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The Museum of the Everglades
The Museum of the Everglades
Home to the annual Everglades Seafood Festival the first weekend in February each year, this small town on the edge of Florida’s Everglades is known as the Stone Crab Capital of the World. Over 375,000 pounds of stone crab claws are brought in to the seafood processing plants lining the banks of the Barron River between October and May each year – the legal season for harvesting stone crab claws.

Gulf grouper, snapper and other fresh fish are also brought in regularly to the city’s docks. With such as bounty of fresh seafood, it’s no wonder this tiny town is filled with numerous restaurants, all specializing in fresh seafood along with other local Everglades favorites like fried gator tail and frog legs.

The town is the western gateway to Everglades National Park and is also the launching point for fabulous
Everglades airboat guide
Everglades airboat guide
fishing in the Ten Thousand Islands. Anglers come from all around the world to cast to tarpon, snook and redfish – all found in abundance in the mangrove estuaries leading out to the Gulf of Mexico.

Canoe and kayak paddlers are also in heaven here. The Everglades National Park Gulf Coast Visitor Center is the launching point for paddling the famous 99-mile Wilderness Waterway, recognized by adventurers as one to put on the list of "paddling trips of a lifetime."

Anglers, paddlers, adventurers and anyone who wants to enjoy the charming small town atmosphere of Everglades City will find a variety of places to stay. Visit our Where to Stay section for a list of choices.

The Museum of the Everglades and Smallwood Store provide fascinating glimpses into the history of this area, from the days of the Native American Calusa tribe through the modern day pioneers who carved out this settlement in the wilderness.

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