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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Gainesville, Florida

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The Devil's Millhopper

Gainesville, Florida

The Devil's Millhopper

This giant Florida sinkhole cum national landmark hides a rainforest-like micro-environment.

29.7069, -82.3950

Added by Devilman1972

Haile Homestead

Gainesville, Florida

Historic Haile Homestead

Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.

29.5940, -82.4354

Added by bryaneastman

University of Florida Bat Houses

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida Bat Houses

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

29.6454, -82.3457

Added by Mom0ja

"Some Were Quite Blind" by Carol K. Brown.

Gainesville, Florida

'Some Were Quite Blind'

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

29.6318, -82.3516

Added by bleupython

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Waldo Farmer's and Flea Market

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

29.8186, -82.1654

Added by eweinberg

14 MILEs FROM Gainesville

Williston, Florida

Devil's Den

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

29.4078, -82.4762

Added by akornblatt

19 MILEs FROM Gainesville

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