In Gainesville, and the surrounding areas, you can explore the beautiful rivers &
lakes, cool natural springs and unspoiled wilderness parks of an exquisite
sub-tropical region. Easy US Interstate-75 access puts visitors in the middle of a
region filled with cycling, canoeing, hiking, golf, camping, bird-watching and fishing
opportunities. Gainesville and the nearby towns offer outstanding art & antique
shopping, dining and accommodations.
Gainesville is a college town and home to the University of Florida. University of
Florida is among the largest universities in the country with over 40,000 students and
a campus that occupies 2000 acres with 875 buildings. As a result this relatively
small town is very youthful and spirited.
On campus and available to the public is the Florida Museum of Natural History. This
is Florida's official natural history museum and is the largest museum of its kind in the
Southeast with over over 25 million specimens and artifacts. The museum focuses on
geographic areas of Florida, the Caribbean Basin and Latin America. This is a great
place to gain a better understanding of our natural and cultural heritage.
Outside of Gainesville to the northwest is the interesting Devil's Millhopper State
Geological site. This 60 acre park is best known for the huge chasm, about 500 feet
wide and over 100 feet deep, that formed from the collapse of an underground
cavern. Over the years it has evolved its own ecosystem.
Nearby Ichetucknee Springs State Park is nice place to cool off in the summer.
Northwest of Gainesville, the park features numerous springs from which an
enormous volume of cool, clear water flows on which to enjoy tubing, canoeing, and
swimming.
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