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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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San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park
San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park
Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvaez arrived in the area with 300 men in 1528 and two Spanish colonial forts were…
148 Old Fort Rd.St. Marks FL 32355
(850) 925-6216
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
Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center & Museum at FAMU
Meek-Eaton Black Archives Research Center & Museum at FAMU
Housed within the first Carnegie Library built on a black land-grant college campus, the Meek-Eaton Black Archives has one of…
445 Gamble StreetTallahassee FL 32307
(850) 599-3020
Governor's Mansion
Governor's Mansion
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the mansion’s Greek Revival architectural style and the central portico was designed to resemble…
700 North Adams StreetTallahassee FL 32301
(850) 488-4661
Florida Capitol Complex
Florida Capitol Complex
The Capitol Complex comprises the 22- story new Capitol building, the House of Representative and Senate Chambers, the Historic Capitol…
400 South Monroe StreetTallahassee FL 32301
(850) 488-6167
FSU Institute on WWII and the Human Experience
FSU Institute on WWII and the Human Experience
A part of the FSU Department of History, The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience has a…
113 Collegiate LoopTallahassee FL 32306
Bear Creek Educational Forest at Lake Talquin State Forest
Bear Creek Educational Forest at Lake Talquin State Forest
Bear Creek Educational Forest is a 492-acre tract of Lake Talquin State Forest Programs are FREE for any public or private…
8125 Pat Thomas ParkwayQuincy FL 32351
(850) 627-9064
Civil Rights Memorial Timeline
Civil Rights Memorial Timeline
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
Florida Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
Florida Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
Monument featuring a 40-foot American flag suspended between twin granite towers bearing the names of Florida's Vietnam casualties and soldiers…
Intersection of N. Monroe St and Apalachee Pkwy, across from the Historic CapitolTallahassee FL
Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park
Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park
Site of a March 1865 Civil War battle where Confederate soldiers defeated Union troops and kept Tallahassee from falling into…
7502 Natural Bridge Rd.Tallahassee FL 32305
(850) 922-6007