Best places: Tourist attractions in Alachua County, United States

Manmade wetlands habitat with birds, crocodiles, boardwalk nature trails & ranger-led tours.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's restored 1930s Cross Creek farmhouse with tours & gardens.

State preserve with various wildlife habitats & trails for hiking, horseback riding & bicycling.

Trails winding past a bamboo grove & a pond with giant water lilies, plus a hummingbird garden.

👍👍 500 alligators. Up to 20 feet long. There were so many lining the lake shore I thought they were sediment control black tires at first. We were safe on the elevated walkway. Creepy signs warning us to be outta there by dark (when they eat) and for good reason. I will never forget this place. If I ha...

👍👍 Treated my wife to a magical picnic at veteran memorial state Park

👍👍 We were so fortunate to get to experience the VIP tour Lubee offers, which gets booked up well in advance. If you love bats like my family and I do, the tour is so worth it. Anna was a great tour guide who introduced us to some of the many flying foxes they take care of, as well as Pumpernickel (an...

Zookeeper training facility at Santa Fe College, with a small zoo & playground open to the public.

👍👍 Absolutely beautiful slice of old Florida.

Park featuring mature trees & wildlife, plus hiking, biking & horseback riding trails.

County park surrounding cool, natural springs, offering picnicking, playground & athletic fields.

👍👍 My family came down from Virginia and we stopped in here for a tour. It was amazing how many endangered animals they are taking care of, and how knowledgeable the staff is. We were surprised at the amount of animals we were able to see and interact with…at a safe distance. We were also lucky to get...

Woodland park with wetlands, wildlife viewing & 3 mi. of unpaved walking trails.

👍👍 Really nice dog park. A few acres fully fenced with doggie pools, old growth trees, a few shady areas to sit for the peeps. There are areas of sand, grass, and dirt, agility equipment and a separate small dog area. I appreciate how large this is as my dog loves to run. There is also a wash station...

👍👍 This is the real Florida! A massive fresh water lake, large cypress trees with billowing Spanish Moss, local fisherman on shore and in boats, century old homes with palm trees in the front yard with an old bait shop nearby. This park has a decent boat ramp, floating dock, public restrooms and a well...

👍👍 We love the park. Very calm and beautiful. What a great place to just walk around, talk, take your favorite person, explore, take pictures, enjoy nature and all is beauty. I highly recommend Lake Alto Park to everyone.

👍 Nice and quiet and peaceful out here next to the lake beautiful trees and good employees that work for this conservation land I just picked up four bags of trash today unfortunately people don't know how to put trash in the garbage cans it's sad to see this all over the United States if I was govern...

👍 Should have gone earlier in the day or later when the sun wasn't so bright and it wasn't almost 100 degrees. Almost gave up and fed myself to the gators. Anyways the preserve was beautiful and theres so much to look at and appreciate. A nice 6 mile hike.

👍👍 We had so much fun wine tasting here! Audrey was great. She is very knowledgeable about the wines and her fun and kind personality made our experience even better. The wines we tried were unique and delicious- we left with a bottle of peach wine and I already know we’ll be back to get more!

5,800-acre, cypress-lined lake & wildlife preserve offers fishing for bream, catfish & more.