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Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
When a 1936 ordinance prevented the sale of burial plots to blacks in the Old City Cemetery, J.R.D. Laster, Tallahassee’s…
1601 Old Bainbridge Rd.Tallahassee FL 32303
Mildred and Claude Pepper Library & Museum
Mildred and Claude Pepper Library & Museum
Exhibits chronicling the life of U.S. Congressman Claude Pepper (1900-1989). Includes interactive exhibits, 1937 Studebaker campaign car, reproduction of House…
850-644-9217Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park
One of the state’s most important archaeological sites, where more than eight centuries ago Native Americans lived. Today the park…
3600 Indian Mounds Rd.Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 922-6007
Florida State University
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU) is a public, fully accredited, coeducational research institution with an international reputation in the sciences and…
600 W. College AvenueTallahassee FL 32306
(850)644-525
Florida A&M University (FAMU)
Florida A&M University (FAMU)
Florida Agriculture & Mechanical University, one of the nation's largest historically Black universities is found on the highest of Tallahassee's…
1601 S Martin Luther King Jr BlvdTallahassee FL 32307
850-599-3550
Concord Schoolhouse
Concord Schoolhouse
The Concord Schoolhouse was originally completed in 1897 for African American children in the small town of Miccosukee Florida. It…
3945 Museum Rd.Tallahassee FL 32310
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum
Once an operating training facility – it served as an amphibious training base for nearly 30,000 soldiers between 1941 and…
1873 Hwy 98 WestCarrabelle FL 32322
(850)697-8575
Soul Voices of Frenchtown
Soul Voices of Frenchtown
Located in the heart of Tallahassee is a community with history and culture stretching back over a hundred years. The…
435 N Macomb StTallahassee FL 32301
