Amidst rolling hills, sweeping canopy roads and crisp, breezy nights, Tallahassee presents a season full of festivities. The LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts celebrates the 43rd Annual Holiday Show complete with lighted sculpture gardens, unique ornaments and whimsical decorations through December 29, and invites guests to come ring in the New Year with style. The new exhibit at The Mary Brogan Museum, The Architect's Brother, showcases the efforts of a hero attempting to redeem the world through acts of preservation. A short drive to Thomasville presents Pebble Hill Plantation, providing festive tours of the decorated main house and open grounds. And the Capital City Countdown free party at Kleman Plaza -- with family fun and fireworks to dancing, dining and toasting -- is the place to be on New Year's Eve.
Listed below are a number of area attractions and holiday weekend hours:
Maclay Gardens
LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts
Phone: (850) 487-4115
Phone: (850) 222-8800
Address: 3540 Thomasville Road
Address: 125 North Gadsden Street
Hours of Operation: Daily 8 a.m. - Sunset
Hours of Operation: Monday -- Saturday
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.
Open New Year's Day
Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science
Mission San Luis
Phone: (850) 513-0700
Phone: (850) 487-3655
Address: 350 South Duval Street
Address: 2021 West Mission Road
Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday
Hours of Operation: Tuesday - Sunday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m..
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed New Year's Day
Challenger Learning Center
Wakulla Springs State Park & Lodge
Phone: (850) 645-7827
Phone: (850) 224-5950
Address: 200 South Duval Street
Address: 550 Wakulla Park Drive
Hours of Operation:
Christmas Eve 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Wakulla Springs, Fla
Hours of Operation: Daily 8 a.m. - Sunset
Open New Year's Day
Open Everyday
Knott House Museum
St. Mark's Trail
Phone: (850) 222-8800
Phone: (850) 245-2052
Address: 125 North Gadsden Street
Address: Woodville Highway, south of Capital Circle
Hours of Operation: Monday - Sunday
Hours of Operation: 24 Hours
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.
Open New Year's Day
Tallahassee Museum
Historic Capitol
Phone: (850) 576-1636
Phone: (850) 487-1902
Address: 3945 Museum Drive
Address: Monroe Street at Apalachee Parkway
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Hours of Operation: 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed New Year's Day
Sunday 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed New Year's Day
Museum of Florida History
Goodwood Museum
Phone: (850) 245-6400
Phone: (850) 877-4202
Address: 500 South Bronough Street
1600 Miccosukee Road
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.;
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.;
Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday and Holidays 12 noon - 4:30 p.m.
Closed New Year's Eve and New Year's Day
Pebble Hill Plantation
Phone: (229) 226-2344
Address: 1251 U.S. Highway 319 South
Thomasville, Ga.
Hours of Operation:
Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
To experience the holidays in Tallahassee's festive spirit and Southern charm, see www.VisitTallahassee.com or call the Tallahassee Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 628-2866.
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