Guidebook for Bradenton

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Guidebook for Bradenton

Food Scene

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Main Street At Lakewood Ranch
8100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
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On the river, music, and boat access
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Woody's River Roo Pub & Grill
5717 18th St E
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On the river, music, and boat access
Fun, Old Florida Beach
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Anna Maria Island Chamber
5313 Gulf Dr
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Fun, Old Florida Beach
Al Roker named Linger Lodge as one of the Top 5 Weirdest Restaurants in America. Been there since 1945, Old Florida at its best, but if you want contemporary fine dining, Lake Wood Ranch has many excellent restaurants!
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Linger Lodge Restaurant & Bar
7205 85th St Ct E
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Al Roker named Linger Lodge as one of the Top 5 Weirdest Restaurants in America. Been there since 1945, Old Florida at its best, but if you want contemporary fine dining, Lake Wood Ranch has many excellent restaurants!
Excellent grocery store and bakery just ten minutes from the cottage. Perfect for grabbing steaks and cooking out, or getting any needed grocery items.
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Publix Super Market at Lakewood Ranch Town Center
8330 Market St
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Excellent grocery store and bakery just ten minutes from the cottage. Perfect for grabbing steaks and cooking out, or getting any needed grocery items.
This is a retail and wholesale Orchid Nursery that is just beautiful! Absolutely filled with rare orchids.
Palmer Orchids
22700 Taylor Dr
This is a retail and wholesale Orchid Nursery that is just beautiful! Absolutely filled with rare orchids.
This is a nice place to sit and look at the river and have a nice lunch or dinner outside or in the restaurant. There are evening sunset boat rides nearby and great sunset views. Live music and good food are to be enjoyed here!!!
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Riverhouse Waterfront Restaurant
995 Riverside Dr
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This is a nice place to sit and look at the river and have a nice lunch or dinner outside or in the restaurant. There are evening sunset boat rides nearby and great sunset views. Live music and good food are to be enjoyed here!!!
Grab a gourmet picnic meal here and drive on to the beach, or get some of the best steaks and chicken and grill at the cottage. Lots of very nice foods, wine and cheeses.
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The Fresh Market
6701 Manatee Ave W
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Grab a gourmet picnic meal here and drive on to the beach, or get some of the best steaks and chicken and grill at the cottage. Lots of very nice foods, wine and cheeses.
Nice, out of the way place for dinner with view of the Sarasota Bay.
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Turtle Beach Grill Restaurant
8865 Midnight Pass Rd
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Nice, out of the way place for dinner with view of the Sarasota Bay.
This is near the well known statue of the Sailor kissing the Nurse. Upstairs for fine dining, or down stairs for more casual dining with a view of the beach.
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marina jacks
2 Marina Plaza
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This is near the well known statue of the Sailor kissing the Nurse. Upstairs for fine dining, or down stairs for more casual dining with a view of the beach.
Best grits in the South, great spot for breakfast.
Peach's Restaurants - SR64 E
5240 FL-64
Best grits in the South, great spot for breakfast.
Sports bar and restaurant offering good quick foods, wings, hummus and soups.
Gecko’s Grill & Pub
7228 55th Ave E
Sports bar and restaurant offering good quick foods, wings, hummus and soups.

Sightseeing

Gamble Plantation Historic State Park
Patten Avenue
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Bradenton Beach
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Beautiful Beach
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Siesta Beach
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Beautiful Beach
This national park offers many seasonal activities, ranger led kayak tours, living history programs, and demonstrations.
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DeSoto National Memorial Park
8300 Desoto Memorial Hwy
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This national park offers many seasonal activities, ranger led kayak tours, living history programs, and demonstrations.
Only 30 minutes from the Cottage and beautiful scenery. Take a pontoon boat ride on the Myakka River or hike and camp at this Florida State Park.
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Myakka River State Park
13208 State Rd 72
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Only 30 minutes from the Cottage and beautiful scenery. Take a pontoon boat ride on the Myakka River or hike and camp at this Florida State Park.
Very nice public beach and if you want to have lunch or a snack at the Longboat Key Resort, that is another nice feature of the area.
Public Beach Access
2825 Gulf of Mexico Dr
Very nice public beach and if you want to have lunch or a snack at the Longboat Key Resort, that is another nice feature of the area.
This is an interesting beach area near Siesta Key. Landscape is different, rocks make for interesting snorkeling.
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Public Beach Access 8
458 Beach Rd
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This is an interesting beach area near Siesta Key. Landscape is different, rocks make for interesting snorkeling.
This is a sweet beach area offering a cable car ride around the island with stops at the Pier and many little shops. Lots of places to eat, drink, and have fun. The beach is very nice and a bit more quiet than the Sarasota Beaches.
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Anna Maria Beach
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This is a sweet beach area offering a cable car ride around the island with stops at the Pier and many little shops. Lots of places to eat, drink, and have fun. The beach is very nice and a bit more quiet than the Sarasota Beaches.
Because all the beaches from Cortez south to Siesta Key are unique and worth seeing and enjoying!
The Beach on Longboat Key Resort
3465 Gulf of Mexico Drive
Because all the beaches from Cortez south to Siesta Key are unique and worth seeing and enjoying!

