Things to do when you are bored in Ft. Myers:
1. Go to the
Ft. Myers beach, there is a great
Dairy Queen right next to the
pier and
volleyball courts
2. Visit
Centennial Park, near
downtown, sit on the
seawall and watch the
Caloosahatchee river.
3. Go to
Sanibel Island and visit
Ding Darling, an animal sanctuary
4. Go visit
Captiva Island, it's gorgeous
5. Catch a football game at
Ft. Myers High (go Greenies!)
6. Drive up and down
McGregor Blvd (better yet, ride a bike), you will see downtown, many old neighborhoods, a few bridges linking Ft. Myers to
Cape Coral, a few shops and lots (and lots) of
sabal palm trees
7. Visit the Edison Mall, (hey, there is a little
mall rat in each of us), and find the
Dippin Dots ice cream vendor: I recommend a combo of chocolate and mint Dippin Dots
8. Find the
Banyan tree that
Thomas Edison brought from abroad (China, I think). You can see it visiting the Edison Winter Home (on McGregor Blvd). The tree is one of the largest in the United States and is over 100 years old.
9. If you come in February, you can catch the
Festival of Lights, a
civic celebration throughout the city that ends with a big
parade