My son who plans to go D1 met with the coaches and they were absolutely amazing and so…read moreaccommodating and showed us the entire campus! So fun!

My husband graduated from UF in 2001. Before we were married with kids, I was fortunate enough to…read moreexperience a UF vs FSU football game! Let me tell you, college football is no joke!!! Especially when they are rivals like UF and FSU. That was an experience in itself. I got to see the lively college party scene and game scene. I was mesmerized. Fast forward to Oct 17-18, 2025 and we got to bring our kids here so they could see where their dad went to college. Hubby was so proud and gave them a tour of where he lived, his frat house, the campus, the hangouts and of course THE SWAMP!!!! We arrived on Fri 10/17 for the Gator Growl which is their Pep Rally the day before the game. We got tickets to a Florida Blue Key Event as he was part of this organization when he went to school here. They held the event in the building where the basketball games and gymnastics take place. The event was cool as we had food & drinks included and a cute Photo Booth area to take photos. Afterwards, we went into the basketball stadium to find our seats to watch the Gator Growl. They brought out the dancers, cheerleaders, National Championship Basketball team, homecoming court and played several videos of celebrities, important peeps and influencers hyping up Gator Growl. The big performer of the night was Steve Aoki and he definitely brought the energy! We had a BLAST!!! We walked around the campus after the show and stopped into Reitz Union to look around but also grab some late night eats. The only spot open late was Sonic. Good enough. Game day was on Sat 10/18. UF vs Mississippi. We arrived around 2pm to tailgate. Stopped by hubby's old stomping grounds at his frat house. That was overwhelming but a fun tailgating scene. Afterwards, we walked around and checked out all the tailgaters around the stadium, got some food from the food trucks and then headed into the game around 4pm. We got some super sized High Noon canned drinks and damn they were expensive at $22 each can. Ouch! We got Gatorade for the kids, naturally. We had BOMB seats 2nd row back by the 50 yard line on the visitors side, fortunately for us there were still mainly UF fans on this side too. Ha. Fabulous game with tons of hyped up energy!!! Gators ended up winning 23-21 so it was AWESOME!!! What a super fun weekend! So happy we got to bring the kids here to give them a glimpse into the college experience. My husband called this the "College Promo Tour"!!! Lol. UF is a stunning campus and widely spread out. Gainesville is a good time indeed. We would love for the kids to go to college here but honestly, almost all of the Florida colleges are stellar choices! UF is KING for obvious reasons! GO GATORS!!!

The Micanopy Historical Society Museum is so rich in history, I wouldn't even know where to begin…read more They only ask for a small donation of two dollars, and that's only if you want to give it. Why wouldn't you? This place and these guides are giving you such wonderful experience and information about a really great historical town that is famous in Florida. The antiques that they have here for everyone to see are just amazing. If you're in the area, I highly suggest that if you're here after 1 PM, which is when they open that you stop in and get a look for yourself!

I just so happened upon this museum after eating at Pearl bbq down the street and I'm glad I did…read more It's a small, 20 person operation. There are about two historians working there at any given time. Upon arriving, please make sure to put your $2 suggested donation in the milk jar. Mrs. Patricia Crass was my tour guide and she was just the absolute best. So knowledgeable about the small and interesting town of Micanopy. The museum itself has been open over 20 years. It is located in the restored Thrasher Warehouse from around 1915. All of the artifacts are from Micanopy. They have an array of items that represent many facets of Micanopy: information about Naval Stores and turpentine, a 1930s Icebox, Railroad information, agriculture and farming, schools, war. I found the exhibits about the Seminoles, Chief Micanopy, and the early historical periods the most fascinating. You could spend anywhere from 30min -2 hours depending on if you choose to allow the nice tour guides to lead you. It's easy to navigate and small. Because they want to maintain the integrity of the original building, there is no air conditioning so it can be quite hot. Some of the museum is hands on, so I think it's child friendly. Great place to visit if you're into Florida history!