9 Sights in Tallahassee, United States (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Tallahassee, United States. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 9 sights are available in Tallahassee, United States.
Sightseeing Tours in Tallahassee1. The Grove Museum
The Grove, known officially as the Call/Collins House at The Grove, is an antebellum plantation house located in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. Territorial Governor Richard Keith Call constructed The Grove circa 1840. By 1851, Call deeded the property to his daughter, Ellen Call Long, who owned it until 1903. Long's granddaughter, Reinette Long Hunt, acquired the property and owned it until her death in 1940. Hunt opened The Grove Hotel during this era and developed onsite cottages that served as rental properties. After a brief period under the ownership of John W. Ford and Josephine Agler, future Florida governor LeRoy Collins and his wife, Mary Call Darby Collins, a great-granddaughter of Richard Keith Call, bought The Grove.
2. Mission San Luis de Apalachee
Mission San Luis de Apalachee was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1656 in the Florida Panhandle, two miles west of the present-day Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee, Florida. It was located in the descendent settlement of Anhaica capital of Apalachee Province. The mission was part of Spain's effort to colonize the Florida Peninsula and to convert the Timucuan and Apalachee Indians to Christianity. The mission lasted until 1704 when it was evacuated and destroyed to prevent its use by an approaching militia of Creek Indians and South Carolinians.
3. Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More
The Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More is a Catholic cathedral located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. Along with the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pensacola it is the seat of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. St. Thomas More also provides the Catholic Campus Ministry at Florida State University.
Wikipedia: Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More (Tallahassee, Florida) (EN), Website
4. John G. Riley House
The John Gilmore Riley House is a historic home in Tallahassee, Florida. It is located at 419 East Jefferson Street. On August 1, 1978, it was added to the U. S. National Register of Historic Places. It is now known as the John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History and Culture.
5. R.A. Gray Florida History Museum
The Museum of Florida History is the U. S. state of Florida's history museum, housing exhibits and artifacts covering its history and prehistory. It is located in the state capital, Tallahassee, Florida, at the R. A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, named for Robert Andrew Gray.
6. Florida Historic Capitol Museum
The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, is an architecturally and historically significant building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Capitol is at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and South Monroe Street in downtown Tallahassee, Florida.
7. Smokey Hollow Historic Site
The Smoky Hollow Historic District is a U. S. historic district located in Tallahassee, Florida. The district is bounded by East Lafayette Street, CSX RR tracks, Myers Park and Myers Park Lane. It contains 14 historic buildings and 3 structures.
8. Miccosukee United Methodist Church
The Miccosukee Methodist Church is a historic church in Miccosukee, Florida. It is located on County Road 59, south of the junction with State Road 151. On June 28, 1996, it was added to the U. S. National Register of Historic Places.
9. Florida Governor's Mansion
The Florida Governor's Mansion is a historic U. S. residence in Tallahassee, Florida and the official residence of the governor of Florida. On July 20, 2006, it was added to the U. S. National Register of Historic Places.
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