 |
| |
30 Days of Discovery
Mote Aquarium is one of eight Sarasota-area attractions featuring a special 2-for-1 admission offer to all Florida residents during "30 Days of Discovery" this September. The museums are extending special savings for
Floridians in hopes of educating and enriching people of all ages. In addition to the 2-for-1 admission offer, all eight attractions are extending memberships or annual passes purchased in September by an ADDITIONAL 30 days for free! Proof of Florida residency is required and no other discounts or offers are valid. Offer valid September 1-30, 2008.
30 Days of Discovery 2008 Participants:
• Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (www.selby.org) is a nine and a half-acre bay-front property including an open-air and under-glass museum of more than 20,000 colorful plants, many collected in the wild on over 150 scientific expeditions to tropical rainforests. Children will enjoy the indoor “rainforest”, captivating dart frog collection and colorful koi pond, while adults can delight in Selby’s living collection of over 6,000 orchids.
• The newly renovated and expanded state
art museum of
Florida, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (www.ringling.org), is located on a 66-acre estate on
Sarasota
Bay, and was established in 1927 as the legacy of John Ringling. The Ringling campus includes the
Museum of
Art; the Ca d’Zan winter
mansion of
John and Mable Ringling; the
Circus
Museum depicting the history of the circus; the Tibbal’s Learning center featuring the world's largest miniature circus; the 18th-century Historic Asolo Theater and beautifully manicured grounds and gardens.
•
Crowley
Museum and
Nature
Center (www.crowleymuseumnaturectr.org) is where Southwest Florida History and Nature meet. A wildlife sanctuary and education center for
Southwest Florida 's fauna and flora, visitors walk leisurely through five distinct natural habitats and a pioneer history area, enjoying the sights and sounds of native
Florida.
• Mote Aquarium (www.mote.org) invites visitors to explore the secrets of the sea with touch pools, shark, dolphin, manatee and sea turtle exhibits and over 100 other species of marine life. Viewable working labs and high-tech interactive exhibits showcase recent discoveries in marine science and the world-renowned research of Mote Marine Laboratory.
• Historic Spanish Point (www.historicspanishpoint.org), features exhibitions interpreting 5,000 years of Florida history, plus a pioneer homestead, formal gardens, and nature trails.
• G. WIZ, The Science Museum (www.gwiz.org), strives to make science relevant, technology understandable, and learning an interactive adventure for people of all ages. Exhibits allow guests to make a bolt of lightening, build bridges with magnets, float a beach-ball in mid-air, design a robot and create an animated video.
• Sarasota Jungle Gardens (www.sarasotajunglegardens.com) features 10 acres of lush tropical vegetation, winding jungle trails and entertaining, educational bird and reptile shows twice daily. The “Kiddie Jungle” features a tree house, haunted tree, tiger swings, slide and a custom wooden train for the children to play on. Open to the public in December of 1940, the “Gardens” still retains its old Florida charm.
• South Florida Museum (www.southfloridamuseum.org) is the largest natural and cultural history museum on
Florida’s
Gulf
Coast , and includes the Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee Aquarium.
Special note: The Sarasota Bay Explorers is offering a special buy one ticket, get one half off promotion on the Sea Life Encounter Cruise during "30 Days of Discovery." Call 941-388-4200 to schedule your boat trip up to two days in advance; reservations are required. This special rate is not valid with other discounts and is subject to availability.
For more information, including accommodation specials and more, visit www.30daysofdiscovery.com.
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
