Anna Maria Island Travel and Activities

Airports:

• Sarasota/Bradenton International, 30 minute drive

• Tampa International, one hour drive

Dining:

• Several fine neighborhood establishments within a short walk

• Zagat Award winning and Florida Trend's Golden Spoon Hall of Fame winner Beach Bistro is five minutes away in Holmes Beach

• Twenty excellent, top rated restaurants all within a ten minute drive of the island

• The island itself boasts 50+ restaurants of its own

Shopping:

• Dozens of local retail shops - steps away

• Dozens more within a short bicycle ride

• Internationally known St. Armand Key, with its inviting St. Armand Circle shops, is just a 30 minute drive

• Food and beverage shopping just one block away

Entertainment:

• Live Theater, Art Galleries and Orchestra on the island

• More Live Theater, Art Galleries, Orchestra, Opera, Ballet and Theater within a half hour drive to the cultural center of Southwest Florida in Sarasota

• Internationally significant Mote Marine Center and Aquarium, 20 minute drive

• Golf, over 36 courses within 30 minute drive

• Baseball spring training camps of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees all within one hour drive--or less

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers football, one hour drive

• World famous Selby Botanical Gardens, 35 minute drive

• Busch Gardens and Cypress Gardens, 1.t5 hour drive

• Disney World & Sea World, two hour plus drive

• Holmes Beach Library, three minute drive

• Bishop Planetarium, 20 minute drive

• South Florida Museum & Aquarium, 20 minute drive

Fishing & Boating:

• The finest guides both inshore and offshore

• Kayak & canoe eco tours available through dock masters in several marinas

• Power and sail boat rentals available in several marinas

• Extended dockage stay in several marinas, five minute drive

Beaches:

• Eight miles of wide, pristine sand beaches for strolling or jogging just steps away

Swimming:

• In our pool or the aquamarine waters of the Gulf of Mexico