The southern area is home to several fascinating nature reserves such as Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, Collier-Seminole State Park, Everglades National Park, 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and Big Cypress National Preserve. The exotic beauty of these natural reserves will simply elevate your excitement of traveling across this island to a new level. Among the beaches, do not forget to visit Tigertail Beach and Residents Beach that has several facilities for the beach visitors such as restrooms, showers, food stalls, car parking, etc. Besides, Marco Island has plenty of options for fishing, golfing, and hiking. Other interesting sites include Wooten's Alligator Farm and Wildlife Sanctuary, Cape Romano, Isles of Capri Marina, and so on. If you travel to the nearby city of Naples, you will come across various other tourist sites. Accommodation there is taken care of by the various Naples vacation rentals, villas, and condos.
The Esplanade is one of the best places for shopping on Marco Island. It has a large number of small specialty stores and upscale retailers with excellent facilities for dining. Also, worth-visiting is the Marco Town Center Mall that will surely provide you with a unique shopping experience. Marco Island restaurants are known for their superb seafood delicacies. A wide range of choice awaits you! Throughout the year, a large number of events and festivals are celebrated on the island. Some of them are Marco National Fine Art and Fine Craft Festival, Everglades Seafood Festival, and Swamp Buggy Races. Getting well-appointed Marco Island accommodations becomes difficult during these festivals due to heavy inflow of tourists. This island receives a large number of tourists from the nearby city of Bonita Springs during its festive seasons who mostly make Bonita Springs vacation rentals as their base.