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Old Lincoln High School
Old Lincoln High School
Lincoln Academy was first organized during Reconstruction in 1869 and later moved to Frenchtown. Later known as Lincoln High School,…
438 West Brevard StreetTallahassee FL 32301
(850) 891-4180
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…
850-644-9217Old City Cemetery
Old City Cemetery
Tallahassee’s first public cemetery served as the burial place for both blacks and whites as early as 1829. Laws required…
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Park AvenueTallahassee FL 32301
(850) 545-5842
Reverend C.K. Steele Statue and Rosa Parks Marker
Reverend C.K. Steele Statue and Rosa Parks Marker
The Reverend C.K. Steele (1914-1980) was the most recognizable figure in the Tallahassee Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and…
111 West Tennessee Street (City Bus Plaza)Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 212-2063
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
Knott House Museum
Knott House Museum
Built in 1843, this historical home is the former residence of state official William Knott and his wife, Luella. In…
301 E. Park Ave.Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 922-2459
Florida Caverns State Park
Florida Caverns State Park
This is one of the few state parks with dry (air filled) caves and is the only state park in…
3345 Caverns Rd.Marianna FL 32446
(850) 482-9598
Lake 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
Civil Rights Memorial
Civil Rights Memorial
The Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial sits on the former site of the Leon County Jail, now known as Cascades Historical…
801 S. Gasden St.Tallahassee FL 32301
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
