Don’t miss this one! John Ringling, along with four of his brothers, started the Ringling Brother’s Circus in 1884. The money that he made with the circus was invested in railroads, oil and 30 other enterprises which made even more money. He and his wife, Mable, bought property in Sarasota, Florida and in the 1920s built a Venetian mansion to house their antiques and a large museum to house their art collection.
On this one property there are two circus museums, the art museum, the mansion and the gardens between the mansion and museum. Everything is accessible. The paths are paved. All of the buildings have good ramps. The rose garden paths are hard packed crushed shell and easy to roll along. If you want to see them take one of the shell paths leading to them. The paved paths have a curb that is several inches higher than the garden shell paths. The mansion has one step so if can’t navigate that you’ll be shown the way to the kitchen entrance and you can start the self guided tour from there. The mansion also has an elevator to access the upper floors but those floors are only opened to people who book an guided tour which is $5.00 or $20.00 extra depending on the tour.
Parking for RVs is marked along the far side of the lot. Ringling Museum
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