Itineraries14 min25 Best Things to Do in Naples, Florida
Naples rewards people who slow down. Here is what is genuinely worth your time, in the order we'd do it.
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Itineraries14 minBeaches9 minBest Sunset Spots in Naples (and How to Time Them)
Naples faces due west into open water. The whole town knows it, and at about six o'clock the whole town goes to look.
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On the water11 minNaples Boat Tours & Getting on the Water
Almost everything worth seeing in Collier County is on the water. Here's how to actually get out there without wasting a day or a lot of money.
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On the water8 minDolphin Watching in Naples: Where, When and How
Southwest Florida has one of the densest resident bottlenose populations in the country. Knowing where the tide runs is most of the trick.
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Beaches10 minBest Naples Beaches, Ranked
The sand is broadly excellent everywhere here. What separates these beaches is parking, shade and how far you have to walk to be alone.
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Beaches8 minShelling in Naples and Keewaydin Island
Southwest Florida's shelf is shallow, wide and gently sloping, which is why this coast collects shells the way other coasts collect seaweed.
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With kids9 minNaples with Kids: A Three-Day Itinerary That Works
Naples is unusually good with young children: the Gulf is shallow and warm, distances are short, and almost everything happens outdoors.
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Itineraries7 minNaples in One Day
If you only have a day — passing through to Miami, or off a Gulf coast road trip — this is the sequence that wastes the least of it.
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Eat & drink7 minEating on Fifth Avenue South
Eight blocks, three dozen kitchens and a strict local rhythm. Learn the rhythm and you'll eat far better than the average visitor.
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Beaches6 minNaples Pier: What to Know Before You Go
The most photographed structure in Collier County, and still the best free hour in Naples if you time it right.
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Arts & culture6 minRainy Day Things to Do in Naples
Summer rain in Naples is a scheduled event, not a lost day. Here's how to work around it — and what to do if a front parks over the coast.
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Itineraries7 minNaples vs Marco Island: Where to Base Yourself
Half an hour apart, and genuinely different holidays. The right answer depends on whether you want a town or an island.
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Itineraries8 minThe Best Time to Visit Naples, Florida
Everyone comes in February. The people who live here would tell you to come in November.
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Outdoors9 minEverglades and Ten Thousand Islands Tours from Naples
Most visitors picture one Everglades. There are really three, they are an hour apart, and only one of them is quiet.
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Eat & drink7 minStone Crab Season in Naples
For six and a half months a year, the single most Naples thing you can do is sit outside with a tray of cold claws and a bowl of mustard sauce.
Read itOn the water7 minA Guide to the Sandbars Around Naples
The most desirable real estate in Collier County appears for about four hours a day and then goes back underwater.
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Outdoors8 minFishing in Naples, Florida
Three completely different fisheries stack up within ten miles of downtown, and most visitors only ever try the hardest one.
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Itineraries7 minFree Things to Do in Naples, Florida
Naples has a reputation for expensive. The best hours of the day here are free; it's the parking that costs money.
Read itItineraries8 minNaples vs Sanibel vs Fort Myers Beach
They are forty minutes apart and they are not remotely the same holiday.
Read itBeaches7 minKeewaydin Island: The Complete Visitor's Guide
The best beach in Collier County has no road, no lifeguard, no bin and no coffee. That is the entire point of it.
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