Gainesville, Florida - Discount Hotels, Resorts, Accommodations, Packages and Travel Guide

Gainesville, Florida - Discount Hotels, Vacations, Resorts, Vacation Packages and Travel Guide The University of Florida, the country's 3rd largest and state's oldest, is home to the Gators at Florida Field, Gatorade sports drink (invented here), a performing arts center, art museum and galleries, and the Florida Museum of Natural History, an ever-growing collection of fossils and habitat replicas, including a walk-through underwater scene. Around the university, restaurants and clubs cater to student budgets and appetite for action. A sense of youthful, artistic energy pervades the town, even in the old historic sections. Downtown comprises 63 square blocks and 290 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including Hippodrome State Theatre. Housed in a classic-style old Federal building, it hosts drama of a contemporary nature. Restaurants, sidewalk cafes, clubs and...more