The Sun Coast is in the southeast of Florida.
Counties and cities
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Map of Sun Coast (Florida)
For Pinellas County, which is often added to the Sun Coast, see the article Florida / center.
- Manatee County with the cities 1 Bradenton
and 2 palmetto
- Sarasota County with cities 3 Sarasota
and 4 Venice
- Charlotte County with the city 5 Port Charlotte
- Lee County with the cities 6 Cape Coral
, 7 Fort Myers
and 8 Bonita Springs
- Collier County with the cities 9 Naples
, 10 Marco Island
and 11 Everglades City
Monroe County, which is largely covered by the Everglades, is actually not part of the Sun Coast, but is listed here because the western part of the Everglades is easier to reach from the Sun Coast than from the Gold coast.
Other goals
- 1 Big Cypress National Preserve
- 2 Captiva Island
- 3 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
- 4 Everglades National Park
- 5 Immokalee Pioneer Museum
- 6 Little Gasparilla Island
- 7 Sanibel Island
- 8 Siesta Key
background
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Manatee County
In Bradenton:
- Manatee Village Historical Park. Open air museum.
- South Florida Museum. Natural history.
- Family Heritage House Museum. African American history.
In palmetto:
- Palmetto Historical Park. Open air museum.
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum. History of Agriculture.
In other places:
- Florida Railroad Museum, Parrish.
- Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Longboat Key.
Sarasota County
In Sarasota:
- Sarasota Classic Car Museum, Sarasota. Traditional museum with over 75 historic automobiles of European and American origin.
In other places:
- Historic Spanish Point, Osprey.
- Venice Art Center, Venice.
- Stump Pass Beach State Park, Englewood.
Charlotte County
- Port Boca Grande Lighthouse & Museum, Boca Grande.
- Military Heritage & Aviation Museum, Punta Gorda.
Lee County
- Edison and Ford Winter Estates. The immediately adjacent winter homes of Thomas Alva Edison and Henry Ford in Fort Myers.
- Mound Key Archeological State Park, on an island in Estero Bay.
- Gasparilla Island State Park, on Gasparilla Island.
Collier County
In Naples:
- Naples Depot Museum. History and Transportation History.
In other places:
- Museum of the Everglades, Everglades City.
activities
kitchen
- 1 Olympia, 3245 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte. Popular diner with a very extensive menu and several Greek (fast food) options such as gyros. Good value for money.
nightlife
security
climate
The Sun Coast offers good bathing conditions almost all year round. In Fort Myers Beach for example, water temperatures in summer can reach 31 ° C; even in December you can still expect between 21 and 22 ° C [1].