Fort Myers & Sanibel/Lee County Traveler's Guide 2008 - (Page 24) ®® O N E - D AY M I X - A N D - M AT C H V A C AT I O N D AY S lection, then mosey on back to the In the southern reaches of Lee County, mainland and Rodes Fresh & Fancy, just off U.S. 41, is Koreshan State a seafood market with a restaurant Historic Site, nestled in the pines and attached. The seafood is as fresh as it palmetto and gets, and the key lime pie delightful. southern snug up against soul the Estero River. fort myers beach – Nestled In addition to beautiful, natural surbetween Bonita beachy roundings, there’s a late 1800s religious Beach and Fort keen settlement that’s been preserved. Marvel Myers Beach is at the complex geometric layout of the Lovers Key State Park, where visitors can historic buildings, which reflects part of ride a bike, hike through the woods, see the Koreshans’ religious theory. Rent a gentle manatees, fish or kayak through canoe and explore the Estero, or take a inner waterways. Bicycle and kayak guided ranger tour rentals are available on through the grounds. site. Have a picnic on Head further south to the beach or drive up Bonita Springs and Estero Island and over Big Hickory Seafood to San Carlos Island, Grille, complete with home of the Shrimp “Cracker-style” fare and Fleet. Have lunch at Kayaking off Lovers Key more refined choices, the plastic-tablecloth/ such as Cubana Grouper. Oh, and keep fish market Beach Seafood restaurant. an eye out for Old Blue, the resident Next, explore marine life at the Ostego heron. Next stop: Wonderland. Well, Bay Marine Science Center nearby. Back Everglades Wonder Gardens may feel like over the bridge to Estero Island, settle in Alice’s trip down the rabbit hole, or a at the Outrigger Beach Resort’s Tiki Bar or trip back to the 1930s when the attracatop The Beached Whale for a front-row tion was built. Each tour is narrated by a seat of the sunset. Have dinner and a knowledgeable staffer (often one with a movie at the Beach Theater, then relax sense of humor). Tours are continuous. under the stars at Times Square, a pedesFlorida native fauna, including an exten- trian-friendly shopping and dining area. sive collection of alligators, crocodiles, bears, panthers and birds, are on display fort myers – Fort Myers’ among tropical plantings. After the 60movers and shakers will be all around minute tour, as you breakfast at the Oasis downtown. Koreshan State Historic Site drive to No one’s a stranger here, and the homeBonita Beach spun atmosmuseum Park to catch phere is heartquality some rays or warming. Try find some one of the sumptuous skillets. Next, shells to add take a historic downtown walking tour to your col(offered Wednesdays at 10 a.m. from bonita springs & estero – { } { } { } PAGE 24
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