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Ft Myers Travel Guide
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Everything Ft Myers.
Ft. Myers, Florida is a great family destination. This is one of the best kept secrets in Southern Florida.
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Fort Myers is one of the up-and-coming communities of the southwest coast. Fortunately, most of its recent growth has occurred on the north side of the wide Caloosahatchee River, which the town straddles, allowing the traditional center, along the waterway's south shore, to remain relatively unspoiled.
Once across the river, US-41 strikes downtown Fort Myers, picturesquely nestled on the water's edge. Here, the Fort Myers Historical Museum provides thorough insights into the town's past, including the exploits of Dr Franklin Miles, the local man who developed Alka Seltzer.
Other inventors developed their products in this city too, like Thomas Edison. He purchased a building, which is now known as the Edison Winter Home, which offers guided tours. The tours begin in the gardens, planted with such exotics as African Sausage trees and wild orchids. The house is an anticlimax, its plainness probably due to the fact that Edison spent most of his time inside the laboratory, attempting to turn the latex-rich sap of Solidago edisonii (a strain of goldenrod weed he developed) into rubber. However, when the tour reaches the engrossing museum, the full impact of Edison's achievements becomes apparent: the phonograph, and the incandescent light bulb were created. Here, too, you'll see some of the ungainly cinema projectors derived from Edison's Kinetoscope - which brought him a million dollars a year in royalties. Next door, the uninspiring Ford Winter Home, bought by Henry Ford, is open for viewing. The banyan tree outside the ticket office is the largest tree in the state, grown by Edison from a seedling. Together the Ford Winter Home and the Edison Winter Home make up the Edison and Ford Winter Estates.
The greater Fort Myers area has many attractions, ranging from sunbathing on the beach to the Imaginarium for kids and museums for the curious. Fort Myers serves as a hub for assorted areas of distinct appeal, all adding up to a Tropical Island Getaway. Fabled Sanibel and Captiva Islands, with pristine white sand beaches on their gulf sides and dense mangrove forests to the east, showcase surprisingly diverse ecosystems along with North America's best shelling, great biking/hiking trails, and acre upon acre of wildlife sanctuary. In fact, Sanibel and Captiva are so eco-minded that laws prevent buildings being constructed higher than the tallest palm tree. On Estero Island, Fort Myers Beach (recognized among the "world's safest family beaches" because of its gentle slope into the gulf) is home to back bays, estuaries and lush mangrove forests for bird watching. Bonita Springs has freshwater fishing and shopping, and Cape Coral has a multitude of marinas, golf courses, and tennis. Crossing the bridge to Pine Island recalls days when fishing was the area's top industry. This quaint little isle, known for the "Fishingest Bridge in the U.S.A.," continues as an angler's paradise. Inland, Lehigh Acres offers miles of freshwater canals, 16 well stocked lakes with great fishing, tennis, horseback riding, hiking, biking trails, and three golf courses. On the banks of the Caloosahatchee Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Myers' status as the "City of Palms" is evident with a glance down McGregor Boulevard, lined with 1,800 majestic royal palms. Rich in Old South ambiance, Fort Myers yields year-round, museums, historic tours, festivals, golf, theater, nightlife, and spectacular shopping!
With its subtropical climate and beckoning family-friendly beaches, it is a favorite vacation spot of Florida residents as well as visitors. Compact though it is, there's lots to do in addition to the sun and surf scene throughout its several distinct travel destinations. Small and pretty Fort Myers has begun to rise in the hearts of travelers all over the world.
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