Brooksville was an important location for supplying food and cattle to Confederate Troops. In downtown Brooksville you will want to tour the Heritage Museum, where on this 21-acre lot you can walk through the county’s oldest existing structure.

Tour guides dressed as pioneers will walk you through family homes, the one-room schoolhouse, the railroad depot and the blacksmith shop. The closest and most famous tourist attraction is Weeki Wachee, where you can be entertained by the underwater mermaid show. Other shows include exotic birds, a river cruise and a petting zoo for the youngsters. Inside Weeki Wachee is the Buccaneer Bay water theme park, which offers river swimming, a beach, tubing, bumper boats and the Pirates Revenge and Thunderbolt.

Visit the Withlacoochee State Forest. On 120,000 acres there are three main campgrounds and various recreation areas. It offers picnic areas, a boat ramp, nature trails, canoeing, swimming and snorkeling. If you love nature, this is the place to come.

If you want to golf, you have a choice of nine area golf courses, five public and four private. With all these activities, why wait. Plan your next vacation in Brooksville.