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The Old Capitol
Monroe Street & Apalachee Pkwy 850/487-1902
9:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday, 10:00pm - 4:30pm Saturday, 12:00pm - 4:30pm Sunday

Florida’s historic Old Capitol offers the Doorknobs to Domes tour to highlight the unique architecture of the building and its restoration process. Tours are available Sat. from 10:00am – to 4:00pm. The Old Capitol is also open as a museum, with special exhibits interpreting the State’s political history, Constitution and the history of the building.

Challenger Learning Center
200 S. Duval Street 850/654-7827
8:30am - 5:00pm Monday - Saturday

This venture of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering presents a space mission simulator, IMAX theatre, planetarium and laser theatre, an observatory, aerospace and engineering exhibit hall and a distance-learning classroom.

The Kirk Collection
1600 Red Barber Plaza 850/487-3086
8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday

This museum includes a 3000-piece collection of antique radios, televisions, microphones and other sound equipment from the turn-of-the-century through the mid-50s. Highlights include a 1950s RCA Nipper Dog, 1933 Emerson Mickey Mouse radio, vintage Hopalong Cassidy items and much more.

Wakulla Springs
550 Wakulla Park Drive   850/224-5950
8:00am - Sundown Everyday

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs highlights the 2,860-acre Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park. The bowl of the spring covers approximately 3 acres and the water temperature remains a relatively constant 70 degrees year-round. Visitors may observe the natural beauty of the springs and river from boat tours offered daily. There is a park entrance fee and additional fees for tours. Located approximately 20 miles south of Tallahassee.

Downtown Marketplace
Pak Avenue & Monroe Street   850/224-3252
8:00am - 2:00pm Saturday

Come and enjoy the best local music while browsing the wares of local Arts & Fine Crafts folks. There are food vendors offering a variety of delicious items. There are also several museums within walking distance and ample free parking.

The Mary Brogan Museum
S. Duvall Street    850/513-0700
10:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Saturday | 1:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday

An interactive experience for all ages, this museum provides a variety of educational exhibits that focus on math, science and technology, as well as art.

The Museum of Florida History
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
850/245-6400
9:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday | 10:00am - 4:30pm Saturday | 12:00pm - 4:30pm Sunday

The Museum of Florida History, R. A. Gray Bldg., 500 S. Bronough St., downtown Tallahassee, is only a short walk from the FSU campus. The Museum is open everyday until 4:30 p.m. Permanent exhibits begin with pre-historic Florida and continue through World War II. There is a Gift Shop and Café also located in the Museum.

Tallahassee Museum of History & Natural Science
3945 Museum Drive
850/576-1636 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Saturday

Wildlife and History Every Day
Welcome to Tallahassee! The Tallahassee Museum invites students and parents to visit our beautiful 52-acre compound and enjoy the area’s beautiful wildlife and history. Open seven days a week, the Museum's nature trails and lakeside boardwalks wander through pristine habitat, a pioneer farmstead brimming with life, and a small village of historic buildings. In our "Wildlife Florida" area, endangered Florida panthers and red wolves live in spacious natural-habitat enclosures, near other native wildlife such as river otters, black bears, gray foxes, bobcats, turkeys, white-tail deer and birds of prey, such as hawks, owls, vultures and eagles. Open Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday 12:30-5 p.m. 575-8684. www.tallahasseemuseum.org

Student Membership College students get special pricing – only $25! — on annual membership, a year-long pass granting them free admission to the natural, historical and cultural resources of the Tallahassee Museum, including most of our music festivals and special events. Internships and volunteer opportunities also are available to qualified students.

Seminole Golf Course
2550 Pottsdamer Road    850/644 2582
7:00am - 7:00pm Everyday

Play a round of golf on FSU’s newly remodeled course. Be sure to call ahead to reserve tee-times. Fee charged.

Mission San Luis
2021 West Mission Road   850/487-3711
10:00am - 4:00pm Tuesday - Sunday

A visit to Mission San Luis transports you back in time. Your destination is a community where Apalachee Indians and newcomers from Spain lived in close proximity and were drawn together by religion, as well as military and economic goals.

Maclay Gardens
3540 Thomasville Rd.   850/487-4556
10:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Saturday | 1:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday

These beautiful ornamental gardens were first planted in 1923. A masterpiece of floral architecture, the gardens feature a picturesque brick walkway, a secret garden, a reflection pool, a walled garden, opportunities for swimming, fishing, canoeing and kayaking, two short nature trails and five miles of multiuse trails winding through the woods.

Antique Car Museum
6800 Mahan Drive (I-10 Exit 209A: Hwy. 90E)     850/942-0137
10:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Saturday | 12:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday

The Antique Car Museum presents one of the southeast’s finest collections of rare automobiles and unique collectibles, a tribute to an era gone by. The latest addition to the collection is the Alma-Tadema Piano.