Sports & Outdoors
James Paul Park
Check pricesSmall city park in High Springs, Florida, with a gazebo and shuffleboard courts.
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Museums
Florida Museum of Natural History
Florida's state-chartered natural history museum on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville.
3215 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL · Gainesville, FL
About Florida Museum of Natural History
The Florida Museum of Natural History is the state's official natural history museum. It is based on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville and works to study, protect, and explain the state's plant and animal life and its cultural history. Its exhibits building is currently closed for renovations, and the museum's homepage says it is set to reopen in November.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Florida Museum of Natural History, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Fanning Springs State Park
Under $25Swim, snorkel or learn to scuba dive in a clear 72-degree spring on the Suwannee River, then walk a cypress boardwalk to a river overlook.
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Hearthstone Botanical Gardens
No admission feeA 35-acre North Florida botanical garden with plant-focused gardens, a walking trail around Mirror Lake, and free admission.
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Military Museum of North Florida
Check pricesA Green Cove Springs museum presenting military artifacts and local stories from the Revolutionary War through recent conflicts.
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Butler-Douglas Memorial Park
Check pricesGulf-side county park in Horseshoe Beach with a boat ramp, campsites, and westward views over the water.
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