Sarasota: Park
Places and attractions in the Park category
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is a 15-acre botanical garden located at 900 South Palm Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. The Gardens are located on the grounds of the former home of Marie and William Selby.
Nathan Benderson Park
Nathan Benderson Park, previously known as North Metro Park and Cooper Creek Park, is a 600-acre park in the U.S. state of Florida, owned by Sarasota County.
Mote Marine Laboratory
Aquarium starring stingrays and sharks Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit, marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, Florida, with additional campuses in eastern Sarasota County, Boca Grande, Florida, and the Florida Keys. Founded in 1955 by Eugenie Clark in Placida, Florida, it was known as the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory until 1967.
Unconditional Surrender
Unconditional Surrender is a series of computer-generated statues by Seward Johnson that resemble an iconic 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, V–J day in Times Square, but was said by Johnson to be based on a similar, less well-known, photograph by Victor Jorgensen that is in the public domain.
Payne Park
Payne Park is a former baseball field from 1924 to 1990 in Sarasota, Florida. The stadium and field were built on a portion of 60 acres of land donated by Calvin Payne and his wife, Martha in 1923.