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Naples Area/Ave Maria Area Marco Island Area Everglades Area Immokalee Symbols: q = Family Friendly, g = Handicapped Access, V = Guided Tours, l = Boat Launch AREA SIGHTSEEING Artis–Naples & The Baker Museum artisnaples.org u 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples, 800-597-1900, 239-597-1900 The home of the Naples Philharmonic hosts over 300 concerts, plays, performances, art exhibitions and educational events from Sept.-July each year. q g V Clyde Butcher's Big Cypress Gallery clydebutcher.com u Big Cypress National Preserve, 52388 E. Tamiami Trl., Ochopee, 239-695-2428 Photography of the Everglades by photographer Clyde Butcher, Niki Butcher and other artists focused on the natural world. FREE q V Collier County Museum colliermuseums.com u 3331 Tamiami Trl. E., Naples, 239-252-8476 Five-acre site with historic cottages, native garden, logging locomotive, Sherman tank and swamp buggies. Exhibits tell the history of Collier County and Florida. FREE q g V AD ON PG. 17 Crayton Cove naplescraytoncove.com u 880 12th Ave. S., Naples The waterside Crayton Cove neighborhood is a village-style destination where one finds artist-owned galleries, local-favorite restaurants, unique shops, and charter fishing and sightseeing boats at Naples City Dock. FREE q Gulfshore Playhouse gulfshoreplayhouse.org u 755 Eighth Ave. S., Naples, 866-811-4111, 239-261-7529 The area's first and finest award-winning professional theater company. Performances at Norris Center, Naples. Tickets may be purchased online or by phone. g Historic Smallwood Store smallwoodstore.com u 360 Mamie St., Chokoloskee, 239-695-2989 Experience the unique history of the Ten Thousand Islands. Site of the death of Ed Watson, subject of Peter Mathiessen's best sellers "Killing Mr. Watson" and "Shadow Country." q V The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida HolocaustMuseumSWFL.org u 4760 Tamiami Trl. N., Ste. 7, Naples, 239-263-9200 The museum promotes respect and understanding by teaching the history and lessons of the Holocaust. q g V Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch colliermuseums.com u 1215 Roberts Ave., Immokalee, 239-658-2466 One of the oldest, largest and continuously used historical cattle ranches in Florida. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2003. FREE q g V Marco Island Center for the Arts marcoislandart.org u 1010 Winterberry Dr., Marco Island, 239-394-4221 Galleries, gift shop and outdoor shows. Art education, lectures and performances available. Gallery openings held on the second Tues. of each month. FREE q g Marco Island Historical Museum colliermuseums.com/locations/marco_museum u Marco Island Historical Museum, 180 S. Heathwood Dr., Marco Island, 239-642-1440 Explore the extensive history of Marco Island from archaic periods through modern times. FREE q g Museum of Military Memorabilia museum-mm.org u 500 Terminal Dr., Naples, 941-575-0401 Thousands of military artifacts from all branches of the military are on display at the museum, located in the Naples Municipal Airport. The airport was built by the Army Corps of Engineers to train pilots for the Pacific theater in WWII. What began as a museum honoring military aviation in WWII has evolved into much more, with historical artifacts dating back to the Revolutionary War all the way to present day Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts. FREE q g The Museum of the Everglades colliermuseums.com u 105 W. Broadway, Everglades City, 239-695-0008 Tells the story of a town deep in the Florida Everglades, the building of the Tamiami Trail and the area's characters. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. FREE q g V Naples Art Association naplesart.org u 585 Park St., Naples, 239-262-6517 Promoting education, interest and participation in the contemporary visual arts through exhibits, festivals, art classes and other programming. q g Naples Historical Society napleshistoricalsociety.org u 137 12th Ave. S., Naples, 239-261-8164 Preserving the City of Naples' history, the society is based at Historic Palm Cottage, Naples' oldest house (1895). Visit and tour Palm Cottage, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, or take a guided walking tour of Old Naples. q g V The Naples Players at Sugden Community Theatre naplesplayers.org u 701 Fifth Ave. S., Naples, 239-263-7990 Professional-quality musicals, comedies, dramas, adult/children's classes, children's theater and more. Presented year-round on two state-of-the-art stages. q g V Opera Naples operanaples.org u Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave., Naples, 239-963-9050 Since 2006, Opera Naples brings internationally acclaimed talent to perform in beloved operas and chamber performances, earning rave reviews! g Silverspot Cinema silverspot.net u 9118 Strada Pl., Ste. 5150, Naples, 239-592-0300 Luxury movie theater equipped with state-of-the-art digital sound, reserved seating, leather seats, full bar, restaurant and lounge. Site of the annual Naples International Film Festival. q Southwest Florida Performing Arts Center swflpac.com u 11515 Bonita Beach Rd. S.E., Ste. 101, Bonita Springs, 239-676-0785 State-of-the-art performing arts center, dinner theater and wedding venue. Hosting performing arts, musical and comedy shows, and events. Dining at Teatro by Chef Michael Psilakis. q TheatreZone theatrezone-florida.com u 13275 Livingston Rd., Naples, 888-966-3352 Naples' premier professional theater featuring lost treasures of Broadway and world premieres. q g United Arts Council Arts-Mart collierarts.com u 1495 Pine Ridge Rd., #5, Naples, 239-254-8242 The most comprehensive information about the arts in Collier County. Visit us at the Arts-Mart to browse or purchase local artists' work. Learn about local art galleries, arts and cultural events and more. FREE FISHING A&B Charters aandbcharters.com u 550 Port-O-Call Way, Naples, 877-263-8833, 239-263-8833 Deep-sea and inland fishing trips. Half and full-day sailing charters, shelling trips and cocktail charters to Keewaydin Island. q g V Anglers Charters - Captain Jim Ponder u Ten Thousand Islands, Naples, 239-404-9036 In addition to family fishing charters and "pro" fishing charters, we offer manatee tours and dolphin watches on backcountry eco-tours. q V Backcountry Guide Service - Captain Ken Chambers backcountryguideservice.com u 385 Angler Dr., Goodland, 239-289-0984 Experience exciting backcountry fishing for snook, redfish and tarpon. Half, 3/4 and full-day charters available for up to four anglers. q g V l Big Shark Fishing bigsharkfishing.com u 604 E. Palm Ave., Goodland The premier fishing charter in all of Southwest Florida including inshore calm waters with a variety of fish and fishing from Naples to Everglades City. q V l D i s c o v e r Y o u r P a r a d i s e . | N a p l e s , M a r c o I s l a n d & T h e E v e r g l a d e s 4 2 D i s c o v e r Y o u r P a r a d i s e . | N a p l e s , M a r c o I s l a n d & T h e E v e r g l a d e s 4 2

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