Other Sarasota Area Attractions
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From Baseball Spring Training to Lipizzan Stallions..
There's so many different interesting and fun things to do in the Sarasota area that we can't put them all in categories. This list represents interesting things that are unique or individual enough that there aren't enough of them for their own category.
It you're a baseball fan, this is the place to be in the Spring for Cincinnati Reds Spring Training just a few minutes away. During the regular season, take a beach break, and take in a Major League Baseball Devil Rays game. Or, say that you're interested in exotic horses, see the world famous Lipizzan Stallions perform while on their annual Florida tour in the Spring. Of course, if you just want to unwind at a local movie theatre and watch one of Hollywood's latest, you have your choice of several nearby multi-plex Sarasota movie theaters. One things for sure, whatever your interest and inclination, it's bound to be nearby!
Note that the selection list is in alphabetical order and indicates the distance to the attraction. For those who wish to scroll the entire list, it is in order by distance from the hotel.
Listed by distance from the hotel:
Sarasota West 6 Amc Theatres • 2.8 miles (6 minutes)
8027 Beneva Rd, Sarasota, FL 34238, 941-924-1383
Regal 20 Cinema Movielines • 5.8 miles (12 minutes)
1993 Main St, Sarasota, FL 34236, 941-954-5768
Burns Court Cinema • 6.1 miles (13 minutes)
506 Burns Ln, Sarasota, FL 34236, 941-955-3456
Cincinnati Reds Baseball Spring Training • 7.5 miles (16 minutes)
2700 12th St, Sarasota, FL 34237, 941-954-4101
Ed Smith Stadium is a 53-acre site that maintains a national reputation as a premier baseball facility in the State of Florida and continues to be the mecca of baseball activity in the Sarasota area. As the Spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds since 1998, local residents and visitors from across the country and Canada have a chance to catch the action of their favorite teams and players in the relaxed atmosphere of beautiful Sarasota.
Florida State League Class A Baseball • 7.5 miles (16 minutes)
2700 12th St, Sarasota, FL 34237, 941-954-4101
The Florida State League Franchise of the Boston Red Sox fills the stadium with family entertainment throughout the summer with the Sarasota Red Sox' 70 home games. Year-round residents continue to enjoy the economical entertainment offered by this Class A professional baseball club.
Sarasota Kennel Club • 9.7 miles (22 minutes)
5400 Bradenton Rd, Sarasota, FL 34234, 941-954-4101
Live greyhound racing November - April. Simulcast dog and horse racing year 'round.. 6 days a week. Matinees, 3 days a week. Thursday night is Ladies night, when women get free admission.
Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Ranch • 26 miles (40 minutes)
32755 Singletary Rd, Myakka City, FL 34251, 941-322-9503
Myakka City, Florida, is where the Royal Lipizzan Stallions are located from January through March. See the most rare and aristocratic horses in the world. The highly schooled animals exhibit complex maneuvers, leaps and plunges derived from defensive horsemanship created for war that pre-date the birth of Christ by some 400 years. These famous horses are trained at Colonel Herrman's Ranch in Manatee County. Visitors are welcome at the 1 1/2 hour training sessions, Thursday and Friday at 3pm and Saturday at 10am.
MLB Sarasota Bay Devil Rays Baseball - Tropicana Field • 36.1 miles
One Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33705, 888-326-7297
Make a Sarasota Bay Devil Ray game your next destination when visiting the Sarasota Bay area. The Sarasota Bay Devil Rays and Tropicana Field can accommodate your group of 20-1000 in one of our first-class private party areas. Enjoy the cool, comfortable surroundings while enjoying Major League Baseball at Tropicana Field.
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