The Atlas Obscura Guide To

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

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The Devil's Millhopper

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

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Historic Haile Homestead

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

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University of Florida Bat Houses

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

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'Some Were Quite Blind'

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

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Waldo Farmer's and Flea Market

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

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Devil's Den

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

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