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1. Museum of Florida History
An 11-foot-tall mastodon greets you at this state history museum, where you can look back 12,000 years to the first Native Americans to live in...
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2. Meginnis-Monroe House
This restored 1852 antebellum home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a lovely setting for fine art. The home's Lemoyne Art...
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3. Knott House Museum
Adorned by a columned portico, this stately mansion was constructed in 1843, probably by a free black builder named George Proctor. Florida's first...
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4. Mission San Luis de Apalachee
A Spanish Franciscan mission named San Luís was set up in 1656 on this hilltop, already a principal village of the Apalachee Indians. From then...
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5. Maclay State Gardens
In 1923, New York financier Alfred B. Maclay and his wife Louise began planting the floral wonderland that surrounded their winter home on Lake...
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6. Black Archives Research Center and Museum
Housed in the columned library built by Andrew Carnegie in 1908, and set on the grounds of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU),...
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7. Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts
This permanent, 4,000-piece collection includes 16th-century Dutch paintings, 20th-century American paintings, Japanese prints, pre-Columbian artifacts,...
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8. Tallahassee Museum
- Every year in March, the Museum Of History & Natural Science explodes with the sounds of jazz and blues. The festival features everything from... read more
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9. Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science
This museum's mission, "to stimulate interest in and understanding of the visual arts, sciences, mathematics, and technology through experiences...
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10. Foster Tanner Art Center
This gallery focuses on works by local, national, and international African-American artists, with a wide variety of paintings, sculptures, and...
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The Best of NileGuide
- There’s never a reason to be bored in Tallahassee. There are just too many things to do. Start with the must-see attractions, move to the big sights and fine museums, check out some tours, dig in to some outdoor activities, and work your way down to the between-the-cracks, off-the-beaten-path gems. Just leave some time to catch your breath.
