Inverness

Downtown Inverness

HOME TO AN INTRIGUING VARIETY OF BOUTIQUES, EATERIES AND PUBS, ANTIQUE SHOPS AND RETAIL VENUES VISIT:

If you opt for a day visit, head to historic downtown and start at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum. The courtroom scene of the Elvis Presley movie Follow That Dream was filmed here in 1961.

Admission to the museum, which is open weekdays, is free (but you can make a donation), and you’ll learn about the area’s history from pioneer days to the present, plus find great gifts in the Museum Store. Allow about an hour for the museum and shop.

Downtown Inverness is home to an intriguing variety of boutiques, eateries and pubs, antique shops and retail venues, so browse and shop to your heart’s content. Take a break for lunch and head to The Ice Cream Dr., a cleverly named, old-fashioned ice cream shop in Old Towne Inverness. Enjoy delicious BBQ, and polish it off with one (or more!) scoops of their 50 flavors of Hershey’s ice cream. Don’t leave town without stopping at one of the local parks or walking along the shores of scenic Lake Henderson; the kids can burn off some energy and you can feel less guilty about your double scoop of ice cream. plans. Located in downtown Inverness on Courthouse Square, the theatre is home to a great variety of entertainment, from concerts and plays to movies and stand-up comedy. Purchase your tickets online, and coordinate dinner reservations at nearby McLeod House Bistro, just a short walk from the square. Since opening in early 2010, the McLeod House Bistro has earned a reputation as one of Citrus County’s fine dining highlights, thanks to the talents of their classically European-trained, award-winning chef and the charming setting in a century-old house. Whether you come for lunch or dinner, be sure to save room for one of their tempting desserts, always made inhouse. If you’re there on a Friday or Saturday evening, you’ll enjoy live music.

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Don’t leave without snapping a photo in front of the historic red caboose near downtown.

Come on the third Friday of the month and you can take in “Friday Night Thunder.” Held from 5 to 8pm, this monthly gathering features a classic car show and live entertainment.

If you’re thinking of visiting Inverness for an evening, you’ll want to check into what’s happening at the Valerie Theatre making

MAKE PLANS:

OLD COURTHOUSE

HERITAGE MUSEUM cccourthouse.org/courthousemuseum.php citruscountyhistoricalsociety.org, (352) 341-6429

THE ICE CREAM DR. (352) 341-4237

VALERIE THEATRE valerietheatre.org, (352) 341-7850

MCLEOD HOUSE BISTRO mcleodhousebistro.com, (352) 726-7700