Historic Venice Train Depot

The Historic Venice Train Depot was built in 1927 and renovated in 2002-2003. It was central to the founding and development of Venice, Florida. Volunteer docents from VAHS provide free public tours of the Depot and surrounding campus. The display panels and artifacts in the Depot's two waiting rooms illustrate key events in Venice's history and the history of the Depot itself.

Refurbished and retired 1953 Pullman Standard Car built for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and formerly owned by the Ringling Bros. Circus. Now being used to tell the history of the circus in Venice;

Louisville & Nashville 6445 Caboose, built in 1974, donated by CSX Transportation, Inc. to Sarasota County;

Rollins W. Coakley Railroad Park with picnic tables;

Statue of Gunther Gebel-Williams, the world famous animal trainer and mega-star of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus;

Access to the Legacy Trail and the Venetian Waterway;

Opportunities to rent Depot freight room, covered north-end platform, or deck behind the caboose*;

Legacy Park, located across from the 1927 Historic Venice Train Depot, includes Venice's newest, train-themed playground. The shaded playground structure, climbing apparatus, cornhole equipment and swings enhance the existing multi-use trail, kayak/canoe launch, picnic shelters, restrooms and parking facilities.**