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Herbs at the Kanapaha Garden
Herbs at the Kanapaha Garden
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Thomas Center banquet table set up
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Dinasour display at the Florida Museum
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Thomas Center buffet table set up
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The Hippodrome at night
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  • Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

    4700 SW 58th Drive Gainesville, FL 32608 352-372-4981

    Fourteen major collections make up Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. The collections include the largest herb garden in the Southeast and Florida’s largest display of bamboos. During warm months visitors can see giant Victoria water lilies and Asian snake arums. June - September offer the most color.

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  • Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

    4700 SW 58th Dr Gainesville, FL 32608 352-372-4981

    Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is comprised of 24 major collections visually accessible from a 1 ½ mile paved walkway. These include the state's largest public display of bamboos and the largest herb garden in the Southeast.

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  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

    Gale Lemerand Drive Gainesville, FL 32611 352-375-4683

    You may want to drop by, soak up the atmosphere and tradition, and run (or walk) the stairs.

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  • Thomas Center

    302 NE 6th Ave. Gainesville, FL 32601 352-334-5064

    The Thomas Center is the "cultural heart" of Gainesville. The Thomas Center serves residents and visitors through its art galleries, 1920’s period rooms, local history exhibits, and it contains performance space, banquet rooms and meeting rooms.

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  • Hippodrome State Theatre

    25 SE 2nd Place Gainesville, FL 32601 352-375-4477

    The Hippodrome State Theatre is recognized as one of the leading regional theaters in the country, staging productions for more than 60,000 people annually. The Mainstage theater uses professional actors and has its own set and costume designers and sound and lighting engineers.

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There's very little about Gainesville that isn't unique to Gainesville. We like it that way, and we find visitors looking for exceptional meetings spaces agree. Take you pick. The Thomas Center with this two story Spanish Court. The Hippodrome with its vaulted iconic dome. Or surround yourself with art and culture at either the Harn Museum of Art or the Florida Museum of Natural History. Choices like this, and your meeting or event will go down in history. A success that does equal justice to the venue.

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