SPONSORED CONTENT Alachua County: CREATIVE, OUTDOORSY, AND ALL YOURS SANTA FE RIVER Every getaway should start with wonder and end with a story worth telling. GIANT VICTORIA WATER LILIES PHOTO COURTESY OF KANAPAHA BOTANICAL GARDENS Discover a place where you can get back to nature, learn without even knowing it, and get hands-on with captivating experiences. In Alachua County, imagination runs free and big adventures are truly yours. Read on for a few ideas on how to spark your journey. • Share the landscape with alligators, wild horses, and bison (at a safe distance!) on a hike through one of our eight state parks. at Carson Springs Wildlife, or the playful family of lemurs at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. where the water is a perfect 72°F year-round, and experience eight springs in eight miles. dining, and craft beer on the Alachua County Ale Trail. festivals, including Tom Petty Weekend, The FEST, and dozens of special events every weekend. exhilarating dance, and stunning performing arts. Creativity and Invention, with enriching art and history exhibits at the Harn Museum of Art, and more. • Make new friends, like Tuesday the cheetah • Drift, dive, or float along the Santa Fe River, • Refuel with award-winning pizza, fresh-from-the-farm PHOTO COURTESY OF HEARTWOOD SOUNDSTAGE • Rock out at Bo Diddley Plaza and with multi-day music • Take in a show with world-class theater, Begin your journey at visitgainesville.com • Watch imaginations light up at the Cade Museum for
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