Sarasota City Sightseeing Tour

All Aboard the Classic Sarasota City Sightseeing Tour

A perfect overview tour for residents or visitors wanting to know more about Sarasota’s history, culture, and things to do.

On this air-conditioned 90-minute trolley tour, your local entertaining guide will take you through Sarasota’s historic downtown neighborhoods of Gillespie Park, Burns Court, Indian Beach, and the Rosemary Design District while visiting historic spots and hearing stories about the Ringling family, Bertha Palmer, John Hamilton Gillespie and many more founders and influencers. (Due to traffic in high season the route may change.)

You will learn about the many attractions and things to do as well as restaurants and shopping. See our world-class artistic and cultural organizations: The Ringling Museum, Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Ringling College of Art and Design, Asolo Theater, Sarasota Opera House, Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Selby Gardens, Art Center Sarasota, and Sarasota Symphony Orchestra.

Learn more about the architects and developers who designed some of our most unique homes and buildings, like the Blue Pagoda, Bidwell House, Crocker Memorial Church, and Splendida.

Circus history, Amish culture, real estate development booms and busts, and colorful stories about Sarasota’s founders give you a true overview of Sarasota’s rich and amazing cultural history.