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University of Florida
Sports – The Gators
Gainesville, FL 32604
800-344-2867
Call for game schedule
and additional information
The University offers a
host of spectator sports throughout the year, including: Baseball,
Basketball (men and women), Cross Country, Football, Golf, Gymnastics,
Soccer, Softball, Swimming and Diving (men and women), Tennis (men and
women), Track, and Volleyball.
Florida Museum of
History
S.W. 34th
St. and Hull Rd
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-846-2000
Mon - Sat
10 am - 5 pm; Sun & state holidays 1 - 5 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and
Christmas
Admission
Charged
In the
Hall of Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land, guests learn about
Florida’s fossils and geologic and environmental changes over 65 million
years. South Florida People & Environments explain the story of native
people in South Florida and their environments. Northwest Florida:
Waterways and Wildlife displays a full-sized replica of a North Florida
limestone cave. The Butterfly Rainforest houses hundreds of living
butterflies, waterfalls and tropical plants.
NHRA/Gainesville
Raceway
11211 N.
C.R. 225
Gainesville, FL 32609
352-377-0046
Open year
round, closed most major holidays. Call for additional information
Admission
Charged
Gainesville Raceway home of the Mac Tools NHRA Gatornationals. The
quarter-mile drag strip is 167 feet above sea level, runs west to east,
VIP tower suites for catered meals, press briefings, or classroom
instruction, numerous well-maintained permanent restroom facilities,
significant lighted areas, outdoor seating for 32,000, complete
perimeter security fencing, corporate hospitality village. In addition
to the drag strip a road course/test track and off-road course are
available for rental.
Old
Florida Heritage Highway
Along U.S.
441 from Williston Rd. to the Marion County Line
Gainesville, FL 32667
850-410-5894
Open year
round
Admission
Free
48 miles
of U.S.441 just south of Gainesville provide a vista of rural landscape,
cattle, state parks and historic towns.
Samuel P.
Harn Museum of Art
S.W. 34th
St. and Hull Rd
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-392-9826
Tues. -
Fri. 11 am - 5 pm; Sat. 10 am - 5 pm; Sun. 1 - 5 pm. Closed state
holidays and Mondays
Admission
Charged
Located on
the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, the Harn Museum of Art
is one of the largest university art museums in the southeastern United
States. Along with important loans from other sources, the museum's
permanent collections feature American, African, pre-Columbian, Asian,
and contemporary works of art. The museum offers a broad range of
programs from film and lecture series to workshops and performances.
Matheson Museum
513 E. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
352-378-2280
Open Sunday 1pm – 5pm
Admission Free
The Alachua County
Historic Trust: Matheson Museum, Inc. is dedicated to preserving and
interpreting the history of Alachua County, Florida. The Museum complex
includes 4 sites: the Matheson Museum, housing the exhibit hall and
research library, the Matheson House, the Tison Tool Museum, and
Sweetwater Park.
The Matheson House
513 E. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
352-378-2280
The Matheson House is
open the first Sunday of each month from 1pm – 4pm for tours.
Admission Charged
The house belonged to
Douglas Matheson, an emigrant from South Carolina and a prominent
merchant, who bequeathed it to his son Chris, the city’s mayor from 1910
to 1917, a state legislator, and later, a minister. Chris’ wife Sarah
deeded the house to the Trust upon her death in 1996. A blend of South
Carolina plantation and Classic Revival raised cottage architecture, the
Matheson House incorporates Gothic decorative elements in roof finials
and an interior stairway. The gambrel roof and ceiling to ground porch
columns are uncommon in Florida. Inside, period furniture and personal
possessions are a testament to a family’s history, and that of
Gainesville itself.
The Tison Tool Museum
513 E. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
352-378-2280
The Tison Tool Museum is
open by appointment only
Admission Charged
The Tison Tool Museum
houses the unique tool collection of Gainesville native John Mason Tison,
Jr. Built by Tison in 1993 and reconstructed on the Matheson site in
1998, the structure—and the tools it preserves—honor the skill and
artistry that created Alachua County’s built environment.
Sweetwater Park
513 E. University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
352-378-2280
Open daily, call for
additional information
Admission Free
Located directly behind
the Museum, the park is a joint effort of the Matheson Museum and the
City of Gainesville. The Park is an outdoor museum in the heart of the
city. A Walk Through History, a 12-panel local history exhibition, lines
the walkways that meander through the park; the area’s natural history
is interpreted in native plant clusters and a formal Southern garden. As
a neighborhood and community space, the park offers quiet benches along
Sweetwater Branch Creek, the city’s original eastern boundary, and a
children’s playground.
Nearby:
European
Rally & Performance Driving School
7266
Airport Rd
Starke, FL 32091
352-473-2999
Open year
round, Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm
Admission
Charged
The
ultimate motor sport experience. Drive real rally cars, on real roads,
real fast, just like the professionals. Slide and drift, take jumps, use
the E brake for hairpin turns, left foot brake and more. Use our
two-wheel drive or powerful all wheel drive cars. One to five day
courses available. One and two day Karting courses, also one and three
day ATV courses.
Day Trips:
Canoe down the Santa Fe
or Ichetucknee Rivers near High Springs.
386-454-2050
Hike the trails at
O'Leno State Park in High Springs.
386-454-1857
Explore the sink holes
at Peacock Springs near Branford.
904-497-2511
Just two hours south of
Gainesville, the Walt Disney World Resort is the most popular vacation
destination in the world.
407-WDisney
Visit the Olustee
Battlefield State Historic Site near Lake City in the town of Olustee.
386-752-3866
Visit the Florida Sports
Hall of Fame in Lake City which showcases world-class sports celebrities
whose roots are in Florida.
386-758-1310
Visit the Columbia
County Historical Museum in Lake City, located in a historical home
styled in the unique Southern Rural Italianate architecture.
386-755-1517
Visit the Stephen Foster
State Folk Culture Center in White Springs located on the banks of the
Suwannee River. The center features a crafters' center, the Stephen
Foster Museum, a gift shop, and the remains of a sulfur spring house.
904-397-2733
Canoe down the Suwannee
River made famous by composer Stephen Foster.
904-428-4171
Take a houseboat cruise
along the Suwannee River near the west coast of Florida.
800-458-BOAT |
