Day 10… We’re heading south to Sarasota from Tampa. I have some places around there that I’d like to visit. But, Mother Nature had a different plan for the girls and I. It started raining heavily when we’re finishing up our walk around The Ringling courtyard. We didn’t go inside the museums because we didn’t want to spend tons of money for the admission fees. But I was gladly paid $5 to walk around 66 acre museum complex. The girls got in for free! The Ringling features the State of Art Museum, Circus Museum, Ca’ d’Zan Mansion, and Bayfront Gardens. It’s beautiful!

On the way to Sarasota, we took a detour to check out Village of the Arts, in Bradenton. It’s a live-work community made up with colorful houses and shops. We didn’t really spend much time in the Village because I had two girls that weren’t enjoying strolling around in a humid Florida weather 😂

VILLAGE OF ART.

GLASS Collection at The Ringling.

Mable Ringling Rose Garden.

THE RINGLING COURTYARD.

CA’ d’ZAN

Dessert time at The Ringling GRILLROOM.

University Town Center (UTC) mall – Sarasota