Anna Maria Island is so pretty! You can definitely go to Sarasota real easily and I would recommend going to Siesta Key because it is a real pretty beach. If you really want you can go to the Tampa area.
I still watch it! I have LONG had an ENORMOUS girl crush on Connie Britton. I am fully convinced that Friday Night Lights is the best show ever in the history of all time, and I would happily move into the home of Tami and Eric Taylor because I love them so much.