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Sarasota has many ghosts who are just dying to tell us their stories! Hop aboard a Haunted Sarasota Trolley Tour to hear their side of the story. During the month of October Haunted Sarasota, Discover Sarasota Tours’ beloved Friday night tour returns for the Halloween season for 13 nights starting October 14 and running through Oct 31 at…

Saturday, August 6th 2022, 5:39 PM EDT By Briana Bozkurt Discover Sarasota Tours has something for everyone Discover Sarasota Tours is celebrating four years of business. They don’t just offer sightseeing for tourists, you can be a lifelong resident and still learn something new about our historic city. “I’ve had people say I’ve lived here…

Friday, August 5, 2022 Hopping on Discover Sarasota Tours for a murder mystery | Suncoast View Dania Hammad from WWSB-TV came on our Murder Mystery Trolley recently, and shared her experience with viewers and hosts Linda Faye Carson and Joey Panek on Suncoast View. WATCH ONLINE

Discover Sarasota Tours launches a brand-new interactive musical theater experience aboard Dolly the Trolley called Murder Mystery Trolley Tour: Who Killed the Circus Queen? The show opens Saturday, April 30, and runs Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM year-round. This original script, written by local playwright and director (and recently named DST Artistic Director) Michael Newton-Brown,…

Monday, April 11, 2022 Discover Sarasota Tours is a local tour company offering entertaining and informative sightseeing tours of Sarasota’s most interesting people, places, neighborhoods, and communities as well as two interactive theatrical shows. These guide-led tours are a perfect way for locals and visitors to learn more about Sarasota in a fun and engaging way….

Neighbors in Our Midst An Interview with Jon MacDonald Dan Reeves | Palm Aire Communities Council Newsletter Spring 2022 I recently interviewed an interesting resident from Pine Trace, Jon MacDonald for our new column, Neighbors in Our Midst. Although he left Chautauqua, New York in 1972, he has been a resident in Palm Aire since…

Discover Sarasota Tours brings back a fun way to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint—the third annual Irish “Hooley” on the Trolley tour. Join us for the wearin’ of the green! Guests will enjoy complimentary wine or beer at the Trolley Cottage Tiki Bar while browsing through our Vintage Sarasota gift shop, full of fun old-time treasures….

Things to do in Sarasota: The Amish Experience Tour Jennifer A. Huber | Solo Travel Girl Blog January 29, 2022 Sarasota is home to a unique culture for Florida. Within 10-square blocks of the Pinecraft neighborhood is an Amish and Mennonite community where you’ll see residents pedaling adult tricycles and find eateries serving the best…

Love Stories of Sarasota Returns for 2022 Celebrate Valentine’s Week with your sweetheart on the entertaining Love Stories Of Sarasota trolley tour, running February 11 and 12, 2022! Upon arrival, guests will enjoy complimentary champagne at Discover Sarasota Tours’ Trolley Cottage Tiki Bar while browsing through our Vintage Sarasota gift shop full of fun old-time treasures and Valentine gifts. Guests will board…

’Tis The Gift To Be Simple The Pinecraft Subdivision in Sarasota and the ‘Amish Experience’ T. Michele Walker | Gasparilla Magazine January/February 2022 At first glance, Amish culture and beach life go together as well as pickles and ice cream or Sinatra and Snoop Dogg. That seems like it’s an understatement, but for the five…

DST Offers First Hospitality Day January 10 This first Hospitality Day includes three FREE 90-minute City Sightseeing Tours at 9 AM, 12 PM and 4 PM for hospitality industry partners to learn more about the history of Sarasota, its unique neighborhoods and colorful cast of characters. “Many people reached out to us, asking if we…

Discover Sarasota Tours kicks off the season with a brand-new vehicle, “Dolly The Trolley.” Dolly can seat 30 people and will be running several times a day all year long leading entertaining guided and narrated tours of Sarasota’s history and culture. “I have been dreaming about owning my own trolley since I started the tours…