Today Sarasota is known for two things at once: a Gulf-coast arts capital of museums, gardens, and theaters, and the white-sand beaches of Siesta and Lido Keys. Our Sarasota designs gather that identity — the alligator-and-1845 emblem, the Gulf coast, and a coastal art-print line for the walls — into wearable and framable form. From the circus capital to the arts capital, on the white sands of the Gulf — wear a little of Sarasota's Florida history.
What Ringling started, the town carried on. Sarasota became Florida's arts capital — the opera, the theaters, the Van Wezel hall, Marie Selby's bayfront gardens — a remarkable cultural density for a city its size. And just across the water lay the other half of its fame: the barrier islands, where Siesta Key's sand is almost pure quartz, so fine and white it stays cool underfoot. Arts and Gulf beach, side by side, became the Sarasota signature.
Why People Visit Sarasota Florida
- Tour The Ringling — Ca' d'Zan, the Museum of Art (the State Art Museum of Florida), and the bayfront grounds.
- Wander Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, with orchids, banyans, and bayfront walkways.
- Spend an afternoon on Siesta Key, whose fine white quartz sand is regularly ranked among the country's best.
- Browse St. Armands Circle, the 1920s Mediterranean shopping district near Lido Key.
- Catch a performance at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on the bayfront.
