John And Mable Ringling Museum of Art

In addition to the art museum, the estate also contains the the Ringling's mansion, Cà d'Zan, Mable Ringling's rose garden, the Ringling Museum of the American Circus, and the Asolo Theater.

Cà d'Zan, (Venetian for "House of John"), is the waterfront residence built for Mable and John Ringling. The mansion was designed by architect Dwight James Baum with assistance from the Ringlings, built by Owen Burns, and was completed in 1926. It is designed in Venetian Gothic style. Overlooking Sarasota Bay, the mansion became the center for cultural life in Sarasota for several years. The residence was restored in 2002 under the direction of Bill Puig.

Mable Ringling’s rose garden was completed in 1913 while she and John were living in another house on the property. The rose garden is located near the original Mary Louise and Charles N. Thompson residence within the beautifully landscaped grounds overlooking Sarasota Bay. John and Mable are both buried in this garden.

  The Ringling Museum of the American Circus, established in 1948, is the first museum of its kind to document the history of the circus. The museum has a colletion of handbills, posters and art prints, circus paper, business records, wardrobe, performing props, circus equipment, and parade wagons. The museum also contains the Howard Bros. Circus model, a ¾-inch-to-the-foot scale replica of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1919 – 1938, called the "world's largest miniature circus"

 The Wisconsin Rail Car Conservation

 Built in 1905, the Wisconsin was John Ringling’s private rail car, which carried he and Mable around the country and back and forth between their homes in New York and Sarasota, Florida. At 79 feet long, the car contains full sleeping compartments, kitchen, bathrooms and servant’s quarters. Much of the rail car’s interiors including inlaid mahogany, ornate moldings and stained glass are original. The railroads played a large role in shaping the United States as well as the history of Florida. At that time, the private rail car was equivalent to today’s private jet – more than a means of transportation; it symbolized the wealth and stature of its owner.