Balmy weather means shoppers on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel can make their purchases inside, or out-of-doors, if they prefer, at shopping centers crafted around palm trees, tropical foliage and soothing waterfalls and fountains. Spend a few hours, or a day, in retail rapture.

Mallie Montgomery

Trendsetters

Fashions torn from the pages of Elle and Vogue show up at boutiques such as Lucky Dog on Sanibel Island and Mallie Montgomery and Jennifer's in Fort Myers. Resort wear enthusiasts will love The Palm on Park in Boca Grande.

Edison & Ford Winter Estates Museum Store

Museum Stores & Gift Shops

Stars in the constellation of museum and gift shops include Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Museum of the Islands and Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum.

Downtown Fort Myers Farmer's Market

Fresh Produce

Try Tropicaya on Pine Island Road, any stand on Pine Island June through September, Sun Harvest Citrus and the Downtown Fort Myers Farmer's Market (the Farmer's Market is open each Thursday morning).

MacIntosh Books and Paper

Books

Get beach reads and serious tomes at MacIntosh Books & Paper; Sanibel Island Bookshop is “a great place to be stranded.”

Congress Jewelers

Jewel Box

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend at Congress Jewelers on Sanibel and she can furnish her trousseau at DuFrane Jewelers at The Promenade in Bonita Springs.

Judy's Antiques

Treasures of Old

Rummage through half a dozen antiques stores at McGregor Antique Mall in Fort Myers; Judy's Antiques sparkles with frippery and finery for ladies of taste. Others not to miss include Art Deco haven Noel's Antiques in downtown Fort Myers and Flying Fish Trading Company on Fort Myers Beach, featuring nautical antiques and Adirondack chairs in Florida shapes.

She Sells Sea Shells

Shell Shops

Places to get the common to exotic include: She Sells Sea Shells, Sanibel; Shell Factory, North Fort Myers; and Discovery Bay, Fort Myers Beach.

Local Color

Gift-mania

Outstanding gift selections with a unique twist are at the Fussy Frog in Bonita Springs, Trader Rick's at Bell Tower Shops and Local Color at Times Square on Fort Myers Beach.


If you go...

Bell Tower Shops, 239-489-1221, www.thebelltowershops.com

Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum, 941-964-0060, barrierislandparkssociety.org/lighthouse.html

Congress Jewelers, 239-472-4177, 800-882-6624, www.congressjewelers.com/company.asp

Discovery Bay, 239-463-4715

Downtown Fort Myers Farmer’s Market, 239-332-6813

DuFrane Jewelers, 239-495-9005

Edison & Ford Winter Estates, 239-334-7419, 888-377-9475, www.edison-ford-estate.com

Fussy Frog, 239-949-4205

Jennifer’s, 239-481-8582

Judy’s Antiques, 239-481-9600

Local Color, 239-463-9199

Lucky Dog, 239-395-3733

MacIntosh Books and Paper, 239-472-1447

Mallie Montgomery, 239.768.9981, www.malliemontgomery.com/default.htm

Museum of the Islands, 239-395-2233, 888-679-6450, www.museumoftheislands.com

McGregor Antique Mall, 239-433-0200

Noel’s Antiques, 239-332-2778, noelsofftmyers.com

The Palm on Park, 941-964-4448, 866-964-4448, www.thepalmonpark.com/BocaGrande/default.htm

The Promenade, 239-261-6100, www.bonitasprings.com/promenade

Sanibel Island Bookshop, 239-472-5223

She Sells Sea Shells, 239-395-2266

The Shell Factory, 239-995-2141, www.shellfactory.com

Sun Harvest Citrus, 239-768-2686, 800-743-1480, www.sunharvestcitrus.com

Trader Rick’s, 239-489-2240

Tropicaya, 239-283-0656

Last modified on Feb 22, 2008