Tips for a Sanibel Island Stay

04 Sanibel Historical Museum and Village

The Gulf Coast has a long and colorful history, starting with the Calusa people who fished these waters and lived on Sanibel and Captiva thousands of years ago. The Sanibal Historical Village looks at relatively recent developments with buildings like a 1920s Post Office and General Store and a typical fishing cottage from the 1880s, saved, relocated and preserved for educational purposes. Costumed docents tell colorful stories about the early islanders and describe the period relics with which the buildings are furnished.