Boasting six museums and more than 100 art galleries, Naples fully deserves its title as “The No. 1 Small Art Town in America”. With a strong performing arts community and a resident orchestra, culture lovers can attend theater productions ranging from humorous plays to full Broadway musicals. But that’s not all this historic city has to offer. Cruises, botanical gardens, animal parks and a zoo, historic homes, and educational museums make Naples and Marco Island fun for all ages and interests. We have chosen the top 10 Naples and Marco Island attractions to help you plan the perfect Florida Vacation.
Attractions
Must Do Attractions
Naples Princess Cruises
Naples Sightseeing Tours and Cruises
One of the most elegant yachts in Southwest Florida, the 105-foot Naples Princess is a 3 level, climate controlled luxury yacht with room for 149 passengers. Naples Princess Cruises offers daily sightseeing, lunch, sunset hors d’oeuvres and sunset dinner cruises with meals prepared fresh daily in the Naples Princess' galley. Relax, sit back, and enjoy yourself while their courteous staff... Read More
Pure Florida Jet Boat
Naples Most Thrilling Water Tour
For the ultimate Naples, Florida vacation adventure, visit Pure Florida Jet Boat located at Tin City in the heart of Old Naples and experience an unforgettable ride on a passenger jet boat that’s fun for the entire family.
Climb aboard Odin, a 23-passenger jet boat and take a one-hour guided tour down the Gordon River and into the Ten Thousand Islands... Read More
Seminole Casino Hotel
Gaming Casino a Short Drive From Naples and Marco Island
With 1,300 of the newest slot machines and tons of high paying table games, there are plenty of things to do and lots to win. If you like card games, try your luck at Blackjack, Pai Gow poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, and Mini-Baccarat. Slot bets from 1¢ to $100. Table Games starting at $10. Plus... Read More
Naples Botanical Garden
A Tropical Garden Oasis
This 170-acre tropical garden paradise features designs from some of the finest landscape architects in the world including cultivated gardens of Florida, Brazil, Asia, the Caribbean and a Water Garden filled with water lilies, lotus, and papyrus. The 90-acre preserve features seven ecosystems and includes mangroves, marshes, and untouched forests where hundreds of animal species and more than 300... Read More
TheatreZone
Naples, Florida Performing Arts Theatre
Naples’ TheatreZone is a non-profit Professional Equity Regional Theatre Company that employs professional performers from around the country and is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association. They also include live musicians for every performance! Read TheatreZone's featured blog article.
Plays, Concerts, and Backstage Tours
TheatreZone presents concerts, plays, and musicals on stage from December through May at the intimate... Read More
Wooten's Animal Sanctuary & Alligator Park
See a fascinating alligator show with an opportunity to hug or hold an alligator!
Wooten’s alligator show is very popular and an Everglades must-see. Kids and adults can get up-close and personal with alligators as the professional handlers share their knowledge about these powerful and mysterious reptiles. You’ll want to bring your camera because, after the show, visitors have an opportunity to hold... Read More
The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida
The Museum's Holocaust & World War II Exhibits And Programs
View meaningful exhibits of over 1,000 donated artifacts, documents, and original photographs from the Holocaust and World War II. This important and educational museum grew out of a Naples, Florida middle school exhibit created by students and teachers studying the Holocaust. The exhibit was transformed into a museum and educational center in 2001. Today The... Read More
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
Visit Southwest Florida's Nationally Accredited Zoo
The Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens is much more than a walk-thru zoo. Cruise on a guided tour through islands of monkeys, lemurs, and apes. Experience engaging zoo keeper talks, wildlife shows in the Safari Canyon Open-Air Theater; alligator feedings, or Jungle Larry™ and Safari Jane’s™ Snakes Alive! show featuring venomous snakes. It's wild fun from apes... Read More
Collier County Museum
Naples History Comes Alive at This Historical Attraction
Naples is proud of its history and heritage and the museum comes alive with exhibits and dioramas that journey back more than 10,000 years to capture the panorama of Southwest Florida's unique history.
Both kids and adults will be fascinated while learning about mastodons, prehistoric saber-toothed cat skeletons, Calusa Indians, Spanish explorers, Seminole warriors, and the... Read More
Naples Municipal Beach & Fishing Pier
The Naples Pier is a Top Attraction
The Naples Municipal Beach & Fishing Pier is one of the most popular attractions in Naples, Florida. Built in 1888 as a freight and passenger dock, it continues to be a community landmark. The beach and the pier that extends 1,000 feet into the Gulf of Mexico is a favorite location for family activity and one... Read More
