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BARS

Breweries

Cypress & Grove Brewing Company

First Magnitude Brewing Company

High Springs Brewing Company

Blackadder Brewing Company

Swamp Head Brewery

Beer & Wine

*Beaker & Flask

The Bull

Havana Cigar Bar

Specialty Cocktails+

Kin Cocktail Bar

The Dime Bar

Covey Kitchen

Spurrier's Visors Rooftop Bar

Baby J's Bar

FOOD

Downtown

Mark's Prime Steakhouse

Dragonfly Sushi & Sake

Original American Kitchen (O.A.K.)

Paramount Grill

Bingo Deli & Pub

Humble Wood Fire

V Pizza & Sidecar

Amelia's Italian Restaurant

Alpin Bistro

Flatfish Donuts

4th Avenue Food Park

Luke's New York Bagels

The Top

Boxcar Beer & Wine Garden

Midtown

The Social at Midtown

Midpoint Park & Eatery

NE Gainesville

Satchel's Pizza

Public & General

NW Gainesville

Superette

One Love Cafe

Cintrón - A Floribbean Restaurant

The Bagel Bakery

Adam's Ribs

Ballyhoo Grill

SW Gainesville

Spurrier's Gridiron Grill

Embers Wood Grill

Covey Kitchen

Celebration Pointe Restaurants

Mildred's Big City Cafe

The Swamp Restaurant

P.F. Chang's

The Cheesecake Factory

Prime & Pearl

Blue Highway Pizza

Chop Stix

Ford's Garage

Sushi Hana

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Family-Friendly

Paynes Prairie

Butterfly Rainforest

Kanapaha Gardens

Sweetwater Wetlands Park

Sweetwater Preserve

Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation

Lubee Bat Conservancy

Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo

University of Florida Bat Houses

Depot Park

Devil's Millhopper State Park

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park

Hawthorne Trail State Park

The Thomas Center: Downtown Gainesville

Pet-Friendly

Kanapaha Gardens

Depot Park

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park

Sweetwater Preserve

Hawthorne Trail State Park

The Thomas Center: Downtown Gainesville

COFFEE SHOPS

Maude's Cafe

Wyatt's Coffee

Kava Gator

Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate

Cymplify

MUSEUMS

The Cade Museum

The Florida Museum of Natural History

The Harn Museum of Art

The Matheson Museum: The History of Gainesville

GATOR SPORTS

Gator Football

Gator Basketball

Gator Gymnastics

Gator Lacrosse, Softball, Track and more!

LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES

*Pure Aesthetics Med Spa

*Starter Space Co-Working (Day Passes)

*Eleanor Blair Art Studio

*The 300 Club Shoppe (Tennis, Pickle Ball & Gifts)

*etc Boutique

The Lynx: By Lauren Groff

A Thousand Leaves Herb Shop

Pinner's Fine Shoes

ENTERTAINMENT

The Hippodrome Theatre

University of Florida Performing Arts (UFPA)

Dance Alive National Ballet

Gainesville Community Playhouse

GAINESVILLE ACCOMMODATIONS

StayGainesville Homes and Condos (AirBNB / VRBO)

The Camellia Rose Inn

The Laurel Oak Inn

GALLERIES AND ART STUDIOS



*Eleanor Blair Art Studio

Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA)

Hector's Framing & Gallery

Auk Market

Artisan's Guild Gallery

STAYGAINESVILLE EXPERIENCE DISCOUNTS

*The 300 Club: Pickle Ball, Tennis, and Swim

*Sun Country Sports Center

*Pure Aesthetics Med Spa

*Starter Space Co-Working (Day Passes)

*Eleanor Blair Art Studio

*The 300 Club Shoppe (Tennis, Pickle Ball & Gifts)

***etc Boutique

***Beaker & Flask

If your business would like to become a StayGainesville Experience Partner, please contact us by calling 352-519-3994 or e-mail susannah@staygainesville.com.

Glimpses of the experience

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