Key West and Sarasota: Florida’s Cultural Capitals
January 18–23, 2010
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Ca'-D'Zan Mansion, Sarasota
Celebrate the Sunshine State's cultural community of Sarasota and the bohemian art colony of Key West, two vibrant centers of creativity. Enjoy an exclusive after-hours tour of Cà d´Zan, the Ringling Mansion, one of America's finest 1920s palaces. Enjoy meals in distinctive private homes, a tour of world-famous Sarasota modernist houses led by a prominent local architect, the ever-blooming Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, and the surrealist works on display at the Salvador Dalí Museum in nearby St. Petersburg. Architectural historian and National Trust favorite John Meffert leads this program.
Study Leader Information
Architectural historian and National Trust favorite John Meffert leads this program.
Tour Itinerary
January 18
Independent arrivals to the Florida Keys; Welcome dinner
January 19
Key West Art and History's Custom House Museum; Harry Truman's "Little White House"; Walking tour of Key West Town
January 20
Visit of two private historic homes; Ferry to Fort Myers; Sarasota
January 21
John and Mable Ringling Museum; Private tour of Ca' D'Zan; Ringling Museum of Art; Tour of Sarasota's Modernist architecture
January 22
Architectural walk through Tampa's Hyde Park neighborhood; Tampa Bay Hotel and the Plant Museum; Sarasota Selby Gardens
January 23
Independent departures
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