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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Fort Myers, Florida

Updated April 18, 2024

Unusual Attractions in Fort Myers

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.

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.

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North Fort Myers, Florida

The Shell Factory

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

4 miles from Fort Myers

Estero, Florida

Koreshan State Historic Site

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

14 miles from Fort Myers

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.

15 miles from Fort Myers

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.

19 miles from Fort Myers

Sanibel, Florida

Pistol Shrimp of Ding Darling

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

20 miles from Fort Myers

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Fort Myers

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Fort Myers, Florida

Updated April 18, 2024

Unusual Attractions in Fort Myers

Fort Myers, Florida

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

Fort Myers, Florida

Punta Rassa Telegraph Station

North Fort Myers, Florida

The Shell Factory

Estero, Florida

Koreshan State Historic Site

Estero, Florida

Mound Key Archaeological State Park

Sanibel, Florida

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum

Sanibel, Florida

Pistol Shrimp of Ding Darling

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