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Museum of Florida History Review
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Museum of Florida History
- Address: 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL
- Phone: 850/245-6400; 850/245-6600 (library and archives)
- www.flheritage.com
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: Tallahassee
Fodor's Review:
If you thought Florida was founded by Walt Disney, stop here. Covering 12,000 years, the displays explain Florida's past by highlighting the unique geological and historical events that have shaped the state. Exhibits include a mammoth armadillo grazing in a savanna, the remains of a giant mastodon found in nearby Wakulla Springs, and a dugout canoe that once carried Native Americans into Florida's backwaters. Florida's history also includes settlements by the Spanish, British, French, and Confederates who fought for possession of the state. Gold bars, weapons, flags, maps, furniture, steamboats, and other artifacts underscore the fact that although most Americans date the nation to 1776, Florida's residents had been building settlements hundreds of years earlier. If this intrigues you, one floor up is the Florida State Archives and Library, where there's a treasure trove of government records, manuscripts, photographs, genealogical records, and other materials.
- Cost: Free
- Open: Weekdays 9-4:30, Sat. 10-4:30, Sun. noon-4:30
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