WCC Guidebook

Vanderbilt Beach Park (closest to WCC) One of the most popular beach areas in the Naples, the five-acre Vanderbilt Beach Park, can be a busy place packed with people. If you like a bit of liveliness and action in your beach, this is the place to come. Food available across the street at Beach Box. Lowdermilk Beach A bit north of downtown, set in a residential neighborhood, you'll find Lowdermilk Park, with one of the area's most popular beaches. The beach is backed by a green space where you'll find picnic tables, showers, barbecues, and restrooms. There's a full service snack bar/grill.

• Dunkin Donuts • Alda’s Restaurant & Bar (Live music, jazz and rat pack) early evening on Tues. & Wed). • 7-11 • Winn Dixie Grocery Store • Tokyo Hibachi Sushi • Panda Chinese • Altavilla Pizza and Trattoria • Subway • Blue Monkey Bar and Grill (regular live classic rock performances) • Shopping Center with Mango’s Café, Hoagies, Gigi’s Bakery, Five Guys, Pizza, Empire Bagels & Cirella’s Italian Bistro & Sushi Bar

• Stevie Tomatoes Sports Page • Napoli Pizza • Hibachi of Japan • Scoops Ice Cream & Acai Bowls • Gino’s Trattoria • Publix Supermarket • El Primo Pizza and Wings • Mcdonalds

• CVS • Tropical Smoothie • New York Pizza and Pasta • Sakura Asian Buffet • Pelican Larry’s Raw Bar & Grill • Starbucks • Culver’s • Taco Bell • Race Trac • The Warehouse (Fine Dining)

-Mercato – Assorted shops and dining with nightlife. Silver Spot Cinema. -Waterside Shops – Assorted shops and dining -5th Avenue (popular downtown area with high-end shops and restaurants with nightlife) -3rd Avenue (popular downtown area with high-end shops, galleries and restaurants including Tommy Bahama’s) -Coastland Center – Mall & Theater -Tin City – Assorted waterfront dining and shopping. -Bayfront – Assorted waterfrontish dining and shopping. The Cabana bar is fun. -Coconut Point – Assorted shops, department stores and restaurants Estero FL

-Gulf Coast Town Center – Assorted Box stores and restaurants -Alda’s has a nice breakfast, but Café Gourmand is the best breakfast/brunch in town! The crepes and quiche are incredible. The Bay House is good as well, bottomless mimosas and raw bar. -The North Naples Country Club is the best “Dive” Bar in town. Good food, great beer, entertaining and entertainment. Wacky hotdogs on Wednesday. -NY Pizza and Pasta is great (they deliver) but Cosmo’s is the best pizza in town, The Grandma’s Pizza is a must try.

-For great authentic street taco’s try San Julian tacos – the el pastor is incredible. It is right next to Ankrolab Brewery where you can eat the tacos, get great beer or eat at the food truck. -Great Cuban/Latino food at the World Bakery - Incredible latino lunch, cafeteria style, great pastries, coffee, etc. -Celebration Park – Bar on the water and food truck park. Tons of options, outdoor games. -The Turtle Club is very nice oceanfront dining. Request to be outdoors, preferably in the sand when making a reservation.

-Wondergardens in Bonita Springs – Feed flamingos – and probably gators, it is Florida. Tropical plants. -RIVERSIDE PARK BONITA SPRINGS Rent Kayaks - Old 41 in Bonita Springs – Beautiful river cruise and manatees in January and February. Authentic Taco’s right behind Benson’s Grocery – El Gran Taco Loco – BYOB (sold in Benson’s) -COLLIER-SEMINOLE STATE PARK EVERGLADES AREA -CAMBIER PARK OLD NAPLES -SUGDEN REGIONAL PARK EAST NAPLES -AUDOBON CORKSCREW SWAMP SANCTUARY -NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN