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Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, and a principal city of the Naples-Marco Island, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Naples area is home to several major land reserves, including the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and Picayune Strand State Forest. The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is known not only for its 11,000 acres (45 km2) of landscape and wildlife, but for a two-and-a-half-mile-long boardwalk winding through the sanctuary. The Naples area is also home to the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens, which dates back to 1919.
Beaches, parks, and recreation areas
The beach on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico is more than 10 miles (16 km) long and is known for its cleanliness and pristine white sand. In 2005, Naples was voted the best all-around beach in America by the Travel Channel
Naples area beaches include:
- Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park
- Clam Pass Beach Park
- Naples Pier
- Vanderbilt Beach
- North Gulfshore Boulevard Beach
- Seagate Beach
- Lowdermilk Beach Park
With more than 80 championship golf courses in the Naples area, Naples is the self-titled "Golf Capital of the World", as it has the second most holes per capita out of all communities, and the most holes of any city in Florida.
Points of interest
- The front entrance of Naples City Hall
- Naples Botanical Garden
- Naples Depot Museum
- Naples Zoo
- Naples Players
- Palm Cottage
- Coastland Center
- The Baker Museum
- Waterside Shops
- Golisano Children's Museum of Naples
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Naples, Florida", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
