Make sure to visit the historic Anna Maria City Pier, known for its panoramic vistas and excellent fishing spots. If you’re in the mood for shopping, Anna Maria Island won’t disappoint.

Bradenton Beach on June 6, 2022. Anna Maria Island from above, post-Helene: Looking north from Bradenton Beach after Hurricane Helene on Oct. 2, 2024. Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach, before Helene: ...

By Drew Dixon Florida’s many beach communities are a major draw for tourists. And a new study ranking the top beach towns in ...

Sometimes paradise isn’t a far-flung destination requiring passports and painful TSA pat-downs – it’s hiding in plain sight on Anna Maria Island, where The Porch Restaurant serves up chocolate mousse ...

"The northernmost of three cozy beach towns on a seven-mile-long island, Anna Maria is packed with so much old-Florida charm —from its sun-faded architecture and ice cream shops to beachside ...

14 Anna Maria Island is one of the barrier island on Florida Gulf Coast Credit: Getty 14 The gorgeous Mainsail Beach Inn was perfect for Sam's family's island vacation Credit: Mainsail Beach Inn 14 ...

That resilience was evident everywhere I looked on Anna Maria Island. Mere months ago, there was 3 feet of standing water in several businesses, and sand was piled along roads and against buildings.

On Anna Maria Island, the speed limit is 25 mph, making electric golf carts the preferred way to get around. Our family of four, on spring break, enjoyed cruising in one provided at our rental home.

See how Helene reshaped Anna Maria Island.A week after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge swept ashore and devastated Anna Maria Island, the popular Southwest Florida tourist destination is still digging ...