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Two day event, that features many interests including a fine arts show, featuring wonderful sculptures and oil paintings, crafts, jewelry, variety of food vendors, live entertainment, boat tours, kayak tours, and many childrens activities. Food and beverages available as well.

Annual event since 1930 held over 10 days in February and early March. Many vendors and local artisisans

A National Historic Landmark, this 61 acre, pre-Columbian, Native american site has burial mounds, temple/platform mounds, a plaza area and a substantial midden. The six-mound complex is one of the longest continuously occupied sites in Florida. For 1,600 years the site served as an imposing ceremonial center for Native Americans. As part of the Great Florida Birding Trail, you can take beautiful photographs. Make sure to take the new Eco-Tour featuring quaint waterways

Follow That Dream is a 1962 musical film starring Elvis Presley. The movie was based on the 1959 novel Pioneer, Go Home! by Richard P. Powell. It was filmed in Citrus and Levy Counties, Florida. Yankeetown memorializes his stay in the form of their major highway, Follow That Dream Parkway. This parkway was named due to the efforts of four Elvis fans. The Dream Team they were called. The dedication and celebration is held in Crystal River every year, Florida. Open to the public.

Features food vendors serving shrimp, grouper, blackened mahi-mahi, seafood fritters, and gator skewers. More than 100 crafters and 75 artists exhibiting each year. Kids activities are also available. Plus the wonderful oppurtunity of seeing the Homosassa River delights.

Rainbow Springs and Rainbow River, Florida's 4th largest spring. The Rainbow River is popular for swimming, snorkeling, canoeing, kayaking, site seeing, and picnicing. Tubers can launch on SW 180th Ave Rd. The park entrance is located 3 miles north of Dunnellon on the east side of US 41. The campground is located on S.W. 180th Avenue Road about two miles north of CR 484 and 2 miles south of SR 40. The Tube Entrance is located 1.4 miles south of the campground Entrance on SW 180th Ave Rd.

Welcome to Terra Vista of Citrus Hills. You’re about to explore an exceptional Florida country club community in the heart of the coastal surroundings of Citrus County in the northernmost reaches of the dynamic Nature Coast. A location where unique rolling hills, spring fed rivers and pristine coastline combine to create a suburban area of idyllic natural beauty and a haven for great golf, tennis, boating and year around outdoor activities for the whole family.

A place of exceptional natural beauty of undisturbed islands and inlets. The backwaters and forests of this Crystal River Preserve are especially cherished by nature lovers and photographers. Visitors can hike or bicycle along nine miles of trails or study the native wildlife and plants on the two-and-a-half mile trail. Anglers can walk down a short path to the Mullet Hole for a relaxing afternoon of fishing. Kayak or canoe the waters of the Crystal River with its breathtaking views.

At 46 miles in length, the Withlacoochee State Trail is the longest paved trail in Florida. The trail corridor runs through small towns, ranches, and natural areas. The trail traverses a region that offers many other recreational opportunities. Among the recreational highlights nearby are the unpaved trails in the Croom area of the Withlacoochee State Forest which features fascinating caves to explore, and Fort Cooper State Park. The Withlacoochee State Trail is a biker's paradise.

The Withlacoochee River originates in central Florida's Green Swamp, east of Polk City. The river is 86 miles long and has a drainage basin of 1,170 sq miles. Along its route are the 46 mile long Withlacoochee State Trail, the longest paved rail trail in Florida, and the Cypress Lake Preserve, a 324 acre park with approximately 600' of frontage and Nobleton Wayside Park, a 2 acre park at 29061 Lamkin Dr, Nobleton, Florida that includes a boat ramp, shelter, basketball court, and picnic tables.

The Citrus County Speedway is a local "must see". Everyone in the area has been to the speedway at least once to see the sparks flying and the tires screaming as the racers take the corners at speeds that most of us only dream of going. It is a cannot miss Saturday night event. As their logo states it is "The Friendliest Track in the South!"

The Art Center of Citrus County is dedicated to providing opportunities for cultural enrichment. The Art Center Theatre annually presents a 5-play season. The 200-seat theater is equipped with professional lighting and sound. The theater offers a summer musical in July and a winter musical in February as fund raisers. A major attraction within the building is our selling gallery.