One of the jewels of West Central Florida is the John and Mable Ringling Museum. Ringling was the guy who founded the circus. He was self taught, and a prodigious art collector. His estate is on the water in Sarasota, which coincidentially the winter home of the circus.
The Museum has a number of sections. In the art museum, there are wonderful paintings by Reubens, and other masters of the Renaissance.
The Circus Museum contains all the memorabilia of a bygone age.
His mansion, which sits right on the water, has just been restored. A docent will take visitors on a tour of the house, which lasts almost an hour.
The grounds are beautiful, and there are many exotic trees.
I have been there a number of times, including yesterday. A couple of years ago, I saw a flock of monk parakeets that have taken residence in the area.
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