Enjoy world-class museums, performing arts, and live music. Explore 8 state parks with more than 100 miles of trails for biking, birding and hiking or cool off in crystal-blue freshwater springs. When you're done with your day, kick back at a craft brewery and savor innovative cuisine and specialty cocktails at inspired local restaurants.
Photo of Sweetwater Wetlands Park by Wesley Hetrick. With 20 Plus Delicious Dining Options, Gainesville, Alachua County is one of the most Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly Destinations in Florida. Plan for a Perfect Gift or Weekend Escape at a Gainesville and Alachua County Bed and Breakfast. Discover Micanopy - One of America's Top 10 Historic Small Towns - A Great Destination for Treasure Hunting and Shopping.
Photo of Sweetwater Wetlands Park by Wesley Hetrick. With 20 Plus Delicious Dining Options, Gainesville, Alachua County is one of the most Vegan and Vegetarian Friendly Destinations in Florida. Plan for a Perfect Gift or Weekend Escape at a Gainesville and Alachua County Bed and Breakfast. Discover Micanopy - One of America's Top 10 Historic Small Towns - A Great Destination for Treasure Hunting and Shopping.
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Visit Gainesville, Alachua County, FL is the Visitors and Convention Bureau, the tourism sales and marketing arm, for Alachua County. We're ready to assist you in planning your vacation or your meeting. From your initial inquiry to dining and entertainment recommendations to the ride home, our experienced and professional staff is your guide to the community.
Visit Gainesville, Alachua County is home of the Gator Nation with 7 exits along the I-75 corridor and just a short ride away to top-ranked attractions, theaters, year-round springs, swimming and diving, craft breweries, live music, a butterfly rainforest, botanical gardens and more. We invite you to explore what's good in Alachua County and create your own enduring memories!
Founded in 1869, the City of Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, Florida's flagship university. With a population over 131,000, Gainesville is known for world-class education, health care, culture, and is a noted destination for outdoor recreation. With an ever-growing urban center surrounded by quintessentially Southern small towns, you will find so much to explore, discover and learn in Alachua County.
Gainesville's Downtown is the symbolic heart of the city. A quintessentially quaint tight-knit gathering of shops, restaurants, theatres and parks it somehow pulls off always feeling lively, yet open and personal at the same time. By day, walk down tree-lined streets, draped lazily with Spanish moss.
North Florida is home to over 1,000 freshwater springs and the largest collection of First Magnitude fresh water springs in the United States. The springs are a perfect way to get outside and explore the natural side of the state. Did you know the crystal clear water flows from underground at a refreshing 72 degrees Fahrenheit, or 22 degrees Celsius, all year round?
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