Things to Do in Naples, Florida
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When Visiting Naples
When looking for things to do when visiting Naples, Florida consider looking beyond the beach. There are many family friendly attractions and activities for Naples residents and seasonal and vacationing visitors to Southwest Florida. We have compiled a list of known and possibly less known attractions in and around Naples, Florida.
Quick Naples History
Naples was founded during the late 1880s by former Confederate general and Kentucky U.S. Senator John Stuart Williams and his partner, Louisville businessman Walter N. Haldeman, the publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal. Throughout the 1870s and ’80s, magazine and newspaper stories telling of the area’s mild climate and abundant fish and game likened it to the sunny Italian peninsula.
The name Naples caught on when promoters described the bay as “surpassing the bay in Naples, Italy”. Major development was anticipated after the railroad reached Naples on January 7, 1927 and the Tamiami Trail linking Naples to Miami was completed in 1928; but did not begin until after the Great Depression and World War II. During the war the Army Air Force built a small air field and used it for training purposes; it is now the Naples Municipal Airport.
Attractions in Naples, Florida
Naples Botanical Garden
4820 Bayshore Dr.
Naples, FL 34112
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Phone: (239) 643-7275
Website: www.naplesgarden.org
Naples Municipal Beach and Pier
25 – 12th Ave S
Naples, FL 34102
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Phone: 239-213-1800
Artis-Naples
5833 Pelican Bay Blvd
Naples, FL 34108
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Phone: 239-597-1900
Website: artisnaples.org
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park
11135 Gulf Shore Dr N
Naples, FL 34108
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Phone: 239-597-6196
Website: floridastateparks.org
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
375 Sanctuary Rd W
Naples, FL 34120-4865
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Phone: 239-348-9151
Website: corkscrew.audubon.org
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd
Naples, FL 34102-5260
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Phone: 239-262-5409
Website: caribbeangardens.com
Palm Cottage
137 12th Ave S
Naples, FL 34102-7002
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Phone: 239-261-8164
Website: napleshistoricalsociety.org
Everglades National Park Boat Tours
815 Copeland Ave
Everglades City, FL 34139
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Phone: 239-695-2591
Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples
Livingston Road
North Collier Regional Park
Naples, FL
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Phone: 239-514-0084
Website: cmon.org
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
300 Tower Rd.
Naples, FL
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Phone: 239-417-6310 ext. 40
Website: rookerybay.org