Gainesville

Part of Alachua County in north central Florida and situated midway between Atlanta and Miami, Gainesville is best known as being home to the University of Florida and the Gainesville Raceway. It is also one of the most attractive cities in Florida.

Perhaps due to its strong student culture it is also the heart of the independent music scene of the state. Renowned for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville boasts numerous parks, lakes and museums and abuts the Paynes Prairie State Reserve.

Gainesville employs an innovative Traffic Management System which coordinates and times traffic signals, provides traffic signal priority to emergency vehicles and buses and uses traffic cameras for traffic signal timing and congestion management. It is located less than a two hour drive from Orlando.

The National Car Rental branch in Gainesville is at Gainesville Airport.