Downtown Bradenton · Planetarium & manatees
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
201 10th St W, Bradenton, FL 34205
Florida's Gulf Coast natural history museum, with a 50-foot dome planetarium and a manatee rehabilitation habitat.
Area guide
Village of the Arts
Galleries and studios in restored cottages.
The Village of the Arts is a neighborhood of small, brightly painted historic cottages just south of downtown Bradenton, many of them working artists' studios and galleries with the artists living on site.
Wander the streets around 12th Street West and 12th Avenue West, pop into open studios, and finish with dinner downtown or on the Riverwalk, a few minutes' drive north.
Where to go
Downtown Bradenton · Free
Bradenton Riverwalk
Riverwalk along the Manatee River, Bradenton, FL 34205
1.5 miles of waterfront park with an amphitheater, skatepark, splash pad and day dock.