Maria Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota
811 S. Palm Avenue
Sarasota , Florida
Tel: 941 366 5731
www.selby.org
Sarasota , Florida
Tel: 941 366 5731
www.selby.org
Concierge.com's insider take:
A visit to these botanical gardens in Sarasota is especially appealing in the fall, when the weather is cooler and the plants are still in full bloom. Grab a map and embark on a self-guided tour of the orchid-filled greenhouse, bamboo garden, butterfly garden, banyan grove, and fragrance garden. Kids underwhelmed by the vegetation will get a kick out of vividly colored poison-dart frogs frolicking in multilevel tanks filled with mosses and tropical plants. Lunch at the outdoor café, then browse the plant store inside the historic Selby mansion.