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 | Art of the Olympians The Art of the Olympians gallery and traveling exhibition, soon to open in downtown Fort Myers as a museum, made its international debut Aug. 7, 2008 at Prince Jun's Palace in Beijing, China. Watch now |  | Edison and Ford Winter Estates Award The National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded Edison & Ford Winter Estates an Award of Excellence. See why more than 200,000 people visit annually. Watch now | ||
 | Edison on Fort Myers Channeled by historian and impersonator Don Robertson, Thomas Edison shares why he came to Fort Myers, and what kept him coming back. Watch now |  | Sanibel Lighthouse Since 1884, the Sanibel Lighthouse has guided vessels through area waters. Charles LeBuff, former lighthouse operator, tells the history here and in his autobiography, Sanybel Light [sic]. Watch now | ||
 | Edison & Ford Estates Interactive "Walk" through the homes, gardens, laboratory and museum of Fort Myers' Edison & Ford Winter Estates with this interactive illustration. Start now |  | Visit Boca Grande Boca Grande’s Gasparilla Inn balances historical integrity with inviting amenities such as spa and golf. Island diversions include the Lighthouse Museum and Whidden's Marina. Watch now | ||
 | Sanibel Historical Village See antiques housed in buildings – some more than 100 years old – that re-create island life in the early 1900s, including a replica of the original Bailey's General Store. Watch now |  | Slideshow: Museums & Historic Sites Take a photo tour of museums and historic sites that illuminate area influences by native and African Americans, the sea, Florida crackers and Thomas Edison. Start now | ||
 | Calusa Archaeological Dig At the Randell Research Center in Pineland, learn about Calusa culture and join volunteers as they excavate a tribal dwelling buried for 1500 years. Watch now |  | Historic Museums Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum, Fort Myers Beach Historic Cottage, Pine Island's Museum of the Islands, Sanibel Historical Village and Useppa's Barbara Sumwalt Museum herald history. Watch now | ||
 | Visiting Edison’s Home Tour Edison’s home and gardens to learn about his inventions, hobbies and future plans for the estate. You can even purchase seeds from his garden as a souvenir. Watch now |  | Restoring Edison's Estate A recent project at the Edison & Ford Estates restored Edison's home and opened the caretaker's cottage for the first time. Further restoration and expansions are planned. Watch now | ||
 | Cabbage Key Daytrip Local traditions include touring a Calusa shell mound and taping dollar bills to the walls of the island's restaurant after enjoying its sung-about cheeseburger. Watch now |  | Historic Cottages At Captiva's 'Tween Waters Inn, guests can stay in recently restored historic cottages named for famous past guests like Charles Lindbergh and Teddy Roosevelt. Watch now | ||
 | Boca Grande Lighthouse Money raised in the 1980s enabled a total restoration of this circa-1890 working lighthouse, which is open to the public as a museum. Watch now |  | Slideshow: Constructing a Chickee Follow the steps of Miccosukee tribe members as they construct a chickee, and discover the significance of these structures to the Calusa. Start now | ||
 | Calusa Capital: Mound Key This island, thought to be the "capital" of the area's ancient Calusa culture, features the tallest remaining shell mound in Southwest Florida. Watch now |  | Settlers & Scenes of Early Lee Photos from the Southwest Florida Museum of History show pioneering families, buildings and street scenes of Lee County dating to 1885. Watch now | ||
 | Thomas Edison Newsreel View historic footage of "a day in the life" of Thomas Edison, as he leaves and returns home from work, discusses his inventions and meets with "famous friends." Watch now |  | Mound House Built atop an ancient Calusa shell mound, the Mound House is the oldest house, and the only remaining archaeological site, on Fort Myers Beach (circa 1906). Watch now | ||
 | African-American Tributes In Fort Myers, Williams Academy Black History Museum, a Centennial Park monument and a federal building mural tell of the area's African-American heritage. Watch now |  | Calusa Heritage Trail This interpretive walkway at Pineland's Randell Research Center reveals observation platforms atop shell mounds and other clues to Calusa history. Watch now | ||
 | Useppa Island Continuously occupied since the Ice Age, Useppa Island today invites visitors to explore its history at the Barbara Sumwalt Museum and stay at the restored Collier Inn & Cottages. Watch now |  | Koreshan State Historic Site Visit the site of a utopian community founded in 1894 by Dr. Cyrus Teed. See the settlement's 11 remaining buildings; then canoe or camp. Watch now | ||
 | Uncommon Friends Dedication Witness the celebration at Fort Myers' Centennial Park revealing sculptures of Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. Watch now |  | Trip to the Past on Esperanza Visitors to the Southwest Florida Museum of History can tour the last private Pullman rail car built in the U.S. (circa 1929), the Esperanza. Watch now | ||
 | Calusa Culture at Randell Research Center Watch archaeologists at work and take a walking tour to learn about Pineland's ancient Calusa culture at the Randell Research Center. Watch now |
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