...or rainy days and Tuesdays or rainy days and Wednesdays...but come on -- it's officially been raining here for oh, four days solid...or should I say, four days soggy! 

Now, don't get me wrong, we need and love the rain as it helps our little lawns and gardens grow, but we're at the point where turning on a 60-watt lamp is the closest thing to a break of sunshine in days...Gainesville is afterall in the heart of the "SUNSHINE STATE!!" 

But alas if you're already here vacationing in G-ville or planning to some day soon and it still happens to be raining, there is still a boat load (Ark reference intended) of must tour-experiences -- here are just a couple and in no particular order:

The Samuel P. Harn Muesum of Art -- for a mere "suggested donation" this beautiful building houses an incredible array of exhibits from glazed American pottery to rare African beads and is truly perfect for even the most novice or even lukewarm art enthusiast.  www.harn.ufl.edu   And in our book, there are few things are more delightful and cozy on a rainy day as sipping a cup of warm, locally roasted Sweetwater Coffee www.sweetwaterorganiccoffee.com in the Harn's Cameilla Cafe...if you're feeling a little bit nibbly, try ANY of the yummy desserts as they are perfect coffee-drinking companions; if you're flat-out hungry...nosh on their chicken black bean egg rolls....just enough spice to clear the gray skies outside.

The Harn's formidable neighbor, the Florida Museum of Natural History www.flmnh.ufl.edu is also a great rainy day walk-through...and together, the Harn and the FLMNH make for a dynamic cultural duo.  The FLMNH's fascinating four-story, screen enclosed Butterfly Rainforest should ideally wait for sunny day...butterflies and rain simply don't mix! 

For additional rainy day sites to see suggestions, please visit us on our website www.visitgainesville.com  or even better, stop by our recently revamped and all spiffed-up Visitors Center at 30 East University Avenue in the heart of historic downtown Gainesville.