How Do You Spend The Perfect Weekend In Fort Myers, Florida?
The ‘City of Palms’, in Florida’s Southwest corner, is generally overshadowed by such major tourist spots as Miami, Orlando and the Florida Keys. Fort Myers does make for a great weekend, however, with its charm, history and-of course-superb beaches. Set aside a few hours for the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford Winter Estates, the neighboring former winter homes of these two great Americans-who also happened to be good friends and associates. Highlights include the two mansions themselves (Edison’s ‘Seminole Lodge’ and Ford’s ‘The Mangoes’) and a colorful botanical garden, and the estate area is open every day. Catch some pre-season baseball if you happen to visit in the early spring (the Red Sox and Minnesota Twins have conducted spring training here for decades). Summertime fans can watch the Fort Myers Miracles, a minor-league affiliate of the Twins, at Hammond Stadium. Have a shell of a time at the Shell Factory and Nature Park in North Fort Myers. This attraction will appeal mostly t
