The Historic Anna Maria City Tour brochure is now available in the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum's gift shop. The brochure guides tour-takers from the Rod & Reel Pier to the Sandbar Restaurant, stopping at historical sites along the way, such as the City Pier, Roser Cottage, and the Historic Green Village. Tour-takers learn about the early development of Anna Maria City from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. Anna Maria City has many unique historical sites t

Renovations on the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum have been completed and the new exhibit will open on October 13, 2015. The new exhibit preserves the character of the original one, but is updated with new information and never before displayed objects. The new exhibit better preserves the objects and enhances accessibility. Visitors will now enter the museum through the front door and exit through the giftshop. Here are some before-and-after photographs: BEF