Naples, FL Attractions

The Collier County Museum details the history of Collier County from the time of the Calusa Indians through Spanish colonization and the pioneers to the present.

Collier-Seminole State Park is the site of a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the Bay City Walking Dredge. Built in 1924, it linked Tampa to Miami.

The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is 11,000 acres of wilderness and wildlife sanctuary. It has the largest stand of virgin bald cypress in North America, some of the trees are over 700 years old.

The safari wagons take visitors on narrated excursions throughout the Everglades include a tour of Big Cypress Swamp, a visit to Everglades City, and an airboat ride through the 10,000 Islands.

The Naples Depot Civic and Cultural Center is a restored 1927 train station that features railroad memorabilia. The Depot has been a nationally registered historic site since 1974. Exhibits at the Naples Depot include a 1909 Soo Line Caboose and the 1947 Club Car as well as original Lionel locomotives.

The Naples Museum of Art is a three-story, 30,000-square-foot museum that includes 15 galleries featuring painting, sculpture, drawing and other art forms; a glass dome conservatory, a Persian ceiling and metal entrance gates are some of the interior highlights.

The museum's permanent collection contains about 300 paintings and drawings by American masters from 1900-1955 and a large collection of 20th-century Mexican art.

The Naples Trolley Tours makes many stops at historic sites, shopping areas and residential sections. The narrated tourscombine the history of Naples with humorous stories and legends.

Palm Cottage, built in 1895, is one of the oldest buildings in Naples. The house was built for Henry Watterson, the famous editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal. The walls are made of tabbie mortar which is the process of burning seashells over buttonwood. This produces an extremely high heat and is mixed with lime and seawater to produce the mortar. The home is furnished with original 19th century furniture and photographs that depict life in Naples as well as the many celebrity guests that have visited.

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Opened in 1990, this museum features more than 3,500 teddy bears of all shapes and sizes. There are bears made from fabric, marble, crystal, wood and bronze. A display case holds antique and limited edition bears dating back to 1903. There are also exhibits with teddy bear paintings, sculpture, posters, and other collectibles. Stuffed animal enthusiasts would find this a "beary" interesting place.