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True Tours True Tours walking history tours are not only fun, the history is documented, fascinating and often surprising. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Our tours consistently receive 4.5 Star + reviews for their entertainment and educational value. River District History Tour- $18.00 + tax/Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Haunted History Tour- $15..00 + tax/Wednesdays and Saturdays year 'round at 8:00 p.m.
Please visit our website at truetours.net for tickets and information or call 239-945-0405.

Every old town has its secrets. Fort Myers has a few that still walk the halls.In Fort Myers, FL Has Ghosts, And I Have ...
10/21/2026

Every old town has its secrets. Fort Myers has a few that still walk the halls.

In Fort Myers, FL Has Ghosts, And I Have the Stories, beloved local historian Joanne Iwinski Miller takes readers on a haunted tour of Southwest Florida, pairing eerie firsthand accounts with the real history behind the places people say are still occupied. Drawing on old newspapers, local legends, and stories shared by Fort Myers residents, she asks what really happened in these buildings, and who might still be there. The book is available on Amazon for anyone interested.

The author highly recommends going on a True Tour in her book. She loves the Cemetery Tour the best!!!! Contact True Tours for details especially this Halloween season! The True Tour Haunted Tour is amazing she tells us!

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The Upstairs Apartment at 2960 Nelson.October is a good month for haunted stories, and the house at 2960 Nelson, Fort My...
10/04/2026

The Upstairs Apartment at 2960 Nelson.

October is a good month for haunted stories, and the house at 2960 Nelson, Fort Myers has a chilling reputation. The stories center on one apartment: the second-floor unit on the right as you look at the house from the street.

Someone shared that their daughter once rented that apartment with a roommate. Before moving in, she was reportedly told that a previous tenant had left because of unsettling experiences there.

Soon, the daughter and her roommate had their own strange encounters to describe.

They would hear noises coming from the kitchen, only to walk in and discover that a chair had moved. Objects reportedly fell to the floor when no one was nearby. These incidents left them wondering what was happening in their home.

But the most frightening account involved the roommate. One night, he reportedly awoke with the sensation that a man was on top of him, with hands around his throat. Whatever the explanation, it was a terrifying experience.

The entrance to this apartment adds another eerie detail. Its front door is on the ground floor and opens onto a staircase leading straight upstairs. A rumor associated with the house claims that someone once died by su***de in that stairwell. That story remains unverified, but it has become part of the apartment’s haunted reputation.

Was there a presence in that upstairs apartment, or another explanation for what the tenants experienced? We may never know. But for those who shared these accounts, the house at 2960 Nelson holds memories far more unsettling than an ordinary October ghost story.

Joanne Iwinski Miller 2026

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10/04/2026

Next time you enjoy air conditioning on a sweltering Florida afternoon, you might thank a doctor from Apalachicola. The John Gorrie Museum honors the physician who built an ice-making machine here in the 1840s, laying the groundwork for modern refrigeration. ❄️

Dr. Gorrie was trying to cool the rooms of his feverish patients when he stumbled onto a world-changing idea. He received the first American patent for mechanical refrigeration, though he died before the world fully grasped what he had invented.

The little museum tells his story alongside the history of this old Gulf port, a reminder that enormous ideas sometimes spring from the most unassuming places. 🧊

Could you imagine getting through a Florida summer without his invention?

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2200 First Street
Fort Myers, FL
33901

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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