City of Fort Myers

After tremendous pressure from locals and newspapers, the Southwest Florida Museum of History was opened in 1982 to highlight this part of the Sunshine State. Housed inside an old depot, this museum provides visitors an interesting insight into the history of the Palm City, from its incorporation in 1885 to the present-day. Collections here are centuries old and include artifacts, maps and...

For anyone who has ever wondered where the fort in Fort Myers was, the answer to that question and many others can be found at the Fort Myers Historical Museum. Housed in the restored Atlantic Coast Line Depot, the museum traces the history of the area from prehistoric times to the present day. Exhibits include a Pullman car, a replica of a late 1800s Cracker home and a World War II P-39 Cobra....