{"id":196,"date":"2014-05-07T15:17:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T15:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naplesdentist.wpengine.com\/?p=196"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:29:32","slug":"10-things-naples-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.islandcoastdentistry.com\/blog\/10-things-naples-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Cool Things in Naples, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 
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Naples Botanical Garden<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Things to Do in Naples, Florida<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Besides consulting with our patients on the best ways to maintain and improve your oral health with Cosmetic Dentistry, Invisalign, Dental Implants, Porcelain Veneers and Teeth Whitening, we are also residents who enjoy the best of Naples, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When Visiting Naples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Naples History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attractions in Naples, Florida<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Naples Botanical Garden<\/strong>
\n4820 Bayshore Dr.
\nNaples, FL 34112
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone<\/strong>: (239) 643-7275
\nWebsite:<\/strong> naplesgarden.org<\/a>
\nNaples Municipal Beach and Pier<\/strong>
\n25 – 12th Ave S
\nNaples, FL 34102
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-213-1800
\nArtis-Naples<\/strong>
\n5833 Pelican Bay Blvd
\nNaples, FL 34108
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-597-1900
\nWebsite:<\/strong> artisnaples.org<\/a>
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\nDelnor-Wiggins Pass State Park<\/strong>
\n11135 Gulf Shore Dr N
\nNaples, FL 34108
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-597-6196
\nWebsite: floridastateparks.org<\/a>
\nCorkscrew Swamp Sanctuary<\/strong>
\n375 Sanctuary Rd W
\nNaples, FL 34120-4865
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-348-9151
\nWebsite:<\/strong> corkscrew.audubon.org <\/a>
\nNaples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens<\/strong>
\n1590 Goodlette-Frank Rd
\nNaples, FL 34102-5260
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-262-5409
\nWebsite:<\/strong> caribbeangardens.com
\nPalm Cottage<\/strong>
\n137 12th Ave S
\nNaples, FL 34102-7002
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-261-8164
\nWebsite:<\/strong> napleshistoricalsociety.org
\nEverglades National Park Boat Tours<\/strong>
\n815 Copeland Ave
\nEverglades City, FL 34139
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-695-2591
\nGolisano Children’s Museum of Naples<\/strong>
\nLivingston Road
\nNorth Collier Regional Park
\nNaples, FL
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-514-0084
\nWebsite:<\/strong> cmon.org<\/a>
\nRookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve <\/strong>
\n300 Tower Rd.
\nNaples, FL
\nGoogle Map<\/a>
\nPhone:<\/strong> 239-417-6310 ext. 40
\nWebsite:<\/strong> rookerybay.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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