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Nature & the Arts

A science center in the woods, riverside forests, and downtown's creative core

Self-guided driving tour in Gainesville · 4.8 mi · driving · ~59m · 4 stops

The Tour

A science center in the woods, riverside forests, and downtown's creative core. A self-guided Georgia Roam tour of Gainesville.

Nature & the Arts is a self-guided driving tour of Gainesville, built around its outdoors side. It's one of 5 Georgia Roam tours in Gainesville — each a different route through the city, on your own schedule.

The walk covers 4 stops over about 4.8 miles and roughly 59 minutes, entirely at your own pace. Each stop's story unlocks on your phone the moment you arrive — GPS-triggered, hands-free, no guide and no tour group to keep up with.

What you get

Stops

GPS-triggered along the route

Distance

4.8 mi

driving

Time

59m

at your own pace

Access

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