Circus Days in Sarasota Venice Author:Kim Cool For 65 years, The Greatest Show on Earth wintered in Sarasota and Venice, Florida, leaving those two cities forever different. What those gulf coast cities are today can be traced directly back to the King of the Circus himself, John Ringling — Renaissance man, real estate magnate, showman and visionary. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Ci... more »rcus departed Venice in 1992 but more than the memories live on. This book preserves those special years.« less