On the southwest side of the park (bordering Pineapple Avenue) you will find a large area of bricks inscribed mostly with local names and businesses. On a single brick, you will find no names, just a popular ethical principle. Your team should split up to cover this area faster and locate this brick.

Question #1 of 16

Once located: What is the common name for this moral code? _ _ _ _ _ N  R_ _ _. (type both words in full) Hint: Matthew 7:12

Stay there. From this brick count 9 the right, then up by 11. You’ll find yourself on a row with several folks from a historic Sarasota theater called this Golden fruit.

Question #2 of 16

Golden ______?

This park contains several sculptures, but only one of them is blue.

Question #3 of 16

In what year was it completed? 

Walk back towards your starting point.

A plaque just ahead details the honorable life of John MacDonald and his impact on Sarasota.

Question #4 of 16

He really was an upstanding guy, despite his formation of the "Friday Liars" which was a group of _________?

Turn left and start walking Southeast along Pineapple Ave. Notice the inner and outer border of trees in circular planters? Each of these is actually dedicated in memory of key Sarasota figures. Before you reach the end of the park, locate the key with this diagram.

Question #5 of 16

What type of Palm is Tree # 19, in memory of Phillip Rubin?

Before you leave, look for one last historical sign.

Question #6 of 16

What warm greeting was painted on the road in front of a flagpole directed to honor those coming home from the great war in 1917?

Cross Central here towards the fountain in front of you. If you look towards the circular roundabout, you will see a depiction of these flag poles and the text "Welcome Buddies" on the bricks below. Yes, we could have sent you there in the first place, but that would have been too easy  🙂 

Question #7 of 16

Back to the fountain, how many lightning bolts accompany the star pattern?

Continue down Main Street. Unscramble the following to find the name of a nearby building officially listed within the US National Registry of Historic Places:

SREKS= _______ ?

Question #8 of 16

What is the street number associated with this building?

Continue walking in this same direction down Main Street. You won’t need to go any farther than the intersection of Lemon Ave.  

Question #9 of 16

There is a man on the sidewalk who can ALWAYS be found there. What is his profession?

Take a left and head a little ways down Lemon Ave. On your left you’ll find signage about the “Seaboard Railway Depot”. Starting in 1903, its formation was instrumental in the growth of Sarasota thanks to its import abilities.

Locate the sentence on the (street-side of) the sign and fill the blank in this sentence: “The tracks entered the town along _ _ _ _ _ Avenue, crossed Main Street and curved….” Translate this 5 letter word using the key below:

A=U  K=N  U=D  B=S  L=B  V=K  C=L  M=A  W=P

D=V  N=H  X=I  E=E  O=C  F=Q  P=J  G=A  Q=T

H=X  R=G  I=M  S=O  J=R  T=F

Question #10 of 16

That 5 Letter word translated = _ _ _ _ _ ?

Go back the way you came and cross Main St. on Lemon Ave. Up ahead you will see the popular Gator Club settled in another building included in the National Registry of Historic Structures. Over the years it’s been a grocery store, a newsstand, a cigar shop and more. The club has many bragging points including offering 125 brands of single-malt scotch. 

Question #11 of 16

In what year was this block built?

Continue in the same direction on Lemon Ave. You’ll run into a fountain within Paul N. Thorpe Jr. Park. 

Question #12 of 16

Facing this front side only how many eyes can you find NOT WITHIN A CREATURE or animal?

Walk around and explore the rest of this park. Match the following names into the correct sentences:

Question #13 of 16

1) Lawrence  2) Virginia  3) Axel  4) Garfield

_______ was glad his neck was a yard long

_______ longed for the open sea.

_______ perfected his lovesong as the little sea town slept

_______ was a proud ship

Put these in order by number, separated by commas (Example: 6, 7, 8, 9)

Start walking Northwest on S. Pineapple. The ‘First Church' United Methodist will be on your left. Locate a historic marker up front.

Sarasota's earliest church was chartered in 1891. The group of founders arrived on horseback on mainland Florida, south of Fort Brooke.

Question #14 of 16

What is the city now called?

Don't go too far.

Question #15 of 16

Roses are red and this building has a queen. She’s ok, even though her _____ are green.