HISTORIC HAILE HOMESTEAD
8500 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville
(352) 336-9096
hailehomestead.org
The Historic Haile Homestead is
unique for its “Talking Walls.” The
Haile family and friends wrote on
the walls of the home, helping to
tell the history of their house. Listed
on the National Register of Historic
Places.
KANAPAHA BOTANICAL
GARDENS
4700 SW 58th Dr., Gainesville
(352) 372-4981 • kanapaha.org
Sixty-two-acre Kanapaha Botanical
Gardens is Florida’s most diverse
botanical garden. Its 24 major
gardens include the state’s largest
Bamboo Garden, a Vinery, Palm
Hammock, Water Gardens, Rock
Garden, Rose Garden and the largest
Herb Garden in the Southeast.
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS
HISTORIC STATE PARK
18700 County Rd. 325, Cross Creek
(352) 466-3672
floridastateparks.org/
marjoriekinnanrawlings
Visitors to this Florida homestead
can walk back in time to 1930s farm
life. See Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’
cracker-style home and farm, where
she lived for 25 years and wrote
her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
“The Yearling.” The site is a National
Historic Landmark.
O’LENO STATE PARK
410 SE O’Leno Park Rd., High Springs
(386) 454-1853
floridastateparks.org/oleno
As the Santa Fe River courses
through the park, it disappears
underground and re-emerges more
than three miles away. Built in the
1930s, the park’s suspension bridge
still spans the river. Enjoy picnicking,
fishing, canoeing, bicycling and
hiking.
MATHESON MUSEUM
513 E. University Ave., Gainesville
(352) 378-2280
mathesonmuseum.org
Uncover Alachua County’s rich
heritage at the Matheson Museum,
which includes an exhibition hall
with library and archives, the 1867
Matheson House, the Tison Tool
Museum, and the Sweetwater
Park native plant garden. Public
programs and events throughout
the year offer ways to discover the
past in the heart of downtown
Gainesville!
MICANOPY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY MUSEUM
607 NE 1st Ave., Micanopy
(352) 466-3200
micanopyhistoricalsociety.com
The Micanopy Museum, located
in the 1896 Thrasher Warehouse,
invites you to explore life in old
Florida– From Timucuan Indians to
the arrival of the Spanish, William
Bartram’s descriptions of native flora
and fauna, settlement in the early
1800s, the Seminole Wars, the Civil
War, and the town’s development to
the present.
MORNINGSIDE NATURE
CENTER AND LIVING
HISTORY FARM
3540 E. University Ave., Gainesville
(352) 334-3326
cityofgainesvilleparks.org
Gainesville’s premier nature park,
where more than six miles of trails
wind through sandhill, flatwoods,
cypress domes and areas where
native vegetation are being restored.
Morningside boasts a spectacular
wildflower display and opportunity
to see a diverse array of wildlife. At
the Living History Farm, visitors can
observe daily life in 1870 as staff in
period attire interpret bygone days
through chores and activities.
PAYNES PRAIRIE PRESERVE
STATE PARK
100 Savannah Blvd., Micanopy
(352) 466-3397
floridastateparks.org/paynesprairie
Paynes Prairie Preserve is a National
Natural Landmark that provides
habitat for alligators, bison, wild
horses and more than 270 species of
birds. An observation tower provides
a panoramic view. Enjoy hiking,
horseback riding and bicycling on
eight trails. Camping
is available.
RETIREMENT HOME FOR
HORSES AT MILL CREEK FARM
County Rd. 235A, Alachua
(386) 462-1001 • millcreekfarm.org
This 265-acre farm that provides
lifetime care to horses seized by law
enforcement, those rescued by the
SPCA or Humane Societies, retired
from government service such as
police patrol, state, or federal parks,
circus horses, and those used by
handicapped riding programs.
Enjoy your visit with these peaceful
creatures and don’t forget your
admission: 2 carrots.
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