South Florida Museum, where you can see Snooty the oldest living manatee in captivity, is located in the Historic District of Bradenton close to the Manatee River and about 5 Miles drive from our vacation rental “Manatee by the Sea” Bradenton, Village green.
There are a lot things to do and see in Bradenton area:
Manatee Village Historical Park, Cortez Historic Fishing Village, DeSoto National Memorial, Robinson Preserve, Bradenton’s Palma Sola Botanical Garden, Bradenton Riverwalk, McKechnie Field, Mixon Fruit Farms, Hunsader Farms, South Florida Museum & Parker Manatee Aquarium and Bishop Planetarium, Ringling Museum, Gulf Coast Railroad Museum, Sarasota Classic Car Museum, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
Within 1 hour drive from our house in Bradenton, Village green:
Busch Gardens Tampa (Theme Park) and Florida Aquarium Tampa.
http://www.exploringbradenton.com/
It will take you about 2 Hours drive to Disney World, Epcot Center, Universal Studios, Sea World, Animal Kingdom…