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Calusa Heritage Trail
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Affiliated with the University of Florida's natural history museum in Gainesville, this 3,700-foot interpretive walkway explores the site of an ancient Amerindian village—more than 1,500 years old—with excellent signage, two intact shell mounds you can climb, the remains of a complex canal system, and ongoing archaeological research (with luck you'll catch a live dig!).
- Address: Randell Research Center, 13810 Waterfront Dr., Bokeelia, Pine Island, Pineland, FL, 33945 | Map It
- Phone: 239/283-2157
- Cost: $7 suggested donation
- Hours: Daily 10--4. Restrooms and gift shop closed Sun.
- Website: www.flmnh.ufl.edu/rrc
- Location: Cape Coral, Pine Island, and North Fort Myers
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