Bask in the sun and enjoy the fun this summer in Ft. Myers, Florida. Have a close encounter with an alligator at Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, put on your creative cap at the Imaginarium, or ride into the past at the Edison and Ford Winter Es... see more »
Bask in the sun and enjoy the fun this summer in Ft. Myers, Florida. Have a close encounter with an alligator at Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium, put on your creative cap at the Imaginarium, or ride into the past at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates.
Reach for the stars at Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium. With over 100 acres of wildlife and natural beauty, your children will love to commune with the animals and get in touch with the cosmos. Take a visit to a an alligator's home or check out the beautiful aviary complete with hawks, bald eagles, and birds being nursed back to health. If your child has dreams of voyaging to outer space, they will love the out of this world star-gazing program and nighttime laser light shows set to the music of Pink Floyd. Calusa Camps with activities like games, crafts, and hiking are also available.
Get creative at the Imaginarium Science Center. Part museum and part aquarium, this center encourages hands-on learning with a double dose of fun! Simulate a tropical tornado and run through the rainstorm, or hone in on video skills by broadcasting it on a giant museum TV screen. Kids can also bring out their innermarine scientistas they feed sea creatures in the fish eye lagoon or touch some of the scaly reptiles in one of the touch tanks. After they dust up their pants and dig up some dinosaur bones, they'll be having so much fun they won't even realize how much they've learned.
Park your family at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, where you will learn in-depth about some of America's most fantastic inventors. Set on the Calooshatchee River, these estates boast lush botanic gardens and nine historical buildings, including Thomas Edison's very own lab. Encourage a love ofsciencein your child as they look at how Ford tinkered on his revolutionary automobiles, or look through more than a thousand patents Edison claimed. Guided tours are available daily and will open up a chapter in history that your child will be sure to enjoy.
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