Gainesville is a dynamic city in the US state of Florida. See ancient animal remains, artifacts from indigenous tribes of Florida, life-sized Dinosaurs bones at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Head to Ichetucknee Springs State Park, a perfect place for outdoor activities like wildlife watching, hiking, and swimming. Visit Haile plantation House, a colonial house built in the 1850s for a white family and their slaves. See the forest, swamp, and sandhill ecosystems at Devil’s Millhoper Geological State Park. Learn about the history of Gainesville and Alachua county at the Matheson History museum consisting of gazettes, photographs, and a vast collection of historical postcards of Florida.