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  • Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall 2003

     "Ocala, FL"
     
     Ocala, Florida
     
     
     

    Ocala was surveyed for a town in 1846, and then founded on 1868. Today you can find Florida's oldest attraction and the world's largest formation of clear artesian springs at Silver Springs. The springs offer a Jeep Safari ride, a glass-bottom-boat ride, and a Jungle Cruise ride. Attractions include The Appleton Museum of Art, the Don Garlits' Museum of Drag Racing, displaying over 100 antique cars, and the E-One Factory Tours, showing where fire trucks are manufactured. Other things to do are tours of the horse farms and Silver Springs Wild Waters offering a wave pool.

     Appleton Museum of Art, The
     4333 N.E. Silver Springs Blvd.
     Ocala, Florida
     (352) 236-7100
     
     The art museum offers European, West African, Pre-Columbian and Asian artwork.

     Civic Theatre
     
     Ocala, Florida
     
     
     Features Broadway productions.

     Don Garlits' Museum of Drag Racing
     13700 S.W. 16th Ave.
     Ocala, Florida
     (352) 245-8661
     
     The museum traces the sport drag racing through a 30-year collection of "Big Daddy" Garlits' and displays over 75 race cars, over 60 antique automobiles and trucks.

     E-One Factory Tours
     1601 S.W. 37th Ave.
     Ocala, Florida
     (352) 854-3524
     
     The tours offer you guided tours of three factories which make fire trucks.

     Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
     3 Independent Dr.
     Ocala, Florida
     (904) 366-6600
     
     

     Ocala National Forest
     East of Ocala on FL 40
     Ocala, Florida
     (352) 625-2520
     
     This 460,000-acre forest has numerous plants and hundreds of clear lakes and streams. Activities available include camping, swimming, scuba diving,snorkeling, horseback riding, canoeing and mountain biking.

     Ocala-Marion County Chamber of Commerce
     
     Ocala, Florida
     (352) 629-8051
     
     

     Silver Springs
     SR 40
     Ocala, Florida
     (352)236-2121 or (800)234-7458
     
     Silver Springs is the world's largest formation of clear artesian springs in the world. Silver Springs is a 350 acre nature theme park which offers the world famous Glass Bottom Boats, river cruises, jeep safari, Aligator exhibit and live animal shows. In addition the park offers events year round and a concert series featuring nationally acclaimed performers.

     Silver Springs Wild Waters
     Next to Silver Springs
     Ocala, Florida
     (352)236-2121 or (800)234-7458
     
     The water park offers a wave pool, high waterslide flumes, a 800' waterway for tubing and a children's play area.

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