Ringling Museum Complex
Ringling Museum Complex
- Address
- 5401 Bayshore Rd
- Website
- Phone
- 941-351-1660
- Price
- adult/student/child $15/6/6
- Hours
- 10am-5:30pm
Lonely Planet review for Ringling Museum Complex
Really, don’t miss the 66-acre winter estate of railroad, real-estate and circus baron John Ringling and his wife, Mable. This excellent museum complex, with exotic plantings and a rose garden, is easily worth at least a half-day of your holiday. Avid art collectors, over the years they amassed an exceptional collection of works by Rubens, Hals, Van Dyck and others. Ringling began work on a fine art museum in the early 1920s, which was donated to the state after his death in 1936. You can also tour Ringling’s home, Cà d’Zan, and the enormous Circus Museum.
