Guidebook for Archer
Food Scene
Rustic ambiance and great pub-type food. Very friendly atmosphere. Child friendly (video games in a separate room). Thursday nights are often trivia nights. Friday nights are karaoke. Doesn't get crazy there, though. Owner and staff are wonderful.
The Mustang Grill and Bar
13232 FL-45Rustic ambiance and great pub-type food. Very friendly atmosphere. Child friendly (video games in a separate room). Thursday nights are often trivia nights. Friday nights are karaoke. Doesn't get crazy there, though. Owner and staff are wonderful.
Really cute town. Great English-style bistro with a separate pub. Great food. Good prices. Really neat ambiance for lunch or supper.
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Haile Village Bistro
5323 SW 91st TerraceReally cute town. Great English-style bistro with a separate pub. Great food. Good prices. Really neat ambiance for lunch or supper.
OK. Archer, Florida and Mexican food? Well, let me tell you, this place is AWESOME. The food...LOVE IT. I'm a big fan of the Mushroom Quesadilla, but there are other amazing dishes. Great prices. Bring your appetite. Servings are HUGE.
Los Avina Mexican Restaurant
201 SW Archer RdOK. Archer, Florida and Mexican food? Well, let me tell you, this place is AWESOME. The food...LOVE IT. I'm a big fan of the Mushroom Quesadilla, but there are other amazing dishes. Great prices. Bring your appetite. Servings are HUGE.
VERY PRICEY...but worth it. If you are celebrating a special occasion or looking for what just might be the best steak in Florida...this is your place. Try the oyster sampler. Ask for a meat presentation. And, if you are a true meat-a-saurus, go for one of those amazing cuts of meat. They even offer black and blue which, after tasting it, is my new answer to "how do you want it cooked."
I do not recommend this for children...unless they really enjoy fancy food. It's more of a couples or group place. Nice ambiance.
Backstreet Blues Chop House and Oyster Bar
6500 SW Archer RdVERY PRICEY...but worth it. If you are celebrating a special occasion or looking for what just might be the best steak in Florida...this is your place. Try the oyster sampler. Ask for a meat presentation. And, if you are a true meat-a-saurus, go for one of those amazing cuts of meat. They even offer black and blue which, after tasting it, is my new answer to "how do you want it cooked."
I do not recommend this for children...unless they really enjoy fancy food. It's more of a couples or group place. Nice ambiance.
Just in case you want something fast or for the kids, there is a Subway at the Circle K gas station nearby. Not an eat-in facility but good for a quick sandwich to take with you or bring back to the farm. Next to the Save-A-Lot food store.
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Subway
12771 SW State Rd 45Just in case you want something fast or for the kids, there is a Subway at the Circle K gas station nearby. Not an eat-in facility but good for a quick sandwich to take with you or bring back to the farm. Next to the Save-A-Lot food store.
Essentials
For your basic needs, this is THE place to go. Unbelievable prices on every day items. Not so keen on the meats (chicken, particularly). Limited fresh vegetables and fruits, but what is there is definitely fresh. :-)
Save-A-Lot
12859 FL-45For your basic needs, this is THE place to go. Unbelievable prices on every day items. Not so keen on the meats (chicken, particularly). Limited fresh vegetables and fruits, but what is there is definitely fresh. :-)
For people who bring their farm animals with them, this is THE go-to place. Hay, shavings, food, etc. If you have a specific brand, call ahead and they will try to stock it for you. They also deliver to the property for a small delivery fee. Visit the store, too. It's adorable with an old-country feel to it. You'll leave a friend.
North Central Florida Feed & Ag Supply
13046 FL-45For people who bring their farm animals with them, this is THE go-to place. Hay, shavings, food, etc. If you have a specific brand, call ahead and they will try to stock it for you. They also deliver to the property for a small delivery fee. Visit the store, too. It's adorable with an old-country feel to it. You'll leave a friend.
Entertainment & Activities
Internationally acclaimed Sylvia Zerbini demonstrates her amazing communication and partnering with up to 16 horses in her mesmerizing Grande Liberté performances. Check their Facebook or website to book reservations to this must-see, amazing equestrian performances at the Grand Liberte Farm. Very affordable and great setting.
Grande Liberte Farm
18552 NE 81st StInternationally acclaimed Sylvia Zerbini demonstrates her amazing communication and partnering with up to 16 horses in her mesmerizing Grande Liberté performances. Check their Facebook or website to book reservations to this must-see, amazing equestrian performances at the Grand Liberte Farm. Very affordable and great setting.
The Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (62 acres, 25 hectares) is a botanical garden in Gainesville, Florida, operated by the North Florida Botanical Society. Their name comes from nearby Lake Kanapaha. A really neat place to walk, enjoy nature, and appreciate the amazing fauna in the area.
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Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
4700 Southwest 58th DriveThe Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (62 acres, 25 hectares) is a botanical garden in Gainesville, Florida, operated by the North Florida Botanical Society. Their name comes from nearby Lake Kanapaha. A really neat place to walk, enjoy nature, and appreciate the amazing fauna in the area.
