Below is a list of websites for general information and activities in the area.
As with all holiday areas, there is loads more to do which is not
advertised on the web. Try walking along the beach and you will find
much to do right on your doorstep.
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Shop and eat at Times Square at the many fun gift shops and
restaurants in this area |
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General Information, Amenities & Transport
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| Location
Map |
Shows Gateway and Vacation Villa, Supermarkets,
Fort Myers Airport and a local hospital |
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| Food Shopping (see our location
map for supermarket locations) |
Albertsons,
WalMart, Publix,
Winn
Dixie, Costco
and Topps
(you may need to enter the Fort Myers Beach zip code: 33931
to find the nearest location) |
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The
American Association of Poison Control Centers
(Fort Myers Beach zip code is 33931) |
In case you have an accident, especially those of you with small
children (like us) - in FLORIDA telephone the Poison Control Center
on : 1-800-222-1222 |
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Health
Park Medical Center |
The nearest hospital is the Health
Park Medical Center (part of Lee
Memorial Health System), 9981 S. HealthPark Drive, off Bass Road,
off Summerlin; tel: (239) 433-7799
(see Location
Map) |
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Links to all Lee
County government services including:
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South West Florida
International Airport (also known as Fort Myers Airport; airport code
= RSW) |
RSW is the nearest major airport to Fort Myers Beach - less than
20 miles away! (see our location map)
The following discount airlines serve Fort Myers or other
"local" airports (e.g. Fort
Lauderdale, Miami,
Tampa or Orlando).
If you go to a "local" airport, although they are
130-150 miles away (about 2.5-3 hours drive; Orlando is a bit
further at about 220 miles), the roads are good (I-75) and it is typically
much cheaper to hire a car and drive than use the local air
connection.
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Car Hire |
Try Florida
Rental Car Guide for on-line booking with all the big companies
We have used Ro-lin
Rentals, a local Fort Myers company, and had some great rates! |
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| The
Town of Fort Myers Beach official homepage |
Local links to:
and more exciting things - all on Fort Myers
Beach |
| The
Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce |
Visit
the Fort Myers Beach swimming pool (tel: 463-5759 - voted by USA
Today in 2001 as one of the Top 10 pools in the USA! |
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| Fort
Myers Beach library
(For other Libraries in the area, see the Lee
County Library System)
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Want to borrow a book to read on the beach, look up some information
or log on to their internet service. |
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| Miromar
Outlet Mall
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Many brand name factory outlets - located at I-75, Exit 123,
Miromar Outlets Boulevard/Corkscrew Road (formerly exit 19), between
Naples and Fort Myers |
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 Movies
& Theatre
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| What's
on at the local movies and other local events!! Courtesy of Fort Myers
News Press |
Follow the link for "Beach Theater" for Fort Myers Beach
movies (zip code 33931); or go
direct to the Beach Theater's own website. |
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| Barbara
B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers |
Some excellent musical productions including regular performances
by the South West
Florida Symphony |
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| Gulf
Coast Symphony, Lee County |
Southwest Florida's only non-professional community orchestra -
and they are good (our next door neighbor plays for them!).
p.s. if you want to buy books from Amazon.com, link through this site
as they get up to 15% of your purchase in donations. |
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| Broadway
Palm Dinner Theatre |
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| Seminole
Gulf Railway / Dinner Train Theatre |
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| Florida
Repertory Theartre (Fort Myers City) |
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| The
Sarasota Ballet of Florida |
We saw them perform "The Nutcracker" at Fort Myers' Barbara
B. Mann Theatre and Robert De Warren's production was brilliant! Though
most of their productions are further up the Gulf at Sarasota |
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| The
Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts |
Just down the Gulf in Naples! Some excellent productions. |
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Parks, Trails, Wildlife and other things to do
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| Turtles
on Fort Myers Beach (May to August) |
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| Manatee
World |
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Lee County Manatee
Park (best Nov to March)
and other Lee County (that's Fort Myers area!) parks & beaches |
(I am having trouble with this one; so you will have to keep following
links for "parks" until you reach "Manatee Park") |
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| Florida's
Parks |
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Ford
& Edison Winter Homes, Gardens & Museum
(and a bit of Mr Firestone as well) |
"If it wasn't for Edison, we would have to watch tv in the
dark!" |
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| Corkscrew Swamp (and the Audubon Society) |
It's 43 miles away but well worth the trip if you enjoy watching
