Marie Selby - Botanical Gardens - Visitor Attraction - Sarasota, Florida, USA
N 27° 19.686 W 082° 32.398
17R E 347647 N 3023716
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - A tropical, urban oasis featuring horticulture displays, Children's Rainforest Garden, & a Butterfly House, all in a Sarasota bay-front setting, alongside the Tamiami Trail, a Florida Scenic Byway.
Waymark Code: WMN1B1
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2014
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Florida Scenic Highway - Tamiami Trail - Windows to the Gulf Coast Waters, travels along US 41 from the Sarasota/Charlotte County line to the Manatee/Hillsborough County line, for a total of 70 miles. The Hwy is bursting with Roadside attractions, like the Selby Gardens is a Bayfront garden oasis made up of many smaller gardens.
"Thanks to the generosity of its principal benefactor, Marie Selby, who bequeathed these Gardens for public enjoyment in 1975, Selby Gardens has attracted attention and support from additional patrons. In addition to gaining considerable knowledge of tropical plants and their origins, visitors have a chance to learn about Sarasota’s rich legacy of environmental advocacy and philanthropy" Text Source: (
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