The Florida Museum of Natural History is located on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville. READ: Polk County teacher and students display work in Black History Month art showThe Florida Museum of Natural History is the largest natural history museum in the southeast United States. The museum has permanent exhibits that range from fossils found in Florida to live butterflies in their Butterfly Rainforest. All the exhibits, both permanent and temporary, combine different methods of learning, so people of different ages can interact and learn at the same time. The Florida Museum of Natural History is open seven days a week.