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Williston, Florida

Devil's Den

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

Williston, Florida

Cedar Lakes Woods

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

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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.

14 miles from Williston

Gainesville, Florida

'Some Were Quite Blind'

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

17 miles from Williston

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House and Farmyard

This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.

18 miles from Williston

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida Bat Houses

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

18 miles from Williston

Gainesville, Florida

The Devil's Millhopper

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

22 miles from Williston

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