#1 of 8 Things To Do in Ocala
Marion County Museum History
Po Box 306 Silver Springs FL - 352-629-2773
~2.39 miles from Ocala city center
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Marion County Museum Of History
307 Se 26th Ter
Ocala, FL
Tel: (352) 629-2773
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#2 of 8 Things To Do in Ocala
Central Florida Community College
33701 State Road 52 Saint Leo FL - 352-237-6922
~2.54 miles from Ocala city center
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Saint Leo University is a private, non-profit, Roman Catholic university located in Saint Leo, Florida, next to San Antonio, Florida, which is 35 miles north of Tampa. Dr. Arthur F. Kirk, Jr. has been the president of the university since January 1997. It is associated with the Holy Name Monastery (Benedictine sisters; formerly known as Holy Name Priory), and Saint Leo Abbey (Benedictine monks).
Saint Leo's main campus is in a rural setting, but is not far from large cities such as Tampa, St. Petersburg and Orlando. It offers small class sizes taught by full-time faculty members: it employs no teaching assistants.
http://www.saintleo.edu/
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#3 of 8 Things To Do in Ocala
Silver Springs Natural Theme
Po Box 370 Silver Springs FL - 352-236-2121
~5.59 miles from Ocala city center
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Silver Springs Nature Theme Park is a zoological park located in Silver Springs, Florida, USA, east of Ocala. Although not truly a theme park, Silver Springs is a nature and zoological Park occupying land owned by the state of Florida as part of the Silver River State Park.
The property for the park was bought by the state of Florida as part of Silver River State Park and management of the parks was then leased to Palace Entertainment, who was later purchased by Parques Reunidos.
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#4 of 8 Things To Do in Ocala
Ocala Speedway
~7.08 miles from Ocala city center
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Ocala Speedway is a 3/8 mile pear shaped paved oval located a bit north of Ocala, Florida.
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#5 of 8 Things To Do in Ocala
Don Garlits Museum Drag Racing
13700 Sw 16th Ave Ocala FL - 352-245-8661
~10.05 miles from Ocala city center
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The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is located at 13700 SW 16th Ave, Ocala, Florida, just off Interstate 75. Opened in 1984 [2], it chronicles the history of the sport of drag racing. Some 90 racing cars can be seen in the Drag Race building, while a further 50 vehicles are in the Antique Car building. Many of the Garlits "Swamp Rat" cars are here, but he also turns out to be a pack rat with an accumulation of cars and memorabilia from other top names in the sport. The iconic cars of Dean Moon, the Mooneyes gas dragster and the Moonbeam sports car are on display.
The museum is home to the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Inductees include Art Arfons, Sydney Allard, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Ray Godman, Raymond Beadle, Shirley Muldowney, Kenny Bernstein, and Don Schumacher.
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#6 of 8 Things To Do in Ocala
Lake Sumter Landing Market Square
3309 Wedgewood Lane The Villages FL
~19.47 miles from Ocala city center
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Lake Sumter Landing's Market Square encompasses 510,555 square feet of restaurants, specialty retail and office space and is the most comprehensive mixed-use waterfront development in all of Central Florida. Anchored by an 8-screen movie theater, Market Square maintains its old-fashioned hometown charm and features nightly entertainment as well as year-round festivals and events.
Lake Sumter Landing’s colorful waterfront setting reminds many folks of quaint seaside villages they frequented during their childhood. The lighthouse on Lake Sumter has become a landmark that signals food, fun and FREE nightly entertainment all year long! Market Square is home to the Old Mill playhouse movie theater, and a variety of boutiques and restaurants sure to satisfy any appetite.
http://www.thevillagescommercialproperty.com/prop-lake-sumter-landing.asp
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#7 of 8 Things To Do in Ocala
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park
Micanopy FL
~20.28 miles from Ocala city center
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (August 8, 1896 – December 14, 1953)[1] was an American author who lived in rural Florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings. Her best known work, The Yearling, about a boy who adopts an orphaned fawn, won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1939 and was later made into a movie, also known as The Yearling. The book was written long before the concept of young-adult fiction, but is now commonly included in teen-reading lists.
The state park named in her honor is an extraordinary sight to see.
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#8 of 8 Things To Do in Ocala
Paynes Prarie
Micanopy FL
~25.01 miles from Ocala city center
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Paynes Prairie is a Florida State Park, encompassing a 21,000-acre (85 km2) savanna south of Gainesville, Florida, in Micanopy. It is also a U.S. National Natural Landmark. It is crossed by both I-75 and U.S. 441 (which has a scenic outlook ramp).
The prairie became the stronghold of the Alachua band of the Seminole tribe under chief Ahaya the Cowkeeper in the 18th century. It is named for the Cowkeeper's eldest surviving son, Payne.
There have been times when the prairie's drainage become so blocked that it flooded, causing the formation of a lake. The most recent such occurrence was in 1871, and lasted until 1886. During this period, steamboats were a frequent sight on what was called Alachua Lake.
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