Southwest Florida's Newcomers Guide to Paradise
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82 | SOUTHWEST FLORIDA • NEWCOMERS GUIDE TO PARADISE Largest Inventory IN OUR AREA!! Licensed & Insured CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE 2017-2022 Custom Granite Countertops We have the LARGEST GRANITE INVENTORY in Charlotte County with over 1,200 slabs of granite and quartz. 18440 Paulson Dr., Suite B, Port Charlotte, FL 33954 www.acergranitefla.com•941-624-5958 contact@acergranitecorp.com Mon-Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-Noon • Closed Sunday adno=3899923-1 Sarasota Classic Car Museum Recognized as the second oldest continuously operating antique car museum in the Nation! As you stroll through the museum, travel back in time and into the future of man's greatest invention, the automobile. Antique, exotic, European and one-of-a-kind classics are featured in our rotating exhibits throughout the museum. 5500 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 941-355-6228. Sarasota Jungle Gardens Over 10 acres of botanical plantings along with bird and animal shows. 3701 Bay Shore Road. Sarasota, 941-355-5305. Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee A Class III tribal gaming casino and hotel. 506 S. 1st St., Immokalee, 239-658-1313. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa Entertainment, dining and casino gaming. 5223 Orient Road, Tampa, 866-388-4263. Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train All aboard for a one-of-a-kind theatrical and culinary experience. 4110 Center Pointe Drive, Fort Myers, 239-275-6060. Shell Factory and Nature Park Retail shop, eatery and nature park. 2787 N. Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, 239-995-2141. Salvador Dali Museum Dedicated to the works of Salvador Dalí. It houses the largest collection of Dalí's works outside Europe 1 Dali Blvd,. St. Petersburg, 727-823-3767. Sunken Gardens This 100-year-old garden is home to some of the oldest tropical plants in the region. 1825 4th St., N. St. Petersburg, 727-893-7111. The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida Artifacts, photos, exhibits and events. 4760 Tamiami Trail N., Naples, 239-263-9200. The Naples Zoo A 43-acre zoo and historic botanical garden. 1590 Goodette-Frank Road, Naples, 239-262-5409. Solomon's Castle is a hand-built medieval castle complete with a moat. The sculptor Howard Solomon started building the castle in 1974 out of aluminum printing plates thrown out by the local newspaper. 4533 Solomon Road, Ona, 863-494-6077. Venice Art Center Exhibits, art classes and instruction. 390 Nokomis Ave., S. Venice, 941-485-7136. Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall Half-size replica of Vietnam Wall contains the names of the 58,318 who were killed during the Vietnam War. 200 Harbor Walk Drive, Punta Gorda. Visual Arts Center Exhibits, art classes and instruction. 210 Maud St., Punta Gorda, 941-639-8810. Warm Mineral Springs Only warm water mineral spring in the state of Florida. 12200 San Servando Ave., North Port, 941-426-1692. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park an enchanted spring where you can see live mermaids, take a trip on a river boat cruise, learn about Florida wildlife, and swim in the pristine waters at Buccaneer Bay. You can also embark on a paddling adventure down the pristine waterway of the Weeki Wachee River. 6131 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, 352-597-8484.