Photo courtesy of Chelle Koster Walton

Collier Museum at Government Center

Type: Historic Sites, History Museums, Museums

Last updated on June 29, 2022

10Best Says

While visiting museums is not a typical activity for visitors to Naples, Florida, this one is a must-see for those interested in the multi-textured bygones of Collier County. Impressive indoor vignettes and an outdoor historical park take you through eras of prehistoric animals and peoples, Spanish exploration, Seminole Indians and Seminole Wars, pioneer settlement, logging, the building of Tamiami Trail, pineapple farming, fishing, World War II and modern development and tourism. Highlights include a logging locomotive, vintage swamp buggy, recreated Seminole village and war fort and early homes. One of the latter contains a taxidermy collection of local fish, birds and other wildlife.

Address:

3331 Tamiami Trl E
Naples, FL 34112-4902

Phone:

239-252-8476

Website:

colliermuseums.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Chelle Koster Walton
Naples Local Expert

Best Attractions & Activities, Things to Do with Kids: "Admission to the museum is free to all. It lies close to the Naples Depot Museum, which is also free admission."
Free Things to Do: "The morning hours are the least crowded and coolest time to explore the museum grounds."
Museums: "In early March, the museum hosts its Old Florida Festival, a weekend of historic re-enactments and demonstrations."

Recommended as Best Attractions & Activities Because: One of a handful of county historical museums, this is the original and most comprehensive.
Best for Free Things to Do Because: It is the best historical museum in the county, hands down; admission is free, but donations are accepted.
Best for Things to Do with Kids Because: In a park setting, it has natural kid magnets such as a prehistoric giant sloth skeleton, fort, locomotive and swamp buggy.
Best for Museums Because: The Naples' area first and definitive historical museum, it presents history in an entertaining fashion.