Oscar Scherer State Park

Pine View School for the Gifted, or simply known as Pine View School, is a public, college-preparatory, coeducational school located in Osprey, Florida. Pine View serves students from 2nd through 12th grades.

WCTQ (92.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting with a classic country music format. Licensed to Venice, Florida, United States, the station serves the Sarasota area. It is currently owned by iHeartMedia.

Floridaland was a tourist attraction between Sarasota and Venice, Florida on US highway 41. It opened December 25, 1964 and closed on July 2, 1971. It boasted "Everything Under The Sun!" and "10 Big Attractions for One Low Price." Attractions included a petting zoo, dolphin show, and old west style main street featuring can-can girls performing at the Gold Nugget Saloon, and a gun fight and stunt show that took place several times a day.

Osprey is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,100 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Lucienne Nielsen House is a historic house in Nokomis, Florida, United States. It was designed by Ralph Twitchell for his wife and was built in 1956 in a Sarasota School of Architecture style featuring expansive views of its surroundings. It is located at 3730 Sandspur Lane. On March 21, 2007, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Casey Key is a barrier island off the coast of Southwest Florida, located south of Siesta Key. Casey Key is part of the North Port—Sarasota—Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Blackburn Point Bridge is a historic swing bridge located near Osprey, Florida, United States, that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is a one-lane swing bridge located on Blackburn Point Road at the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It is the northernmost of the two bridges connecting the barrier island Casey Key to the mainland of Florida.

Laurel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,186 as of 2020 census. Laurel is part of the North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Historic Spanish Point is a 30-acre (120,000 m2) museum and environmental complex located in Osprey, Florida at 337 North Tamiami Trail. The museum includes an archeological exhibit of a prehistoric shell mound known as a midden, a turn-of-the-century pioneer homestead historic house museum, a citrus packing house, a chapel, boatyard, gardens, and nature trails.

The Osprey School is a historic school built in 1926 in Osprey, Florida. Described as being in a masonry vernacular architectural style, the school is located at 337 North Tamiami Trail. The entrance is flanked by two wings of classrooms. On July 15, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The building was designed by noted Tampa architect M. Leo Elliott. It is now part of the Historic Spanish Point museum complex.

Waters and Elsa Burrows Historic District is a U.S. historic district located at 400 Palmetto Avenue, Osprey, Florida, Sarasota County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 2012.

The Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (also known as the Osprey Baptist Church) is a historic church in Laurel, Florida. It is located at 506 Church Street. On October 8, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.