DOLPHIN EXPLORER
Help study wild dolphins as part of the 10,000
Islands Dolphin Project aboard the Dolphin
Explorer, departing for two cruises per day from
Rose Marina on Marco Island. You might see a
mom with her baby, or a whole pod of the friendly
mammals playing in the estuaries around Marco
Island. If you discover a new member of the pod
you get to name it. There's beach and shelling
time, too. Included in the National Geographic
book "100 Ways to Change Your Child's Life."
Dolphin-Study.com
THE GOLISANO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
OF NAPLES (C'MON)
It's an exciting, brain-building powerhouse where
children and families learn through play. Hands-
on exhibit galleries allow kids to journey
through a pretend swamp or a real
garden maze, climb a banyan tree, splash
in the water play, and even become
a weather forecaster, architect, or
veterinarian. Age-friendly environments
for toddlers to teens.
Cmon.org
CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
NATURE CENTER
Meet cuddly, (and sometimes creepy) critters up
close in the Dalton Discovery Center. Take an
electric boat ride into the mangroves, touch live
sea stars and
hermit crabs in
the touch tank,
and even peek
into the wildlife
hospital. Kids
age 5 and
under love
the interactive
Little Explorers Play
Zone.
Conservancy.org
ROOKERY BAY
There's something for everyone from toddlers
to grandparents in the Environmental Learning
Center, where guests can meet marine biologists,
see skulls and bones from all kinds of wildlife,
see live horseshoe crabs and other creatures in
the big interactive aquarium, and more. Every
Saturday is Science Saturday, and kids 12 and
under get in free.
RookeryBay.org
Florida's Paradise Coast is a
super-fun destination for families.
Here are just a few of the many
experiences and attractions just waiting
to wow kids, parents and grandparents.
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