Things to Do in Tallahassee

Museum of Florida History

An 11-foot-tall mastodon greets you at this state history museum, where you can look back 12,000 years...

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Meginnis-Monroe House

This restored 1852 antebellum home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a lovely setting...

Knott House Museum

Adorned by a columned portico, this stately mansion was constructed in 1843, probably by a free black...

Mission San Luis de Apalachee

A Spanish Franciscan mission named San Luís was set up in 1656 on this hilltop, already a principal village...

Maclay State Gardens

In 1923, New York financier Alfred B. Maclay and his wife Louise began planting the floral wonderland...

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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...

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Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts

This permanent, 4,000-piece collection includes 16th-century Dutch paintings, 20th-century American paintings,...

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Tallahassee Museum

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Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science

This museum's mission, "to stimulate interest in and understanding of the visual arts, sciences, mathematics,...

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Foster Tanner Art Center

This gallery focuses on works by local, national, and international African-American artists, with a...