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Plenty of Florida towns promise wildlife and then hand you a parking lot and a hopeful pair of binoculars. Cape Coral is different. With more than 400 miles of canals, thousands of acres of preserves, and a famous little owl that nests right in the front yards of ordinary neighborhoods, this is a place where you don’t have to get lucky to see something wonderful — you just have to...

There are few Florida experiences quite like watching a manatee surface a few feet away — a thousand pounds of gentle, whiskered calm, rising for a breath before drifting back below. They’re often called sea cows, but “gentle giant” gets closer to the truth. And here’s the good news if you’re planning a trip: some of the best viewing of manatees in Cape Coral and the surrounding area is right...