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Naples Parks & Recreation |
What is your pleasure? Symphonic music? Naples, Florida has it at the Naples Philharmonic Center. Jazz or blues? Check out the concerts at Naples' Cambier Park. Theater? Sugden Community Theater Naples Players offers live performances of classics and cutting edge drama. Dance? Touring ballet and modern dance companies regularly visit Naples, Florida, keenly aware of the economic and cultural stature of the community.
Alico Arena
An athletic and entertainment venue with a capacity of 4,000 in its main gymnasium, plus function rooms, sky boxes, and a hospitality suite. It is the home arena for Florida Gulf Coast University men’s and women’s basketball teams and is used as a venue for entertainment acts and performances.
Telephone: 239-590-7145
Location: 10501 FGCU Blvd. South - Fort Myers, FL 3396 |
Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
A 2 ¼ mile boardwalk crosses over the distinct habitats of the Corkscrew Swamp, including a stand of old bald cypress that is the largest in North America. The National Audubon Society manage the Sanctuary, which is open to visitors.
Telephone: 305-371-6399
Location: 444 Brickell Ave., Ste 85 |
Big Cypress National Preserve
Not far from Naples, in the Everglades, Big Cypress has a mixture of pines, hardwoods, prairies, mangrove forests, cypress strands and domes. White-tailed deer, bear and Florida panther can be found here along with the more tropical tree snail, royal palm and cigar orchid. As a meeting place of temperate and tropical species, it is a hotbed of biological diversity. Visitors will enjoy a recreational paradise for camping, canoing, kayaking, hiking and bird-watching. The elusive Florida panther has been spotted here as have endangered wood storks.
Telephone: 239-695-1201
Location: HCR 61, Box 110 - Ochopee, FL 3414 |
Collier County Museum
Houses 10,000 years of Southwest Florida history, from mastodons and saber cats to Calusa and Seminole Indians and the intrepid pioneers who came to tame the wild Everglades frontier.
Telephone: 239-774-8476
Location: 3301 Tamiami TRL E |
Germain Arena
Home to the ECHL Florida Everblades ice hockey team ,the Florida Firecats Arena Football team and the Florida Flame, which plays in the National Basketball Development League. It also is the venue for numerous entertainment events, concerts and ice shows. It also offers public skating, hockey and figure skating on two additional rinks.
Telephone: 239-948-7825
Location: North of Immokalee Rd on US 41 |
Naples ZOO at Caribbean Gardens
Naples Zoo is a nationally accredited zoo and yet much more than a walk-through zoo. The nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable institution also features a full day of fun activities. The paved path winds nearly a mile past rare and beautiful animals residing within a historic tropical garden of exotic plants first planted in 1919 with a fascinating history.
In this tropical setting, you can take delight at seeing many of your favorite animals like lions, kangaroos, and monkeys. In addition, you'll also discover feature exhibits and an array of more rarely seen creatures like the African wild dogs or an Asian deer that barks and eats meat.
Telephone: 239-262-5409
Location: Goodlette-Frank Raod just south of Golden Gate Road. |
The Philharmonic Center Cultural Complex
The Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida, home of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, is the premier performing arts hall in Southwest Florida, hosting more than 400 events a year including world class dance, opera, classical and popular music and Broadway musicals.
Telephone: 239-597-1900
Location: Pelican Bay Boulevard
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