• MustDo.com | Marco Island Historical Museum, Marco Island, Florida, USA
  • MustDo.com | Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens Naples, Florida family attractions. Photo by Mary Carol Fitzgerald.
  • MustDo.com | Naples Botanical Garden Naples, Florida. Photo by Jennifer Brinkman.
  • MustDo.com | Young boy holds an alligator at Wooten's Animal Sanctuary & Alligator Park near The Everglades and Naples, Florida. Photo by Jennifer Brinkman.

Must Do Attractions in the Naples Area

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Naples • Marco Island • The Everglades

The Paradise Coast is home to some of Florida’s most popular attractions and things to do and encompasses the cities of Bonita Beach, Bonita Springs, Naples, Marco Island, and Everglades City.

Naples, Marco Island, and Everglades City Museums

Boasting six museums and more than 100 art galleries, Naples, Florida 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, Florida fun for all ages and interests. 

We have chosen the top Naples and Marco Island attractions to help you plan the perfect Florida Vacation.

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Must Do Attractions in the Naples Area

The Naples Players is a nationally recognized community theatre in Naples, Florida offering musical and theatrical performances, programs, and classes for all ages.

The Naples Players

The Naples Players is a nationally recognized community theatre in Naples, Florida, offering musical and theatrical performances, programs, and classes for all ages.  The 2025/2026 72nd Season includes Sweeny Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, And Then There Were None, Ada And The Engine, Little Women: The Musical, Beu Jest, The Curious Incident... Read More
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Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens

Visit Southwest Florida's Nationally Accredited Zoo The Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens is much more than a walk-through 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™. It's wild fun from apes to zebras in Southwest Florida’s only nationally accredited zoo! Hand-feed... Read More
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Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs

Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs, Florida is a charitable zoological park and botanical garden nestled among sprawling banyan trees and plantings overlooking the Imperial River.  While preserving the best of Wonder Gardens' history, the nonprofit cares for rescued, rehabilitated, and non-releasable animals. Learn more about Wonder Gardens in this featured blog post!... Read More
Conservancy of Southwest Nature Center Naples, Florida

Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center

View Native and Invasive Wildlife and Visit the Kid-Friendly Interactive Nature Center The Conservancy of Southwest Florida Nature Center is a 21-acre nature preserve home to more than 70 species of native and invasive wildlife and is located in the heart of Naples, Florida. The Dalton Discovery Center at The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is an interactive learning center featuring live animals and exhibits... Read More
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Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee

Gaming Casino a Short Drive From Naples and Marco Island With 1,400 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, Electronic Roulette, and Mini-Baccarat. Slot bets from 1¢ to $100. Table Games starting at... Read More
MustDo.com | Hold an alligator at Wooten's Everglades Animal Sanctuary Alligator Park. Must Do Visitor Guides Naples, Florida vacation information and tips. Photo by Jennifer Brinkman.

Wooten's Animal Sanctuary & Alligator Park

Alligator Show 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 or hug an alligator – now that’s a vacation souvenir! But don’t worry the... Read More
View meaningful exhibits of over 1,000 donated artifacts, documents, and original photographs from the Holocaust and World War II at the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples, Florida USA. Must Do Visitor Guides | MustDo.com

Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center

View meaningful exhibits on Holocaust and WWII history, and the personal stories of Southwest Florida residents who are Holocaust Survivors and Liberators. The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center  in Naples, Florida presents a chronological display of Holocaust and World War II history, pre-war through the post-war Nuremberg Trials. Many of the artifacts have been donated or permanently loaned by local area Holocaust Survivors,... Read More
MustDo.com | Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida. Must Do Visitor Guides Florida vacation information.

Naples Botanical Garden

This 170-acre garden paradise in Naples, Florida features a showcase of the tropical plant world with the cultivated gardens reflecting the plants and cultures of Florida, Brazil, Asia, and the Caribbean. Water features throughout the grounds are filled with hundreds of species of waterlilies, with lotus and papyrus as well. The 90-acre Preserve features several habitats, including coastal scrub, marshes, pine flatwoods, and mangroves where... Read More