Anna Maria is so nice that there are no bargains left. Here’s the most expensive home on the island—$4.95 million ... plus a thatched tiki hut and a Zen garden. The master is upstairs ...

About 25 miles north of Siesta Key – around an hour's drive – is Anna Maria Island, a barrier island off the coast of Bradenton overlooking Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Long a favorite ...