Ocala/Marion County Visitor and Convention Bureau — Local services in Ocala

There are no stars for Ocala, and let me tell you why. I'm a resident. So here's my story. I heard someone screaming, a man and woman. I pounded on a neighbor's door. Call the cops, someone's in trouble, I'm going to go and try to diffuse the situation. I went and I talked the person down, the cops never came. I walked away trying to figure out where they (the cops) were. The neighbor never called. They said "not my business". Oh so a woman getting beaten shouldn't get the help of the police? He said "if you want to call, be my guest". So I did, and I told the operator, he openly admitted he was a paranoid schizophrenic and he was screaming and so was the woman and someone might be hurt and I was going to go back a second time and try to diffuse the situation. I held out until the cops got there, and who knows if they did anything. So whatever you do, don't get into anything here, no one...

If you are visiting Marion County, or are a new resident,take the time to stop here! They have maps of Horse Country, and tons of brochures of things to do in the area. Not to mention the helpful friendly staff that are long time residents. You will get the inside scoop of whats going on! The support and resources that they provide for small business tour owners is priceless. I would give a zillion...

Cory at the visitor's center was incredibly helpful, as well as knowledgeable, and got me set up with maps and some of the best historic and artistic sites in the city. The center has free WiFi, making it easy to do some self-planning over maps, and it's a super clean location....