Long before the circus arrived, Sarasota was a small settlement on the bay — pioneer families farming and fishing the Gulf shore, joined by a colony of Scots in 1885. The town incorporated in 1902 and grew slowly along the waterfront. Then came the 1920s, and a circus magnate with a fortune and a vision, and everything about the place changed.
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.
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.
