserve is a 487-acre coastal preserve located in northwestern Bradenton, just east of Anna Maria Island, in the Palma
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Sarasota Jungle Gardens
Sarasota Jungle Gardens is the area’s only zoological gardens featuring 10 acres of tropical vegetation and jungle trails. One of
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Marie Selby Botanical Garden
The beautiful Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is located in a brick-laid residential section of Sarasota and is home to thousands of
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Grassy Point Preserve
Located across from Walgreen’s off of East Bay Drive in Bradenton, Florida, Grassy Point Preserve is great for the whole family. It
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Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary
Big Cat Habitat is a nonprofit safe haven for exotic cats, bears, primates, birds, and other animals. The Rosaire family is a respected
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G.T. Bray Park & Recreation Center
Located in Bradenton, Florida, approximately 10 miles from Anna Maria, is G.T. Bray Park and Recreation Center. It is Manatee
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Lowry Park Zoo
Recognized as the #1 zoo in the United States by Parents magazine (2009) and Child magazine (2004), Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo features
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Big Cat Rescue
Big Cat Rescue is the largest accredited sanctuary in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats. The
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