Calusa Natural and Planetary Center

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Our 105-acre facility hosts a true Florida swamp and we house injured native wildlife that may never be released into the wild. We also have exotic and exotic invasive species found or surrendered by owners. Daily animal demos! Special topics talks weekly (All about Alligators, Eyes on Eagles, Butterflies, Solar Observing on Fridays at the Planetarium). We have a cool planetarium (44-foot dome with a Media Globe II planetarium projection system) with three different shows per day and different shows each month. There are special events throughout the year. Check out our classes starting up in 2018!
 

OPENING HOURS

Monday Closed Tuesday 10:00–16:00 Wednesday 10:00–16:00 Thursday 10:00–16:00 Friday 10:00–16:00 Saturday 10:00–16:00 Sunday 10:00–16:00

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Type: Museum in Fort Myers
Destination: Fort Myers
Activity: Visit
Duration: N\A

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Darren S
Darren SRock laser light show at planetarium
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Visited the planetarium for the Queen laser light show . Was well worth the time and money. Great show
Jill P
Jill PAwesome experience for holiday lights
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We had an awesome experience at the Holiday lights!! Really enjoyed the walk and all the lights and of course roasting marshmallows!! Also we got our own personal showing of the laser lights show in the Planetarium which was soooo cool! The people working there were all so helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. I will be getting a membership for sure!
Lisa Meminger
Lisa Meminger
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Very cool place! Definitely great for kids, but had fun as adults as well. On Saturday the schedule offers a Planetarium movie, followed by a live animal show, with another Planetarium movie that follows shortly afterwards. This was perfect for us, it allowed us to walk the grounds (not the trails) and see the butterfly garden and aviary as well. Touching the animals was my highlight, Spark Plug the snake was softer than expected!!
annette gulick
annette gulick
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Learned so much! The planetarium was a great way to spend the afternoon. One of five places in the US that you can touch a rock from Mars. Other highlights include a meteorite display and the planetarium shows. Be sure to ask questions. Dr. Preston is a wealth of information.
Heather PrestonDoe
Heather PrestonDoe
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The awe of the cosmos, at an incredibly low price for the whole thing, $10 adult for museum-plus-planetarium all day. Discounts: seniors, military, Groupon, kids under 12. Pay at the museum. Large dome, seats 90, great surround sound and pretty new projector (2020, but didn't get used much the first year for obvious reasons), plus knowledgeable presenters. That low price is great because it brings the wonders of space and other full-surround experiences to everyone who lives here, however they can't afford new carpets or seating without a major fundraiser or angel donor who decides to show up. For an underfunded 501.c.3, this place is pretty wonderful. And they have a piece of Mars (mars-origin meteorite) you can touch! Two different shows on odd days and two more different shows on even days, so if you have sunburn or it rains for two days you can see all different shows. One special premiere night monthly (3rd Wednesday), and an astronomy club night on the first Thursday. Laser light shows every 3 months at this time. Speaker series also held here, 1st Wednesdays iirc. Benches in lobby in case you have to wait, but usually not a lot of waiting!

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