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Group Visits

Choose the IMAG History & Science Center for your next outing. Sure to inspire creativity and wonder in your group, the IMAG is a family-friendly destination featuring interactive exhibits, activities, aquariums, and history displays for all ages. Through the lenses of history and science, we help guests understand and explore the rich culture and habitat of Southwest Florida focusing on science, technology, engineering, mathematics, history, humanities, and the arts.

Experience the excitement of Science on a Sphere and the IMAG Google Earth Wall; take a walk through Southwest Florida History; and star in a weather forecast in the IMAG TV Studio. Visit the Living Lab to see a bearded dragon, ball python, lizards, turtles, frogs, snakes, and more and enjoy the native and exotic fish in the 3,200-gallon aquarium built by Animal Planet’s Tanked TV Show. Be sure to also catch and IMAG LIVE! animal or science show. Play in the interactive, augmented-reality sandbox feed a stingray in the Sea-to-See Touch Tank; and more!

Group visits are for non-school groups. For schools, please visit our Field Trips page.

Group Rate Requirements

Minimum 15 attendees, capped at 100 (theater capacity)

  • Includes all-day admission to the museum
  • Must be paid in one transaction
  • Must all arrive together (will be wristbanded)
  • Do not need to have a FEIN # to qualify for the rate
  • Must be scheduled 2 weeks in advance
Group Rates are self-guided experiences; we do not offer tour guides. Certain daily activities such as IMAG Live! Presentations are supervised by educators. 
 

Add on a History Presentation or Science Show to your Group Visit! These special presentations by IMAG Staff will make your visit extra memorable. 

Science Shows are about 30 minutes in length; History Presentations are about an hour. These add-ons are $200. 

IMAG Group Visits are not intended for schools, camps, or other student visits. For these type of trips, please visit our Field Trips page instead.)

History Presentation Themes

Early Settlers of Fort Myers: Presentation dealing with the first settlers of the fort after the Civil War up and those that followed into the 1880s

Forts Along the Caloosahatchee [including Fort Myers and the Battle of Fort Myers]

Abraham C. Myers: the Namesake of Fort Myers

The Alternative History Mural: The who, what, why, when and where of this outdoor mural and why was it so controversial

The Calusa

Photographic Tour of Fort Myers

The Caloosahatchee As it Was

Draining the Everglades and the Aftermath of Drainage - Our Legacy 

Flossie Hill: Fort Myers' First Woman Entrepreneur

Franklin Miles: Agricultural Scientist

George Shultz: The Telegraph and Growth of Fort Myers

The Gettysburg Address

The Groveland 4

Harvie Heitman, “Father of First Street”

James Hendry Jr. & Helen Johnson Hendry: Pioneers in Horticulture

Lords of Chaos: “The Day Fort Myers Lost Its Innocence"

Ambrose & “Tootie” McGregor & Dr. Marshall Orlando Terry:  Fort Myers' Greatest Benefactor

Plume Harvesting in SW Florida & the Near-Extinction of Our Wading Birds

The Pepper Hearst Expedition

Hugh O’Neill & Albertus A. “Bertie" Gardner: the Story of Two Men

Lee Memorial Hospital

History Presentation Themes

Science Show Themes

  • Fire and Ice: Chill out with cool dry ice and liquid nitrogen demonstrations and then heat things up with fire tornadoes, Whoosh tubes, and a rainbow assortment of fireballs as you learn about the chemistry behind some of our most chilling and fiery demonstrations! (recommended for grades 3-6)
  • The Wright Stuff: Take flight with us as we explore the forces of motion, principles of flight, and history of flight! We will slingshot gliders and make them float in mid-air. We’ll use leaf blowers to make beach balls hover over our heads and giant vortex cannons to shoot massive smoke rings! Be sure to duck as rockets zip towards the ceiling, drones swoop over your heads, and rolls of toilet paper are unraveled and launched into the audience! (recommended for grades K-6)
  • The Glow Show: We’re turning out the lights and turning up the glow! Learn about bioluminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, and chemiluminescence through glow-in-the-dark experiments and demonstrations! Discover what makes glow sticks light up! Watch glowing Mentos fountains erupt! (recommended for grades 2-6)
  • Blockbuster Science: Discover the science behind some of Hollywood’s special effects, explosions, and magical moments and be amazed by science demonstrations inspired by some of your favorite films! From making fireballs to shattering props with liquid nitrogen to creating creepy fog with dry ice, learn some of Hollywood’s movie tips and tricks in this fun show! (recommended for grades 3-6)
  • Wheel of STEAM: Spin the Wheel of STEAM to determine what we do! The Wheel will be filled with all kinds of big, fun science, technology, engineering, art, and math experiments and demonstrations! This is an interactive show that focuses on the importance of STEAM! (recommended for grades K-6)
  • Don’t Try This At Home: Get ready for a messy, hair-raising, explosive, freezing and dangerous show! Watch us create colorful fireballs, ignite giant Whoosh Tubes, light bubbles on fire in our hands, erupt a giant bubbling Nitrogen cloud, make paint cans explode, create arcs of lightning with our Van de Graff Machine and more! Each show will be a unique mix of some of our craziest demonstrations! Just remember: Don’t try this at home! Try it with us at The IMAG instead! (recommended for grades 3-6)
Science Show Themes

Group Rate

(If you are a school, club, daycare, academy, or other program with supervised students, please DO NOT use this form! Please click HERE for field trips instead!

All school requests submitted through this form will be denied and asked to submit the correct form.)

Group Rate Request Form

Name(Required)
We will contact you about your reservation via email. Please make sure you check it for your confirmation, any details we need from you, and any changes you need to make, as all communication will be in writing!
If you are requesting for a student group for school or camp, please see our Field Trip page instead!
Address(Required)
Please note that this form is to request group rates for the IMAG History & Science Center in Fort Myers, Florida!
Add-on
Add-on presentations are $200 for 1 show (theater seating accommodates up to 100 people) and $150 for a second show (up to 80; total group cap is 180).
If you do not want an add-on, select No Add-Ons.
Ex. 10 AM - 1 PM.
I understand that all group rate communication will be via email only, and have provided a correct email address for contact.
I understand that this form is NOT for a school, club, daycare, academy, or other program with supervised students