nature quietly along 2½ miles of board walk. |
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Babcock
Wilderness Adventure |
8000 State Road 31
Punta Gorda, Florida 33982
Reservations: 1-800-500-5583
Email: adventure@babcockwilderness.com |
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| More wildlife
information through the National Wildlife Federation |
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| Ecoscape
- parks, walks, canoe trails, etc |
The link to "Gulf Coast" will describe the Ft Myers Beach
area; the link to "River Watersheds" gives another link
to "Manatee Park" |
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Imaginarium
- Fort Myers' Hands On Museum
2000 Cranford Avenue (off Martin Luther King Blvd), Fort Myers, FL
33916; tel: 239-337-3332 |
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Want to learn all about Florida Citrus, sample some
products and maybe send some gift baskets to friends - then go to Sun Harvest
Citrus
Open year-round:Daily 8 AM to 7 PM;
Sunday 10 AM to 6 PM |
Sun
Harvest Citrus
14810 Metro Parkway
Fort Myers, Florida
33912-4307;
Phone: 800-743-1480
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| The
Calusa Nature Centre and Planetarium |
Another interesting conservation / wildlife centre near Fort Myers
Beach |
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| Visit
the fascinating Shell Museum on nearby Sanibel Island |
I have not been but my visitors say it is good. Situated just before
Ding Darling Reserve. |
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Bill's
Bike Rentals
1470 Periwinkle Way · Sanibel, Florida 33957;
Toll free: (800) 575-8717; Local: (239) 472-5248
Fax: (239) 472-6224 |
Bikes, Tandems, Tri-cycles, Handicap-adapted tandems,
Scooters, Segways - enjoy the Sanibel trails |
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| The
Ostego Bay Foundation - Marine Science Education Center |
It is not a big place but packed with information about the marine
life in the area. Great for kids - and I learn something new every
time I take my son.
Right under Matanza's Bridge (the main Fort Myers Beach Bridge) on
the North East side (San Carlos) |
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Bonita Bill's - our favourite place for breakfast
Right under Matanza's Bridge (the main Fort Myers Beach Bridge) on
the North East side (San Carlos)
Sorry no website - you will just have to find this place when you
get here!! |
I have slipped this one in here as Bonita Bill's is right opposite
the Ostego Bay Foundation. Nothing special but it is on bay right
next to all the boats. And it is more down to earth and friendly than
fighting for a seat at the Waffle House. |
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| C.R.O.W.
- Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife |
Fascinating wild animal treatment centre right opposite the Ding
Darling Reserve on Sanibel. Very limited tour times!
If you are a fisherman, it is certainly worth a pilgrimage to this
place to understand the DOs & DON'Ts of fishing and what to do
if you unfortunately hook a bird. |
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| The
Children's Science Center |
Another fascinating place for the kids in nearby North Fort Myers
- even grown up kids like me learnt something new! |
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| Everglades
and Fossil Tours |
There are several short free tours in the area which are fascinating.
This guy is professional and I know nothing about him except that
I am told that there are many easy to find fossils if you know
where to look! |
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| Some
information on Florida's Birds, Beasts, Snakes, Flowers, etc |
I have only seen 4 varieties of snakes - all non-poisonous! |
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| Caribbean
Gardens
- The Zoo in Naples |
Caribbean Gardens 1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd Naples Florida 34102;
ZooLine (239) 262-5409
Open Daily 9.30 - 4.30 |
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The
Aviary and Zoo of Naples
9824 Immokalee Road, Naples, FL 34120; (239) 353-2215
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Open Sat. through Wed. 10 am to 4 pm. take Interstate
75 to exit 111. ; Go east 4.6 miles to the Aviary &
Zoo of Naples
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Florida
Everblades Ice Hockey for the professional team; or Junior
Everblades for junior teams, recreational and tuition |
Just down the road at I-75 junction 123:-
Germain Arena, 11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero, Florida 33928; P:
(239) 948-7825; info@floridaeverblades.com |
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Venue for the July 2007 NARCh
finals - the world's greatest roller
hockey
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Home of the
Florida Everblades
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For other Germain
Arena events - Click
here
11000 Everblades Parkway, Estero, Florida 33928; P:
(239) 948-7825
(concerts, circus, sports, etc)
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| Ice-Skating
at Fort Myers Skatium |
Fort Myers Skatium, 2250 Broadway, Fort Myers, 33901;
tel: (239) 461-3145 |
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| The
sky at night (Abrams Planetarium) |
Details of stars, comets, meteor showers, etc - lie back on the
beach and watch the stars over the Gulf. |
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| Kennedy
Space Center and NASA
website Details of the Shuttle launches, predictions for sighting
the International Space Centre, Visitor information |
You can see the shuttle launches from the Condos if you look in
a north-east direction towards Cape Canaveral. |
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| Visit the Kennedy
Space Center Visitor Center on Cape Canaveral and tour along the
Space Coast
and other
parts of Florida |
