Special summer rate package. Sponsored by the Marco Island Historical Society, the museum displays artifacts of the ancient Calusa culture, which was found in the area about 800 A.D., including replicas of the Key Marco Cat and of ceremonial masks discovered during an archaeological excavation by Frank Cushing in 1896. More than 100 objects, photos and documents are included in the museum's display. Several interpretive displays focus on Marco area pioneers, as well as on the development of modern Marco Island by the Deltona Company. The facility is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Admission is free.
Koreshan State Historic Site A nationally recognized historical site, Koreshan was originally settled in the late 1800s as a utopian community. The site offers RV and tent camping, canoeing on the Estero River, a playground and nature trails. U.S. 41 South in Estero. The Museum of the Everglades, Collier County's first satellite museum, is a restored 2,800 square-foot laundry building on West Broadway in Everglades City. To reach the museum from Naples, take U.S. 41 South for 32 miles to State Road 29, then travel south five miles to the center of Everglades City.