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Gainesville is the lively college town with the huge campus of the University of Florida. It is the largest city in north-central Florida, about a 90-minute drive from Jacksonville and Orlando. The city is lushly forested and surrounded by rural lands and the 21,000-acre Paynes Prairie Wilderness on the city’s southern edge.
There are more than 30 miles of hiking and biking trails where you can spot birds, wild horses, bison, or alligators. Floating down the cool, spring-fed river at the lush Ichetucknee Springs State Park is a city tradition. Visit the Florida Quilt Museum, Quilt Trail, and Quilt Festival. Stroll through the spectacular Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens, with its waterfalls, bridges, and small lakes.
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