Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Gainesville

Name: Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Address: 3000 NW 83rd St, Gainesville, 32606-6210, United States
Telephone: +1 352-395-5633

#15 among attractions in Gainesville

Zoo, Park, Outdoor activities

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Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Gainesville

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The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is a 10-acre zoo in Gainesville, Florida. As part of Santa Fe College, It is the only college zookeeper training facility in the United States with its own AZA-accredited zoo on grounds, and has been accredited since 2000. ()

Animals: 200Species: 75Elevation: 161 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 29°40'54"N, 82°26'18"W

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3000 NW 83rd StGainesville 32606-6210 United States

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+1 352-395-5633

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Day trips

Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Florida Museum of Natural History, Butler Plaza, Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park, Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium.

5.2 miSE
Exhibits on the region's land and culture
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
132 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Gainesville, the Florida Museum of Natural History stands as a beacon of learning and discovery in the Sunshine State. This esteemed institution is not only a museum in the traditional sense but also a vibrant center for research and education...
5.4 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Butler Plaza, Gainesville
139 min walk • Butler Plaza is a large retail complex located in southwest Gainesville, Florida. It is the largest retail power center in Florida and among the largest in the southeast United States.
3.1 miNE
Park, State park, Regional park
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park, Gainesville
80 min walk • Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park is a Florida State Park located in the north-westernmost part of Gainesville, Florida, off County Road 232, also known as NW 53rd Avenue and Millhopper Road, northwest of the University of Florida.
5.3 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium, Gainesville
136 min walk • The Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium is the home field of the Florida Gators softball team of the University of Florida. The stadium is located at the corner of Hull Road and Museum Road, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.
2.2 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Oaks Mall, Gainesville
57 min walk • The Oaks Mall is an enclosed shopping center in Gainesville, Florida. Its anchors include Belk, two Dillard's stores, J. C. Penney, and the University of Florida Health. The mall interior is one floor, but Belk and both Dillard's stores have two floors.
5.1 miSE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
131 min walk • The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art is an art museum at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It is in the UF Cultural Plaza area in the southwest part of campus. The Harn is a 112,800-square-foot-facility, making it one of the largest university art museums in the South.
5.2 miSE
Museum
IDigBio, Gainesville
132 min walk • iDigBio, Integrated Digitized Biocollections, is the National Resource funded by the National Science Foundation for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Alice, Gainesville
137 min walk • Lake Alice is a small lake on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida, United States. The lake is a wildlife area and is one of the few areas in incorporated Gainesville where one may view live alligators.
~1620 ftE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville
8 min walk • The Santa Fe College Kika Silva Pla Planetarium is a 34-foot in diameter, domed theater in Gainesville, Florida. The planetarium seats 60 people and uses two projection systems. An In-Space-System 1C-3K digital projection system by RSA Cosmos and an optical-mechanical Chronos Space Simulator manufactured by Goto.
5.1 miS
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville
132 min walk • The Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Gainesville, Florida, operated by the North Florida Botanical Society. Their name comes from nearby Lake Kanapaha.
5.2 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville
134 min walk • The Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts theatre in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located on the western side of the University of Florida campus.