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Southwest Florida is in Florida, a state in the United States of America and is comprised of the Gulf Coast counties of Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier.

[edit] Regions

• Charlotte County
• Collier County
• Lee County
• Manatee County
• Monroe County - Includes the offshore Florida Keys. Two-thirds of "mainland" Monroe is covered by Everglades National Park.
• Sarasota County

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• Bradenton
• Fort Myers - Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel and the exotic beaches of Captiva Islands.
• Naples - Enjoy the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico, world class shopping, golf courses and the nearby untamed tropical wilderness of The Everglades.
• Port Charlotte - Hurricane Charley on August 13, 2004 hit this area badly.20,000 roofs needed repairs, and businesses moved into trailers. However this area is on the way to a complete recovery.

[edit] Other destinations

• Everglades National Park
• Big Cypress National Preserve
• Ten Thousand Islands
• Marco Island
• Captiva Island
• Sanibel Island

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[edit] By plane

• Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), 6000 Airport Circle, Sarasota, Phone: 941-359-2777, [1]. Located on the border between Sarasota and Manatee counties.
• Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), 11000 Terminal Access Road, Fort Myers, Phone: 239-590-4800, [2]. Located in Lee County.

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• Fakahatchee Strand State Park, Copeland, Phone: 239-695-4593, [3]. 8AM-sundown.
• The Ringling Estate, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Phone: 941-359-5700, [4]. Daily 10AM-5:30PM. The Ringling Estate has recently finished a six-year restoration and expansion phase that restored all of the existing buildings and added four new buildings to the estate. Features of the 66-acre estate include the lush grounds and landscaping including Mable’s Rose Garden, the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the Circus Museum, the Cà d’Zan Mansion, the Tibbals Learning Center, and the Historic Asolo Theater located in the Visitor’s Pavilion.

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