Around Town · Naples

Military History

Former airfields, forts and military museums.

Places to visit

Collier Museum at Government Center

Collier County's main museum, interpreting Southwest Florida's prehistory, Indigenous peoples, settlement and development.

3331 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34112

Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed national holidays.

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Indoor galleries plus five acres of grounds with restored Naples cottages, the Kokomis boat, a steam engine, a swamp buggy and a World War II Sherman tank. The Seminole War fort on the grounds is a reconstruction. Admission is free.

Veterans History Museum

Military-history museum at the Collier County Government Center interpreting American service from the Revolutionary War through modern conflicts.

3331 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34112

Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed federal holidays.

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Collections include uniforms, medals, documents, weapons and models, with veteran docents helping interpret the exhibits. The museum relocated from Naples Airport to the county museum building in 2025. Admission is free.