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Discover Sarasota Tours celebrates its first year in business by offering its second Annual Trolley Bash—Oktoberfest Style! This month marks the first anniversary of Discover Sarasota Tours. More than 3,000 people have taken DST trolley tours since its launch a year ago. Locals and tourists alike have enjoyed learning more about Sarasota’s interesting past, its…

Discover Sarasota Tours launches a delightful new boutique-themed tour from 1-3 PM Sundays starting October 27: the Boutiques & Bubbles Tour! Grab your girlfriends and join us for a personal shopping experience aboard our air-conditioned trolley. Enjoy a mini neighborhood tour, guided by Discover Sarasota Tours owner Tammy Hauser (a certified shopping expert), and visit…

EXPANDED TOUR INCLUDES NEW SURPRISE VISITORS! Discover Sarasota Tours ramps up for Halloween with a tour about the city’s colorful haunted history—Haunted Sarasota: Mummies, Murder & Mayhem! Haunted Sarasota tours starts again on September 20, 2019, and many additional dates have been added October 19-31 for Halloween. Prizes will be given each night in October for best costume! Hop on board our air-conditioned haunted trolley tour for a spellbinding, interactive, narrated adventure! Hear stories about famous murders, visit spirited buildings, and explore unsolved crimes during this 90-minute nighttime tour. Sit back and listen as Seva, our passionate and entertaining tour guide, exposes the spooky side of Sarasota. Keep an eye out for surprise guests along the way!! Ages 21+ |  $35 per person + tax and fees. Young people 12-20 may attend if accompanied by a parent. Haunted Sarasota tours make…

Discover Sarasota Tours launches a fun new tour at 4 PM Sundays: the Tiki Trivia Trolley Tour! Hop onboard for a fun-filled Sarasota trivia tour, including a stop at Siesta Key Rum with local performer and guide Steve McAllister! Show off your knowledge of Sarasota trivia, win gift certificates to bars restaurants during trivia contests, enjoy…

Last Circus City Tour Until October is June 29! Discover Sarasota Tours announces the final date of the season for its Circus City Tour: Saturday, June 29, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM. After the summer break, Circus City Tours will run Wednesdays and Saturdays on starting October 19, 2019. Ages 12+ | $3o per person + tax…

Discover Sarasota Tours announces the final date of the season for “Infamous Sarasota” — The Throwback City Tour: Friday, June 14, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM. After the summer break,“Infamous Sarasota” will run Friday evenings starting on October 18, 2019. Ages 21+ | $35 per person + tax and fees. Relive the glory days of Sarasota’s sunny…

Discover Sarasota Tours launches a fun new tour about the city’s colorful haunted history at 8 PM Fridays: Haunted Sarasota: Mummies, Murder & Mayhem! The brand-new Haunted Sarasota tour kicks off on Friday, May 31, 2019. Includes free beer or wine at the Trolley Cottage Tiki Bar before boarding. Hop on board for a spellbinding narrated adventure! Hear stories about famous murders, haunted buildings, and unsolved crimes from ghost guide Seva. Ghost guide Seva has traveled extensively throughout the world, and sees her experience in show business and interactive theatre as a way to connect with people from all walks of life. Her experiences vary from roles in opera, ballet, circus, theatre, and currently, as an animation model with the Ringling College of Art and Design. Originally from Lake Placid, NY, Seva came to Sarasota to thaw out. After 17…

Discover Sarasota Tours is Seeking LOCAL Artists, Designers, Collectors, & Purveyors of Sarasota Products for Consignment Sales at its Vintage Sarasota Shop Discover Sarasota Tours is seeking LOCAL artists. designers, collectors & purveyors of Sarasota products for consignment sales at its Vintage Sarasota shop. As the shop with the LARGEST collection of Sarasota memorabilia, gifts, cards,…

Sculpture has long been an integral part of Sarasota’s cultural legacy. Guests on the new Discover Sarasota Tours Public Art Tour will visit some of the city’s 57+ public art sculptures, monuments, and murals during this 90-minute air-conditioned tour. Between Jorge Blanco’s Bravo! at Orange and Ringling, John Henry’s Complexus (in front of One Sarasota Tower)…

DST Circus City Guide Bob Collins Offers Lecture 4/23 Discover Sarasota Tours Circus City tour guide Bob Collins will be conducting a lecture on Tuesday, April 23 for Ringling College’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. In keeping with the circus theme, the title of Bob’s presentation is “Hold Your Horses… Here Come the Elephants.” The hour-long…