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This week Cathy and Rick take a virtual road trip to Gainesville, talking about their favorite things to do, eat, and see when they're in town. They also delve into the history of Waldo/Archer Road (SR 24) that runs from Yulee to Cedar Key, how to stay in an on-campus hotel at UF, and where you can find an elevator with an honest-to-god elevator operator.

Links we mentioned

See & Do: History & Nature

Haile Homestead Homes (and its talking walls)

Florida Museum and the Butterfly Rainforest

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park

Matheson Museum

Bat Houses

Rum 138 Kayaking

Gargoyles on  UF Campus

See & Do: Music & Culture

The Hippodrome Theater

Lightning Salvage

Harn Museum of Art (check out the Vickers Collection)

4th Avenue Food Park (check for live music schedules)

See & Do: Fests

The Fest 

The Bash

Eat & Drink

Leonardo's Pizza

Satchel's Pizza and Satch Squared

Dragonfly (Sushi/Asian)

Lillian's Music Store

4th Avenue Food Park

Sleep

Reitz-Union hotel on campus at UF

Sweetwater Inn

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