Bellevue Plantation at Tallahassee Museum
This plantation belonged to Virginia native Catherine Murat, a descendant of George Washington and the wife of a French nobleman called Achille Murat. She lived here from 1854 to 1867 along with 25 slaves who worked in the cotton fields and provided skilled labour elsewhere on the plantation.
You can now explore the contrasting lifestyles of the inhabitants of the plantation at the original house, its kitchen and recreated slave cabin. There are also a number of interactive exhibits that bring the history of the house to life.
Black Archives Research Center & Museum
The Black Archives, housed within the First Carnegie Library, has one of the most extensive collections of African American artefacts in the Southeast, making this an excellent place to learn more about the history of the city and the wider state of Florida.
Camp Gordon Johnson WWII Museum
This once operational training facility for troops during WWII is now a museum that has more than 5,000 sq. ft of photos, memorabilia, amphibious vehicles and films documenting the activity during that time.
Cape St. George Light & Museum
This lighthouse turned museum sits in the centre of St. George Island and gives visitors an insight into the lighthouse’s 100 years spent protecting the mariners of Apalachicola Bay.
Florida Historic Capitol Museum
Situated in the centre of the Florida State Complex is the Florida Historic Capitol Museum, an impressive building with a distinctive stained glass dome and candy-striped awnings which houses a fantastic range of exhibits depicting the political history of Florida.
This 52-acre natural history museum is one of North Florida’s most visited attractions, and with a range of indigenous inhabitants that includes black bears, red wolves, alligators and bald eagles, you’ll soon see why. There are also zip line adventure courses for all ages.
Tallahassee Automobile Museum
If you prefer your history to be of the four-wheeled variety, the Tallahassee Automobile Museum houses more than 140 rare vehicles, including the horse-drawn funeral hearse that carried Abraham Lincoln. There’s also an 1894 Duryea, one of the oldest vehicles ever manufactured in the US, and no less than three Batmobiles.