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A destination with rich historical roots woven into our core, Florida’s Capital City is home to one of the largest and oldest historically black universities in the country and an array of museums and historic sites each offering a glimpse into the lives that shaped Tallahassee.
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Florida Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at Lake Ella
Florida Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at Lake Ella
Vietnam Veterans of America, Big Bend Chapter 96, Inc., is sponsoring the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall in the Fred O.…
241 Lake Ella DrTallahassee FL
Pebble Hill Plantation
Pebble Hill Plantation
This 3,000-acre plantation and home boasts an eclectic collection of fine art, crystal, porcelain, and antique furnishings. Wander through the…
1251 US Highway 319 SouthThomasville FL 31799
(229) 226-2344
The Grove Museum
The Grove Museum
Built by enslaved craftspeople, the ca. 1840 The Grove is one of the best preserved antebellum residences in Florida. Listed…
902 N. Monroe St.Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 363-5688
Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park
Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park is one of the state’s most significant Native American ceremonial sites, featuring Florida’s tallest Native…
4500 Sunray Rd.Tallahassee FL 32309
(850) 922-6007
Florida State Archives
Florida State Archives
Historical records and archival collections include the Spanish land grants, the confirmed land grant claims related to the territory that…
500 S. Bronough St.Tallahassee FL
(850) 245-6719
Bellevue Plantation at Tallahassee Museum
Bellevue Plantation at Tallahassee Museum
Catherine Murat, born a Virginian, moved to Florida with her parents where she met and married a Frenchman, Achille Murat. …
3945 Museum DriveTallahassee FL 32310
(850) 575-8684
Tallahassee Automobile Museum
Tallahassee Automobile Museum
Features more than 160 rare vehicles including an 1894 Duryea, one of the oldest automobiles manufactured in the US; the…
6800 Mahan DriveTallahassee FL 32308
(850) 942-0137
Fort Gadsden Historic Site
Fort Gadsden Historic Site
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this is the site of two forts – a British fort built…
Forest Road 129-BEastpoint FL 32328
(850) 643-2282
Kirk Collection
Kirk Collection
A 300-piece collection of antique radios, record players and music boxes from the 1920s through the late 1960s. Accumulated over…
1600 Red Barber PlazaTallahassee FL 32310
(850) 487-3086
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
