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Frank Lloyd Wright's Lewis Spring House
Frank Lloyd Wright's Lewis Spring House
Built in 1954 for the Lewis family, this is the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed private residence in Florida. It has…
3117 Okeeheepkee RoadTallahassee FL 32303
Challenger Learning Center / IMAX Theatre and Planetarium
Challenger Learning Center / IMAX Theatre and Planetarium
The Challenger Learning Center is the area’s premier “edu-tainment” destination located in downtown Tallahassee. The Challenger Learning Center (CLC) features…
(850) 645-7827FAMU Eternal Flame
FAMU Eternal Flame
This granite monument stands in the heart of Florida A&M University's campus.
1601 S Martin Luther King Jr BlvdTallahassee FL 32307
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
Calhoun Street Historic District
Calhoun Street Historic District
Dubbed “Gold Dust Street” in the late 1800s because of the affluent political and social residents who built homes here. …
Calhoun Street (Thomasville Rd - Apalachee Pkwy)Tallahassee FL
(850) 488 7334
Civil Rights Heritage Walk
Civil Rights Heritage Walk
Located on the corner of Monroe St. and E. Jefferson, the sidewalk installation tells the story of the city’s bus…
120 East Jefferson StreetTallahassee FL 32301
Home of the John G. Riley House: America 250 FL
Home of the John G. Riley House: America 250 FL
The John G. Riley House, built circa 1890 in Tallahassee’s Smokey Hollow neighborhood, stands as the last surviving home of…
419 E Jefferson StTallahassee FL 32301
Site of Mission San Luis: America 250 FL
Site of Mission San Luis: America 250 FL
Mission San Luis (MSL) is Leon County’s only National Historic Landmark. From 1656 to 1704, the site served as the…
2021 Mission RdTallahassee FL 32304
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
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
