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Naples Depot Grand Reopening Celebration

January 14, 2026

Join us as we celebrate the Grand Re-Opening of the historic Naples Depot! After enduring years of closure due to Hurricane Ian, we welcome you back to the railroading boom days of the Roaring Twenties! Explore how generations of Southwest Floridians used technology and transportation to conquer a vast and seemingly impenetrable frontier.

The Long, Strange History of Mankind’s Attempts to Drain the Everglade

January 15, 2026

Long before the construction of the Tamiami Trail, avaricious developers and aspiring homesteaders were exploring and encouraging the possibility of draining the vast wetlands that comprised the center of our state from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay.

Jump, Jog, and Gymnastics Family Day

January 17, 2026

Get the year started off on the right, and left, foot! We'll show you how fitness can be fun! You don't have to join a gym to get fit, just jump, jog, and jive your way to feelin' fine!

All Aboard for Storytime!

January 21, 2026

All aboard! Please join us as we explore transportation books with museum staff in our 1947 Budd Train Car. Suitable for ages 2-5. Limited seating, RSVP required.

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