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Tallahassee, the capital of the State of Florida, is the county seat of the Leon County. It is best known for it educational institutions. It is home to the Florida State University, a premier research university with strengths in both arts and sciences; the Florida A & M University, an internationally acclaimed historically-black University; the Tallahassee Community College; and branches of Flagler College, Embry Riddle, and the Barry University. Tallahassee is also considered to be the main regional center for agriculture and trade. It is home to numerous significant professional associations, such as the Florida Bar, Florida Tax Watch, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce, as well as several national law firms, lobbying organizations, and trade associations.
Tallahassee features a hot and humid sub-tropical climate, with mild, short winters and long summers. The flora and fauna found in the city is quite similar to that of mid-south and lower country regions of North Carolina and South Carolina. Over the years, Tallahassee has also emerged as a prime tourist destination in the state. The main points of tourist interest in the city include the Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, Challenger Learning Center, Elinor-Klapp-Phipps Park, Florida State Capitol, Lake Ella, Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tom Brown Park, the Tallahassee Museum, Railroad Square, and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
The main attractions in the downtown district are the Florida Government’s Old and New Capitol Buildings, built in the old Greek revival style and the new classicism style respectively. The city’s Park Avenue Historic District is home to a number of magnificent ante-bellum homes. The district’s Old City Cemetery and the Knott House Museum are among the more popular tourist attractions in the City. The Calhoun Street Historic District, on the other hand, is best known for the 1856 Brokaw-McDougall House and Gardens. Other famous historic houses worth visiting include the Governor’s Mansion, designed on the theme of Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage, and the Lemoyne Art Foundation, which has been recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Visitors are also offered free tours of the Good-wood Plantation’s House and Garden and the Pebble Hill Plantation. Driving tours along the lush ‘Canopy Roads’ of the region include the Native Trail Tour, the Cotton Trail Tour, and the Quail Trail Tour. The City also hosts a number of cultural festivals and events every year. Some of the most significant cultural events that take place in the city include the First Friday Festival at Railroad Square, Greek Food Festival, Red Hills Horse Trials, Springtime Tallahassee, Tallahassee Wine and Food Festival, Tallahassee Film Festival, and the Winter Festival. The Museum of Florida History, the Mission San Luis de Apalachee, the Tallahassee Museum of History and Science and its child friendly Discovery Center, and the Challenger Learning Center are a few other points of tourist interest in the city. Tallahassee is also an ideal place for shopping and dining. The City has a lot to offer to its visitors and is certainly worth visiting.
- Information: Tallahassee Area Visitor Information Center,
106 East Jefferson Street (across from City Hall)
- Telephone: (850) 413-9200 or (800) 628-2866
- Website: www.talgov.com
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