Besides church on Sunday at 10am--which is ANIMAL FRIENDLY!!!-- this church has something for everything almost every night of the week. Barrel racing, calf roping, sometimes even rodeos. Open to the public so, even if you don't have a horse, come watch and enjoy the great outdoors with local horse aficionados. Check their Facebook page or website for schedules. Very child friendly.
Rafter Cross Church
4631 US-27 ALTBesides church on Sunday at 10am--which is ANIMAL FRIENDLY!!!-- this church has something for everything almost every night of the week. Barrel racing, calf roping, sometimes even rodeos. Open to the public so, even if you don't have a horse, come watch and enjoy the great outdoors with local horse aficionados. Check their Facebook page or website for schedules. Very child friendly.
The Williston Horsemans Park is home to the Williston Horseman's Association, otherwise known as WHA. It is a multipurpose facility located just south of Williston. The park is rented for not only equine related events, but everything from dog shows to car shows--all open to the public.
Check their website for upcoming events: https://www.willistonhorsemans.com
Williston Horseman's Park
1610 Southwest 8th TerraceThe Williston Horsemans Park is home to the Williston Horseman's Association, otherwise known as WHA. It is a multipurpose facility located just south of Williston. The park is rented for not only equine related events, but everything from dog shows to car shows--all open to the public.
Check their website for upcoming events: https://www.willistonhorsemans.com
OK, I haven't been here in years but I can sometimes hear the distant rumble of the cars if the wind is blowing right. I remember that it was fun and family-friendly.
Bronson Speedway
9950 FL-24OK, I haven't been here in years but I can sometimes hear the distant rumble of the cars if the wind is blowing right. I remember that it was fun and family-friendly.
Arts & Culture
Only 45 minutes from the farm, Cedar Keys is a really great place to visit. It's a small coastal town that is one of the best kept secrets in the area. Walk around, visit the small stores, dine while watching the sunset over the Gulf (and maybe see dolphins right outside the restaurant). A small beach for children is open to the public. It normally isn't crowded. On the way home, stop at the small seafood place on the way out of town (you can't miss it) for fresh fish, oysters, or shrimp. Delicious.
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Cedar Keys
Only 45 minutes from the farm, Cedar Keys is a really great place to visit. It's a small coastal town that is one of the best kept secrets in the area. Walk around, visit the small stores, dine while watching the sunset over the Gulf (and maybe see dolphins right outside the restaurant). A small beach for children is open to the public. It normally isn't crowded. On the way home, stop at the small seafood place on the way out of town (you can't miss it) for fresh fish, oysters, or shrimp. Delicious.
Visitors to this old Florida homestead can walk back in time to 1930s farm life where Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings lived and worked in the tiny community of Cross Creek. Her cracker style home and farm, where she wrote her Pulitzer prize-winning novel The Yearling and other wonderful works of fiction, has been restored and is preserved as it was when she lived here. The park is open every day and visitors may tour the house with a ranger in period costume from October through July on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10 and 11 am and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 pm. Picnic facilities, a boat ramp to Orange Lake and a playground are located in the adjacent county park.
Marjorie-Kinnan Rawlings House
18815 Co Rd 325Visitors to this old Florida homestead can walk back in time to 1930s farm life where Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings lived and worked in the tiny community of Cross Creek. Her cracker style home and farm, where she wrote her Pulitzer prize-winning novel The Yearling and other wonderful works of fiction, has been restored and is preserved as it was when she lived here. The park is open every day and visitors may tour the house with a ranger in period costume from October through July on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10 and 11 am and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 pm. Picnic facilities, a boat ramp to Orange Lake and a playground are located in the adjacent county park.
I love history soooo....
In 1854, Thomas Evans Haile, his wife, Esther "Serena" Chesnut Haile, and their four children, arrived in Alachua County, Florida and established a 1,500-acre Sea Island cotton plantation. The home was named Kanapaha, Indian for "small thatched houses." The 6,200 square-foot house was solidly built of heart pine and cypress (siding is cypress), using braced frame construction and mortise and tenon joinery. Completed in 1856, the house stands as a testament to the skill and expertise of the enslaved craftsmen who built it.
Check out their website for more information: https://www.hailehomestead.org
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Historic Haile Homestead
8500 SW Archer RdI love history soooo....
In 1854, Thomas Evans Haile, his wife, Esther "Serena" Chesnut Haile, and their four children, arrived in Alachua County, Florida and established a 1,500-acre Sea Island cotton plantation. The home was named Kanapaha, Indian for "small thatched houses." The 6,200 square-foot house was solidly built of heart pine and cypress (siding is cypress), using braced frame construction and mortise and tenon joinery. Completed in 1856, the house stands as a testament to the skill and expertise of the enslaved craftsmen who built it.
Check out their website for more information: https://www.hailehomestead.org