Yes, the Ringling Museum has an excellent collection. My wife teaches there. The rose garden is legendary and the Banyon trees are beautiful. The mansion has nice tours. But I still think the best is the circus museum. That have one of the best dioramas ever created there. It’s the complete grounds of a travelling circus. So cool. Also the botanical gardens are real close to the Ringling properties.
Oh how fun. What does your wife teach?