Parks & Nature

Fishing Camping Trails
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Lake Manatee ríkispark
20007 FL-64
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Fishing Camping Trails
Nearby preserve with 145 acres of trails, workshops for kids
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Rye Preserve
905 Rye Wilderness Trail
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Nearby preserve with 145 acres of trails, workshops for kids
Just a beautiful place for a walk with your family, Orchids abound, there's a special place for children that is quite restful and magical and the view of the bay is beautiful.
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Marie Selby Grasagarður
1534 Mound St
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Just a beautiful place for a walk with your family, Orchids abound, there's a special place for children that is quite restful and magical and the view of the bay is beautiful.

Drinks & Nightlife

Old Fishing Village, lots of character
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Cortez strönd
698 Gulf Dr S
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Old Fishing Village, lots of character
Upscale, Beach area with wonderful places to eat, drink, and be merry and the beach is just around the corner.
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Verslanir í St Armands Circle
300 St Armands Cir
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Upscale, Beach area with wonderful places to eat, drink, and be merry and the beach is just around the corner.

Entertainment & Activities

Only 7 minutes from the cottage and open to the public, this is a fine golf course!
Links At Greenfield Plantation
10325 Greenfield Boulevard
Only 7 minutes from the cottage and open to the public, this is a fine golf course!
Yes, you can ice skate in Florida! Just 15 minutes from the Cottage is a 115,000 square feet “igloo-like” complex state-of-the-art facility on the Florida Gulf Coast offering recreational and entertainment activities for all ages! The complex features two NHL size ice rinks, a 13,500 sq/ft indoor roller/ball hockey rink, gym, fitness studio, dance studio, off ice training gym, Sports Academy, conference rooms, birthday party rooms, pro shop, massage therapy and concession area.
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Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex
5309 29th St E
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Yes, you can ice skate in Florida! Just 15 minutes from the Cottage is a 115,000 square feet “igloo-like” complex state-of-the-art facility on the Florida Gulf Coast offering recreational and entertainment activities for all ages! The complex features two NHL size ice rinks, a 13,500 sq/ft indoor roller/ball hockey rink, gym, fitness studio, dance studio, off ice training gym, Sports Academy, conference rooms, birthday party rooms, pro shop, massage therapy and concession area.
This is close to the Cottage and a fun place to take the kids.
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Flórída járnbrautarsafn
12210 83rd St E
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This is close to the Cottage and a fun place to take the kids.
Beautiful white sand beach! Lots to do nearby, including night life, great dining, and beach activities.
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Public Beach Access 8
458 Beach Rd
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Beautiful white sand beach! Lots to do nearby, including night life, great dining, and beach activities.
This is the road to Siesta Key.
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PARASAIL SIESTA
1250 Stickney Point Rd
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This is the road to Siesta Key.

Arts & Culture

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Ringling Museum station
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Enjoy a virtual reality experience, as you explore Dali;s painting Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet;s Angelus. This is high tech Dali! Located only 40 minutes from the Cottage.
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Dalí (Salvador Dalí safn)
1 Dali Blvd
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Enjoy a virtual reality experience, as you explore Dali;s painting Archaeological Reminiscence of Millet;s Angelus. This is high tech Dali! Located only 40 minutes from the Cottage.

Everything Else

This is a new park and boat ramp that offers a place to put in a large boat and travel to the Gulf of Mexico. Didn't bring your boat? This is still a fun place to fish off the new pier and it is only a few minutes from the Cottage!
Fort Hamer Park
1605 Fort Hamer Road
This is a new park and boat ramp that offers a place to put in a large boat and travel to the Gulf of Mexico. Didn't bring your boat? This is still a fun place to fish off the new pier and it is only a few minutes from the Cottage!
You can fish here without a license if you pay the entrance fee. Very good deal, you can fish off the pier right into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Fort DeSoto Fishing Pier, Bait and Tackle
Anderson Boulevard
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You can fish here without a license if you pay the entrance fee. Very good deal, you can fish off the pier right into the Gulf of Mexico.