The Museum of Florida History is a professionally accredited, nationally recognized cultural resource. The Museum features exhibits that chronicle the cultural and social history of Florida dating back as far as 12,000 years. Explore Florida's heritage at the state's history museum where original artifacts are preserved, exhibited, and interpreted.

Museum of Florida History, R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida; 850.245.6400.

The Florida Historic Capitol, which served as the center of State government from 1845 to 1978, is restored to its 1902 appearance and open as a museum.

Restored rooms, artifacts, photographs and multimedia displays enable visitors to experience the events and individuals that helped to shape present-day Florida.

400 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399; (850) 487-1902. Open Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm, Sunday & Holidays Noon – 4:30 pm. Closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Explore the wonders of nature and our region’s rich history at the Tallahassee Museum, presenting “Alien Attack” – an exhibition featuring a giant Burmese python and other live aliens invading Florida’s environment. Tour the pioneer farm, see native wildlife, and view wildlife art by Leigh Ann Burchell. Plus café, playground and daily programs.

Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, Tallahassee, FL; (850) 575-8684.

Located among the rolling hills of Tallahassee is a special 28 acre gem of a garden. Magnolias and other flowering trees along with camellias are in bloom now.

The park is open daily from 8:00 a.m.
until sunset.

The Knott House Museum contains permanent and rotating exhibits on Tallahassee's past. It reflects local history through the lives of the William and Luella Knott family and friends. Learn about Mrs. Knott's poetry, Mr. Knott's politics and their son Charlie's quail hunting expeditions as you tour the home. Built in 1843, the house has been restored to its 1928 appearance.

Open Wednesday-Friday 1:00 - 4:00, Saturday 10:00 - 4:00. Located on the corner of Park Avenue and Calhoun Street, Tallahassee. (850) 922-2459.

Nestled among beautiful shade trees, two blocks east of the Courthouse and Capitol, is the Riley House, a National Register property and visible link to the thriving African-American community that emerged in downtown Tallahassee in the latter part of the 19th century.

The home of former slave, John Gilmore Riley (1857-1954) now stands as a cultural center and museum of African-American history.

Headquarters of the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network

The Challenger Learning Center, Tallahassee's state-of-the art entertainment destination, features a five-stories-tall IMAX theatre, the Downtown Digital Dome Theatre and Planetarium - a 50-foot domed, high-definition theatre with a 20,600-watt Dolby 5.1 surround sound system - and a Space Mission Simulator complete with a realistic mission control room and space station lab

DINOSAURS!, grape stomping, the final weekend for The Kinsey Collection, Tallahassee's Symphony Orchestra, FAMU's Marching 100, make-and-takes for kids, musical performances, dancers, its all at The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science noon to 4PM on Saturday, March 20th and its all FREE.

The Brogan Museum, your community resource for visual arts, science and humanities.

Visit historic Goodwood Museum and Gardens, one of the finest antebellum plantation houses and heirloom gardens in the Southeast, conveniently located just behind Tallahassee Memorial Hospital.

The Main House features the oldest fresco ceilings in Florida, and a unique collection of artifacts original to the mid-19th century estate.

Mission San Luis was the western capital of Spanish Florida from 1656 to 1704. Today the Mission is reconstructed on its original site so that visitors may experience vivid, personal encounters at this important colonial town.

San Luis brings the 17th century to life through costumed interpreters, period buildings, exhibits, and archaeology.