Tallahassee Tourist Attractions and Sightseeing: Tallahassee, Florida - FL, USA

With significant historical interest and many impressive tourist attractions, the city of Tallahassee offers a number of period homes and plantations for visitors to explore. Tallahassee's main sights often include luscious, landscaped gardens as well.

One of the most notable tourist attractions in the Tallahassee area is the historic site of Mission San Luis, which is always popular. Particular sightseeing highlights include the Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens, the Goodwood Plantation and the Mission San Luis, on West Mission Road.


Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens
Address: 3540 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, Florida (FL), 32309-3413, USA
Tel: +1 850 487 4556
Having gained state park status in 1953, the Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens in Tallahassee offer visitors delightful gardens which incorporate floral architecture and a turn-of-the-century historic home. An abundance of different flower species can be seen here, as well as native and exotic plants. There are also numerous attractions and activities in which visitors can partake in, including walking along the nature trails, hiking, cycling, swimming, boating and fishing. Guided tours of the gardens are available.
Open: daily; 09:00 to 17:00
Admission: charge, discount for children

Goodwood Plantation
Address: 1600 Miccosukee Road, Tallahassee, Florida (FL), 32308-5166, USA
Tel: +1 850 877 4202
Originally a cotton and corn plantation, the turn-of-the-century Goodwood Plantation encompasses 19 acres / 7 hectares of antebellum houses and gardens. Formerly host to numerous significant social and political functions, this once larger estate is one of the best preserved collections of homes from this period, complete with their original fittings and furnishings, making the plantation well worth a visit.
Open: Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 17:00
Admission: charge, children under three free

Mission San Luis
Address: 2020 West Mission Road, Tallahassee, Florida (FL), 32304-1624, USA
Tel: +1 850 487 3711
Tallahassee's historic site of Mission San Luis attracts thousands of visitors each year, who come to see the former Spanish and Indian village, first settled in 1656 and only abandoned in 1704. Guided tours of the main attractions are available, while the ongoing excavations continue to reveal interesting facts about the settlement. Exhibits and reconstructions help visitors to trace the history of this 60-acre / 24-hectare site.
Open: Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 16:30, Saturday - 10:00 to 16:30, Sunday - 12:00 to 16:30.
Admission: free