Sarah’s Guidebook to the Local Venice Area

Sarah
Sarah’s Guidebook to the Local Venice Area

Sightseeing

Decent food and a wonderful place to see the sunsets.
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Sharky’s On The Pier
1600 Harbor Dr S
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Decent food and a wonderful place to see the sunsets.
Our go to place in the neighborhood for beautiful walks by the water. We often see gopher tortoises, manatees, and lots of birds there. And it's in the neighborhood!
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Shamrock Park & Nature Center
3900 Shamrock Dr
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Our go to place in the neighborhood for beautiful walks by the water. We often see gopher tortoises, manatees, and lots of birds there. And it's in the neighborhood!
Our fave place to walk, sit, swim, and look for shark teeth and shells. Beautiful natural beach.
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Caspersen Beach
Harbor Dr
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Our fave place to walk, sit, swim, and look for shark teeth and shells. Beautiful natural beach.
Our other favorite beach for shark tooth hunting, walking, sunsets, sunbathing, etc!
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Manasota Beach
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Our other favorite beach for shark tooth hunting, walking, sunsets, sunbathing, etc!
Great hikes and kayaking.
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Oscar Scherer State Park
Oscar Scherer State Park
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Great hikes and kayaking.
Good walking trails
Manasota Scrub Preserve
2695 Bridge St
Good walking trails
Great beach but get there early to get a parking spot. You will need to pay for parking. Easy to find shark teeth here.
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Stump Pass Beach State Park
900 Gulf Blvd
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Great beach but get there early to get a parking spot. You will need to pay for parking. Easy to find shark teeth here.

Food scene

Great vegetarian food
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Café Evergreen Restaurant
801 S Tamiami Trail
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Great vegetarian food
Favorite vegan restaurant - good lunches
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Seed to Table Vegan Eatery
2357 S Tamiami Trail
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Favorite vegan restaurant - good lunches
Kind of like Cheers with live music - singalong, easy place to make friends
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Zebra Lounge
215 Miami Ave W
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Kind of like Cheers with live music - singalong, easy place to make friends
Reliable and good breakfast/lunch restaurant chain
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First Watch
1617 U.S. 41 Bypass S
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Reliable and good breakfast/lunch restaurant chain
A few minutes away, amazing calzones and pizza!
Mama Maria's Pizzeria and Subs
2085 S Tamiami Trail
A few minutes away, amazing calzones and pizza!
Delicious!!
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Croissant & Co
501 W Venice Ave
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Delicious!!

Neighborhoods

Go onto the island, stroll along Venice Ave and Miami Ave. Loads of interesting shops, great restaurants, music
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Venice
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Go onto the island, stroll along Venice Ave and Miami Ave. Loads of interesting shops, great restaurants, music
Cool downtown area - restaurants and shops
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Englewood
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Cool downtown area - restaurants and shops

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Parking

Parking in downtown Venice and at Venice beaches is free. Be Careful where you park in Englewood - not always free.