Fort Myers Information - Fort Myers Florida city history and community information

You will find yourself surrounded by lush foliage, bouquets of flowers by Mother Nature and water everywhere, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caloosahatchee River. Water sports, golfing, gourmet dining, history, art museums, and theater are just a small part of what Fort Myers has to offer:

Inventor Thomas Alva Edison spent winters at his home and laboratory on McGregor Boulevard. Both are now public museums, as is the grand bungalow next door, home of Edison’s friend automobile magnate Henry Ford. Stately royal palms, some 60 feet tall, stand guard along McGregor Boulevard. Today, Fort Myers is known as the "City of Palms".

The Greater Fort Myers area has old and new neighborhoods, that reflect the Victorian and Mediterranean influences seen throughout the city and new, more modern communities outside of the city. Virtually every architectural style, from ultra modern to island motif, add color and character. Communities throughout the Greater Fort Myers area provide an extraordinary selection of homes from low-rise condominiums and townhouses to single-family homes, cottages, and carriage homes. Thousands of newcomers each year choose to build new homes in the Greater Fort Myers area.

The Greater Fort Myers area, known for years as the "Public Golf Course Capital of the World", boasts dozens of fine golf experiences created by some of the nation’s most notable course architects. Select our golf button to get more information on over 150 area courses.

To help you find a new home contact the Real Estate Library. There you will find information for over 400 New Home Communities and 20,000 resales, all in one location at the office of Lee Collier Realty Group. We are located at 24850 Old 41 in Bonita Springs between Bonita Beach and Corkscrew Roads.

For more information on the Fort Myers real estate, area, call us toll free at 888-993-3208

Be sure to see our virtual tour of Fort Myers at the top of this page.