Sites of Interest
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Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida Cultural Plaza
SW 34th Street and Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710
(352) 846-2000 www.flmnh.ufl.edu
The Florida Museum of Natural History is the state’s official natural history museum. With more than 20 million specimens, the Florida Museum is the largest natural history museum in the Southeast. This 55,000-square-foot museum houses exhibits and public education programs, the newest addition being the Butterfly Rainforest.
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Devil’s Millhopper State Geological Site
4732 Millhopper Road
Gainesville, Florida 32653
(352) 955-2008 www.floridastateparks.org/devilsmillhopper
This huge sinkhole was formed when an underground cavern roof collapsed, creating a bowl-shaped cavity 120 feet deep. Small streams tumble down the steep slopes of the sink, disappearing through crevices at the bottom. The lush growth of plants and many of the animals of the park are similar to those of the Appalachian Mountains region. The sinkhole may be explored from the boardwalks and stairways or from the 4-foot wide nature trail that follows the rim.
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Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
4700 SW 58th Dr.
Gainesville, FL 32608
(352) 372-4981 www.kanapaha.org
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is a 62 acre facility comprised of 16 major collections visually accessible from a 1½ mile paved walkway. These include the state’s largest public display of bamboos and the largest herb garden in the Southeast.
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Paynes Prairie State Preserve
100 Savannah Blvd.
Micanopy, Florida 32667
(352) 466-3397 www.floridastateparks.org/paynesprairie
Boat, camp, hike, bird watch, fish, and picnic on this 20,000 acre wildlife sanctuary - a popular destination for nature lovers. With ponds and 3 lakes, Paynes Prairie is a wintering area for many migratory birds, and home to many Florida alligators, herds of wild horses and American Bison.
Historic Communities
Alachua www.alachua.com
http://growth-management.alachua.fl.us/historic/historic_commission/historictowns/alachuahist.htm
Archer http:/www.afn.org/~archer/
Hawthorne www.hawthorneflorida.org
High Springs www.highsprings.com
Melrose http://growth-management.alachua.fl.us/historic/historic_commission/historictowns/melrose.htm
Micanopy http://welcometomicanopy.com
Newberry www.cityofnewberryfl.com
Waldo http://growth-management.alachua.fl.us/histstruct/waldo/waldo.htm
Historic Gainesville
http://growth-management.alachua.fl.us/histstruct
Northeast Historic District
Southeast Historic District
Pleasant Street Historic District
University of Florida Historic Campus