About Anna Maria Island

Activities & Travel 
 

Dining:

• Several fine neighborhood establishments - a short walk.
• Zagat Award winning and Florida Trend's Golden Spoon Hall of Fame winner Beach Bistro is five minutes away.
• Twenty excellent, top rated restaurants all within a ten minute drive of the island
• And the island itself which 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 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, one and one-half 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 ecco tours available through dock masters in several marinas.
• Power and sail rental available in several marinas.
• Extended dockage stay in several marinas, five minute drive.

Beach:

• Eight miles of wide pristine sand for strolling or jogging

Swimming:

• In our heated pool
• The aquamarine waters of the Gulf or Mexico.

Airports:

• Sarasota/Bradenton International, 30 minute drive.
• Tampa International, one hour drive.