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Bear Creek Educational Forest at Lake Talquin State Forest

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 Parkway
Quincy FL 32351
(850) 627-9064

The Grove Museum

The Grove Museum

The Grove Museum

The mission of The Grove Museum is to preserve and interpret the Call-Collins House, its surrounding acreage, and its historical…

902 N. Monroe St.
Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 363-5688

22nd Floor of Capitol Observatory and Gallery

22nd Floor of Capitol Observatory and Gallery

22nd Floor of Capitol Observatory and Gallery

Enjoy panoramic views of Tallahassee and the surrounding landscape from the 22nd floor observatory which also includes a gallery displaying…

400 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee FL 32399
(850) 488-6167

Mission San Luis

Mission San Luis

Mission San Luis

Enjoy Tallahassees only National Historic Landmark as you explore 64-acres of the former western most capital of Spanish Florida. Interpreters…

2100 West Tennessee St.
Tallahassee FL 32304
(850) 245-6406

Reverend C.K. Steele Statue and Rosa Parks Marker

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

San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park

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

Lynching Historical Marker at Cascades Park

Lynching Historical Marker at Cascades Park

Lynching Historical Marker at Cascades Park

A historical marker in remembrance of Ernest Ponder, Richard Hawkins, Mick Morris, and Pierce Taylor, Black victims of racial terror…

798 S. Meridian Street
Tallahassee FL

Pebble Hill Plantation

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 South
Thomasville FL 31799
(229) 226-2344

Bellevue Plantation at Tallahassee Museum

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 Drive
Tallahassee FL 32310
(850) 575-8684

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 Loop
Tallahassee FL 32306

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