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Bradenton Florida surrounded by waterways with the Manatee River on its northern border and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. It was named after Joseph Braden whose property was a refuge for early settlers during the Seminole Indian Attacks. It was incorporated as Bradentown in 1903. We drive down Old Main Street at 2:36 which was the location of Bradentown. The current city of Bradenton was formed in 1943 as the merger of Manatee City & Bradentown.

We feature the new and growing Riverwalk, a picturesque riverside park for strolling and enjoying the sights with playground, benches, amphitheatre, and a skatepark 3:50.

Bradenton has several good wedding venues which we feature on this video. Pier 22 and the Twin Dolphin Marina (1:00). Pier 22 built 1928 in honor of 21 men from Manatee County who died in World War 1. A couple of popular wedding venues are technically in Palmetto, but we include them in this video of Bradenton being it is just over the Manatee River. They are the Palmetto Bed & Breakfast at 3:47 operated and owned by some of the nicest people you'll meet, Wim & Mieke. We have shoot several weddings there which you can see in the cards on the video. Also in Palmetto is the Riverhouse Reef & Grill 3:24, a very popular restaurant which sits on the edge of the pier at the marina.

The well known sports Academy, IMG Academy 4:17 in its 40 years of existence has helped trained many famous athletes. It also has a poplular Golf Club & wedding venue.

The South Florida Museum 2:57, has a nice courtyard for weddings with the Hampton Inn & Suites 2:50 right across the streets makes it convenient for out of town guests. The South Florida Museum has the Bishop Planetarium Theater, the region's premier astronomy education facility as well as a multimedia theater for films.

A great site if you are along the Riverwalk Area around sunset is the CSX Railroad Bridge as you can usually catch a CSX train crossing the Manatee River Drawbridge.