The Atlas Obscura Guide To Estero

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Estero, Florida

Updated November 10, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Estero

Estero, Florida

Koreshan State Historic Site

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

Mound Key, in southwestern Florida’s Estero Bay, is an artificial island made from layers of shells and other material.

Estero, Florida

Mound Key Archaeological State Park

Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.

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Fort Myers, Florida

Punta Rassa Telegraph Station

A telegraph station used to send information from Cuba to the U.S. during the Spanish-American War.

13 miles from Estero

Mina Edison’s Moonlight Garden. (Wikimedia Commons)

Fort Myers, Florida

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

14 miles from Estero

The boardwalk through a mangrove tunnel.

Naples, Florida

Clam Pass Beach

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

15 miles from Estero

Sanibel, Florida

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

17 miles from Estero

Sanibel, Florida

Pistol Shrimp of Ding Darling

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

18 miles from Estero

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Estero

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Estero, Florida

Updated November 10, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Estero

Estero, Florida

Koreshan State Historic Site

Estero, Florida

Mound Key Archaeological State Park

Fort Myers, Florida

Punta Rassa Telegraph Station

Fort Myers, Florida

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

Naples, Florida

Clam Pass Beach

Sanibel, Florida

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum

Sanibel, Florida

Pistol Shrimp of Ding Darling

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