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The Paradise Coast has a colorful and fascinating heritage. The Calusa Indians once called the region home, and later the Seminoles. Pioneer settlers built cattle ranches, while others fished, farmed and hunted in the Ten Thousand Islands. In the 1920s, wealthy Northern and Midwestern settlers vacationed on our white-sand beaches and fished. While Naples and Marco Island have seen tremendous growth and development, communities such as Everglades City, Immokalee, Chokoloskee and Ochopee still offer glimpses into the days of yesteryear.
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Museum of the Everglades
At the Museum of the Everglades in Everglades City, the history of the Everglades is displayed through artifacts and exhibits covering 2,000 years of regional history.
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Everglades City, located south of Naples and Marco Island at the gateway to the western Everglades, is the birthplace of the stone crab industry and the second-largest supplier of stone crab claws in ... Read More >
Naples: A U.S. Land Developer’s Dream In the late 1800s, during U.S. surveys of Southwest Florida, a senator from Louisville, General John S. Williams, was spellbound by descriptions of the area... Read More >Claim to Fame: Annual Everglades Seafood Festival Home to the annual Everglades Seafood Festival in February each year, this small town on the edge of Florida's Everglades is known as the Stone Cr... Read More >
Day 1: Naples For an excellent overview of the intriguing history of Florida's Paradise Coast, visit the Collier County Museum in Naples. The museum's exhibits show what the area was like more... Read More >Marco Island's beautiful, white crescent beach has attracted people in search of paradise for thousands of years. Long before the days of resort hotels, when the island's beach was surrounded ... Read More > -
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole MuseumFor more about WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO & WHERE TO DINE visit www.ParadiseCoast.TV CHE-HUN-TAMO! In the Seminole language, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki means a place to learn, a place to remember. We invite you to come to the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation and learn about our exciting living history and culture. WHERE TO GO: Inn on 5th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfcNmd_DwjQ WHAT TO DO: Toucan's World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYwiuasiwZA WHERE TO DINE: Watermark Grille https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZQmAi5HmAY
For more about WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO & WHERE TO DINE visit www.ParadiseCoast.TV CHE-HUN-TAMO! In the Seminole language, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki means a place to learn, a place to remember. We invite you t... - 1:44
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole MuseumFor more about WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO & WHERE TO DINE visit www.ParadiseCoast.TV CHE-HUN-TAMO! In the Seminole language, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki means a place to learn, a place to remember. We invite you to come to the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation and learn about our exciting living history and culture. WHERE TO GO: Inn on 5th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfcNmd_DwjQ WHAT TO DO: Toucan's World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYwiuasiwZA WHERE TO DINE: Watermark Grille https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZQmAi5HmAY
For more about WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO & WHERE TO DINE visit www.ParadiseCoast.TV Nestled on five acres of native Florida landscaping, our flagship museum at the County Government center in Naples... - 1:15
Collier County MuseumsFor more about WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO & WHERE TO DINE visit www.ParadiseCoast.TV Nestled on five acres of native Florida landscaping, our flagship museum at the County Government center in Naples offers newly created exhibits and galleries that capture the full panorama of local history. Pack a picnic and linger a while in the museum's shady backyard. Then do a little exploring on your own in our native gardens, restored Naples cottages, the archaeology lab, Seminole village or Calusa Indian camp. For more information visit: http://www.colliermuseums.com/locations/collier_museum WHERE TO GO: Toucan's World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYwiuasiwZA WHAT TO DO: Say What Charters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tuYW3yiSis WHERE TO DINE: Charlie Chiang's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T13mzKUj69s
Experience what life was like in Florida before air conditioning and electricity! - 3:28
Collier County Museum: Old Florida FestivalExperience what life was like in Florida before air conditioning and electricity!
The Old Florida Festival is the single largest museum event of the year. Learn about Southwest Florida history from reenactors, demonstrations and activities for the whole family. Saturday & Sunda... - 0:32
Collier County Museums 2016 Old Florida Festival CommercialThe Old Florida Festival is the single largest museum event of the year. Learn about Southwest Florida history from reenactors, demonstrations and activities for the whole family. Saturday & Sunday, November 19 & 20, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., at the Collier County Museum on Tamiami Trail in East Naples. oldfloridafestival.com colliermuseums.com (239)252-8476
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