The Anna Maria Historical Society Museum resides in a former icehouse built in the 1920s. Artifacts and maps trace the island's history back to a lonely fish camp accessible only by boat.

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Florida – For more than 100 years, the Anna Maria City Pier has been a destination for residents and tourists, a scenic gathering spot in the center of town. The pier became a ...

A week after Hurricane Helene’s storm surge swept ashore and devastated Anna Maria Island, the popular Southwest Florida tourist destination is still digging out of the wreckage. Signs of ...

About 25 miles north of Siesta Key – around an hour's drive – is Anna Maria Island, a barrier island off the coast of Bradenton overlooking Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Long a favorite ...

The most photographed spot on Florida’s Anna Maria Island, if not second to photos of the sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico, may be the Old City Jail. The rough stone structure is graffitied ...

After several meetings with Mayor Short, local resident William Pakbaz decided that his Eagle Scout project would involve ...

Wendy Pramik is a travel writer and photographer based in Columbus, Ohio. She enjoys exploring food and drink in small towns across the United States with her husband, Mike Pramik, and their two ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Thrillist notes "Anna Maria Island" in the story's subhed, but the 200-word blurb focuses on the city of Anna Maria. "The northernmost of three cozy ...

Learn more. To go or not to go? That was the question after hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated Anna Maria Island, Florida, last fall. Tina and I have treasured our short stays on this ...