Marion County has All the Names You Know and Trust...
... and New Ones to Discover

Ocala offers an incredible variety of shopping and dining experiences. From flea markets to luxury department stores, hot dog stands to five star restaurants, Ocala has it all! To give you some idea of the selection, all you have to do is drive down busy State Road 200 between I-75 and Downtown Ocala. It's a veritable "franchise row" of major retailers and national restaurant and hotel chains.

In the heart of this commercial district, just 12 miles from Marion Oaks, is the ultra modern Paddock Mall, the largest shopping complex in the region, featuring Sears, J. C. Penney, Belk's and Burdines department stores and 71 other retailers.

And in the quaint towns and villages along the back roads of Marion County you'll discover all sorts of cottage crafts, antique shops, bargain lovers' flea markets, some of the best family restaurants with authentic, down home Southern cooking , and citrus grove and produce stands with fresh, ripe bargains every day.