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TALLAHASSEE – THE PLACE WHERE
IT ALL COMES TOGETHER
It's "Viva Florida 500" as the state embarks on a yearlong
celebration of the 500th anniversary of Spain's arrival. Stop
by Museum of Florida History's 'Forever Changed Exhibit:
La Florida 1513-1821" and the Florida Historic Capitol
Museum with its exhibit "Navigating New Worlds: Identity,
Perception, and Politics in Florida."
For African-American culture head to Florida A&M
University. Established in 1887, it is Florida's oldest historically Black public university. A trip to a Florida A&M football game for the halftime show featuring the FAMU
Marching Band is worth a trip all by itself.
The John G. Riley Museum of African American Culture
and History sits on the fringe of Smokey Hollow, once a
working-class Black neighborhood whose residents included
the mother of jazz greats Nat and Cannonball Adderly and
Amos cookies creator Wallace Amos.
Frenchtown is perhaps Tallahassee's best-known Black
neighborhood. In the 1830s historic plantations, churches,
homesteads, educational institutions, businesses and residences filled the area. It became the destination of choice for
freed slaves after the Civil War, helping the community
develop into a thriving middle-class. A few original struc-
welcome to the capital city
of successful meetings.
Tallahassee is the perfect destination to hold your event with over
400,000 square feet of function space, sophisticated high-tech
venues, unique settings, and hotels for every budget. Before or after
and charming Capital City with its variety of activities, museums and
cultural
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attractions.
where it all comes together beautifully
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Aerial View of Downtown Tallahassee
tures remain, but preservation efforts are underway.
Take a self-guide tour of Tallahassee African American
Heritage. This PDF has a complete list of most sites including those mentioned above: http://www.visittallahassee.com/uploads/uploads/itineraries/desktop_pdfs/africanamerican-heritage-selfguidedtour.pdf. This is a great way to incorporate a little culture and heritage into any meeting or convention.
Florida's state capital features over 6,000 hotel rooms and
400,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. The city has a variety of
meeting venues for groups from 10 — 1,200 people.
From the Florida State University Conference Center
with 47,000 sq. ft. of state-of-the-art meeting space to conference hotels, such as Tallahassee's newest boutique, Hotel
Duval with its eight meeting rooms including a rooftop ballroom overlooking downtown, the city has a little something
for every meeting planner.
There are several unique attractions with meeting space
such as the Tallahassee Automobile Museum. This facility
has several meeting and banquet rooms; the largest is The
Duesenberg Banquet Hall with seating for 900 at tables or
1,500 using a theater-seating layout.
The Tallahassee Regional Airport is serviced by
American Airlines, Delta, Silver Airways and US Air
Express and moves approximately 700,000 passengers a year
through its gates.
For more information go to http://www.visittallahasseecom/meetingsandevents/ or call Janet Roach, Meetings
and Conventions director at (850) 606-2320. There's also a
downloadable Meeting & Events Planners Guide on the
website to get you started.
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