Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - Sarasota, Florida

Address:811 South Palm Avenue
Sarasota, Florida
Tel: (941) 366-5731

Bring your cameras over to the picturesque Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota. There you'll find beautiful gardens, a Southern Colonial mansion-turned-museum gallery, a plant shop, and a café, among many other garden pleasures and exhibits!

Feel like you're in Asia while you walk through the Bamboo Garden and visit the colorful koi pond. Take a walk on the wild side and visit the Wild Things exhibit of poison dart frogs. Fellow gardeners and horticulturalists will take delight in the Selby Herbarium, a display of over 94,000 dried and pressed specimens from around the world. Stroll through the Mangrove Forest that will bring you to the little dock out on Sarasota Bay. And of course, take some time to simply relax in 9.5 acres of beautiful, natural fresh air and flowers.

Make sure you bring the kids along to enjoy their share of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. They'll love the They'll love the children's learning center, an indoor rainforest filled with creepy crawly insects and hands on exhibits. Certain gardens will also pique their fancy, like the Butterfly Garden, the Tropical Food Garden, and the Fragrance Garden.

Give yourself and your family a few hours to truly relish the beauty and education offered at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. And before you leave, rest your feet by Sarasota Bay for more beautiful garden views!