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Anna Maria Island provides the perfect weekend beach vacation with its turquoise waters and wide, white-sand beaches. Looking off into the horizon, visitors might catch a few bottlenose dolphins and manatees swimming or a bald Eagle soaring overhead. Colorful sunsets light up the skies before dark. In the evening, visitors can treat themselves to fresh seafood on the island’s restaurants overlooking the water. With Tampa just to the north, Anna Maria Island sits just off the west coast of Florida by the Gulf of Mexico. The 7-mile strip divides into three cities: Anna Maria Beach, Holmes Beach, and Bradenton Beach.
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