Mike Zito

This is my 3rd or 4th visit to this museum consisting of two large buildings. There is a huge 38,000 square foot miniature circus that presents the circus from entering to leaving a town. You could easily spend an hour just at this incredible exhibit. The entire museum takes 2 to 4 hours.

The museum covers the history of the circus with original posters, circus vehicles, John and Mabel Ringling’s private luxurious train cars and many other historic items.

This museum can be purchased individually or as a package with the Ringling Art Museum and the Ringling Mansion Ca’ de’ Zan. You also have access to the entire 70 acre Ringling property which is a beautiful certified arboretum.

Highly recommend this museum for all ages.

Cemetery is immaculate with vegetation and gardens. It is the burial grounds for 4000 British and Australian solders who died in WW 2. Funded by he British government and maintained by full time gardener who lives next to the site.

Art gallery offering classes and local art. Some very impressive local art for sale and available at occasional auctions.

There is a concert series with the Kitt Moran Quartet appearing on April 11.

Plenty of parking and a very short walk from downtown Venice.

Nice small museum that has a large exhibit on Venice Doctor Albee and his bone grafting discovery, a good paleontology exhibit and the newest room featuring the history of the early Floridaland tourist attraction from 1964 and closing in 1971 after Disneyland opened.

Very small museum worth an hour. You can tour with a museum volunteer offering explanations.

This is my third event at this wonderful 1000 seat venue for music and other events. The Harlem Quartet did an amazing concert and featured a Cuban piece by Guido Lopez-Gavalan and another by Fanny Mendelssohn, sister of Felix.

Very comfortable seats and good acoustics.
Highly recommend this performing arts venue.