It is about a 4-5 hour drive to Cape Canaveral but well worth it! |
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On the Water - Cruises, Fishing, Scuba, Windsurf, etc 
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| Cookie
Cutter Cruises for all occasions or just for fun
Tel: 239-540-0939;
Cell: 239-910-3903
Ask for Capt Bill |
If you are coming to Fort Myers Beach for a wedding, we can give
you a lot of great advice based on our own wedding blessing (beach
side chapel, restaurant,
boat trip on the Gulf, photographers 1,
2 & 3)
I was also recommended Berry
Wedding Services for romantic wedding services
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Lee County Paddling Trails at: www.GreatCalusaBlueway.com
published by the Lee
County Parks Dept. |
If you want to see the local area from the water,
there are several canoe trails with both private and Parks equipment
rentals. We have tried a few and had a fun time. We have also seen
many people fishing from their canoes. |
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Stop by the secluded Cabbage
Key for a meal, drink or overnight. Access only by boat or
helicopter. |
Cabbage
Key Inc,
P.O. Box 200
Pineland, FL 33945
Tel: (239) 283-2278
Fax: (239) 283-1384 |
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| Fishing,
Sightseeing, Nature, Island and Sunset Cruises |
The Kingfisher
fleet out of Punta Gorda (just to the north of Fort Myers) have
been highly recommended to us by friends so we intend to give them
a go soon ourselves |
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| Florida
Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Brilliant site - almost too big to absorb. Under "saltwater
fishing" are pages and links for artificial reef sites, tides,
fish identification and loads more in and around the Gulf!! |
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| Fishing
(Gulf and Back Bay)- Florida Sportsman |
A great magazine for Florida fishing and an excellent website with
loads of links! |
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Half & full day fishing. Evening Shark and Snapper
trips. Week-end Tortuga and private charter. |
Captain Ken Pearson of SeaTrek
sails from next to Bonita Bills, 702 Fisherman's Wharf, Fort Myers
Beach (under the bridge on San Carlos Island); Tel: 239-765-7665 |
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| Sea
Lion Charters, Naples - Fishing, Diving, etc |
We had a great time with Capt'n Gordy French. Tel:
239-353-2346 |
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| All
about fishing in the Fort Myers area including piers, boat ramps,
marinas, charters, fishing tips and more |
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| If you would like to SCUBA
DIVE around Fort Myers or other parts of Florida, try this website
for links to shops and dive sites. |
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Deans
Dive Center, 15200 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 103, Fort Myers,
Florida;
Telephone: (239) 489-0500;
Fax: (239) 489-1141
Store Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am -
2:00 pm |
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| Artificial
Reefs in Lee County |
This site gives the GPS coordinates and other details for the many
artificial reefs in the Gulf area around Fort Myers Beach. |
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| For Windsurfing - try the SFBSA
(South Florida Board Sailing Association) |
We were recommended Ace Performer Windsurf shop on McGregor Blvd;
tel: 239-489-3513 when he is not out sailing! |
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San Carlos Bay Sail & Power Squadron - www.scbps.org
- give free boat safety checks as well as other training courses.
Has some good links to other boating activities |
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BASEBALL & GOLF 
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Boston
Red Sox Spring Training - every year in early Spring at the City
of Palms Park. Ticket sales are very popular |
City of Palms Park
2201 Edison Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-334-4700
877-RED-SOXX |
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Minnesota
Twins Spring Training - every year in early Spring at the Lee
County Sport Complex, Hammond Stadium |
Hammond Stadium, Lee County Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile Cypress
Pkwy., Fort Myers, FL 33912
239-768-4210
800-33-TWINS |
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Miracle
Baseball Club - the local Fort Myers Baseball team competing in
the Florida State League. They are a minor league affiliate of
the Minnesota Twins. Games held April - Sept. |
The Fort Myers Florida State League Team
Hammond Stadium, Lee County Sports Complex, 14400 Six Mile
Cypress Pkwy., Fort Myers, FL 33912
239-768-4210 |
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Roy Hobbs Baseball
Tournament
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We have had several guests attend the Roy
Hobbs Baseball Tournament. This is a huge annual amateur
baseball tournament held in Fort Myers every year, typically around
October / November. Exact dates depend on which division you play
in. |
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www.sflorida.pga.com |
Some guests have bought Golf passes from the PGA
South Florida Section. Also The
Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel Visitor and Convention Bureau
gives a comprehensive list of local
courses.
Did you know that Fort Myers ranks 4th in the USA for golf-holes
per capita? Not surprising with around 150 golf courses in the
region. (See
News-Press Article) |
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Play golf at Bay
Beach Golf Club on Fort Myers Beach |
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The
Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel
Visitor and Convention Bureau |
Extensive
resource for Attractions, Accommodations, Water Sports, Golfing and
Events Calendar for Lee County, Florida. |
