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Soul Voices of Frenchtown
Soul Voices of Frenchtown
Located in the heart of Tallahassee is a community with history and culture stretching back over a hundred years. The…
435 N Macomb StTallahassee FL 32301
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
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
Frenchtown
Frenchtown
Bounded approximately by Tennessee Street, Alabama Street, Woodward Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Frenchtown is Tallahassee’s best-known black…
N Macomb St & W Virginia StTallahassee FL 32301
(850) 513-9981
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
Knott House Museum
Knott House Museum
Built in 1843, this historical home is the former residence of state official William Knott and his wife, Luella. In…
301 E. Park Ave.Tallahassee FL 32301
(850) 922-2459
Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson Historic Marker
Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson Historic Marker
On May 26, 1956, Florida A&M University students Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson were arrested in Tallahassee because they refused…
1601 S Martin Luther King Jr. BlvdTallahassee FL 32307
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory
A popular attraction offering marine biology experiences through interactive touch aquariums and a variety of demonstration programs.
222 Clark DrivePanacea FL 32346
(850) 984-5297
Florida Historic Capitol Museum
Florida Historic Capitol Museum
Restored to its 1902 grandeur with stained-glass dome and candy-striped awnings, the Historic Capitol stands as an icon at the…
400 South Monroe StreetTallahassee FL 32399-1100
(850) 487-1902
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
