Located on Estero Island off the southwest Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico, Fort Myers Beach is a small seaside with a long white sandy and gently sloping beach and clear waters, which are renowned for an array of watersports such as kayaking and parasailing.

Other popular water-based activities include wave-running, eco-dolphin watching tours, deep-sea fishing charters, and excursions to the nearby islands of Captiva and Sanibel. Attractions in and around Fort Myers Beach include the Ostego Bay Marine Science Center, which displays local marine life, and the Matanzas Pass Preserve nature sanctuary. Also worth visiting is the 1900s Mound House, which is built on an ancient Calusa Indian shell mound and boasts many archaeological exhibits.

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