Grab Cheap Flight Tickets to Sarasota
Reasons to Book Cheap Sarasota FlightsSarasota is a popular city on the Gulf Coast of Florida and the county seat of Sarasota County in US. It is known for its award-winning sea beaches, annual festivals (like the Sarasota Film Festival and Sarasota Chalk Festival) and a number of museums and gardens. The city’s beaches have won the prestigious ‘World’s finest, whitest sand’ and similar awards few times since 1987. Worthy of a special mention here is the Siesta Key Beach. Its sand is 99% pure crystal quartz and is called the world’s cleanest and whitest sand. This beach has some volleyball courts, a small cooking facility and a number of life guards that stand on duty throughout the day, thus making it a great place for families and spring break vacationers alike.
Marie Selby Botanical GardensMarie Selby Botanical Gardens have the world's only scientific collection of orchids and bromeliads. The gardens feature more than 20000 living plants including 5500 orchids, 3500 bromeliads and 1600 other plants. This large collection is supplemented by a herbarium with preserved specimens of tropical flora. It also has a butterfly garden, a fragrance garden and a koi fish pond besides a number of banyans, bamboo, live oaks, palms, and mangrove tress planted here.
Mote Marine LaboratoryThe Mote Marine Laboratory is a research facility and aquarium that seeks to devote itself to the study of sharks. The laboratory features giant squid and sharks, and other marine animals like sea turtles, manatees, stone fish, dolphins, cuttlefish, jellyfish, sea anemones, and some other marine species.