Gainesville Attractions & Activities
Gainesville is the county seat and largest city in Alachua County in the U.S. state of Florida, as well as the largest city in the region of North Central Florida.
Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the nation’s seventh largest university campus by enrollment, as well as to Santa Fe College. The Gainesville MSA was ranked as the #1 place to live in the 2007 edition of Cities Ranked and Rated. Gainesville was also ranked as one of the “best places to live and play” in 2007 by National Geographic Adventure.
Parks
Bivens Arm Nature Park
Poe Springs Park
Devil’s Millhopper State Geological Site
Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park
Paynes Prairie State Preserve
Ginnie Springs
Newnans Lake
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
Ichetucknee Springs State Park
Lake Alice
Canoe Outpost – Santa Fe River
Gainesville Recreation and Parks Department
Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo
Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses
Historical Sites
Haile Homestead
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park
Matheson Historical Center
Thomas Center
Museums
Florida Museum of Natural History
Samuel P Harn Museum of Art
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Sports
Canterbury Equestrian Showplace
Gainesville Raceway
Gatorzone: University of Florida Sporting Events
Shopping
Oaks Mall
The Shop
Turkey Creek Antique Auctions
Center for the Performing Arts
Hippodrome State Theatre
Points of Interest
34th Street Wall
Baughman Center
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Civic Media Center
O’Connell Center