Main Street has many shops, a restaurant in the old barber shop, an early 1900's church still in use and a sports store in an old opera house. Enjoy 57 acres of oak hammock and marsh traversed by a 1200-foot promenade. Wildlife sanctuary, nature center, picnic tables, pavilion. From the best of Broadway, opera and dance, to the superstars of pop, jazz, classical and country music, Gainesville's new Center for the Performing Arts presents the finest in world-class entertainment. Also houses a 200 seat, multi-purpose Black Box Theatre.
Visitors center, picnic tables.
Discover Florida fossil specimens, skeletons, and computer games in the Fossil Study Center, and examine hundreds of natural science specimens up close in the Object Gallery. Collectors Gift Shop. Closed Christmas day. See these and other specimens collected from around the world by Fred Bear, expert bow-hunter. Authentic spears, shields, carvings, artwork and Indian artifacts also on display with ancient tools and weapons.