I second all of these, plus the Indian Mounds at Lake Jackson (just north of I-10 on US 27, aka Monroe St). And if you are into antiques and cool stuff, continue north on US 27 about 15 miles to the town of Havana.
OH, and I'm trying to remember the exact route...(Fuzz? SWGB? Help me out here...) since the price of gas has dropped, you absolutely must take a drive and see the "canopy" roads that the Tallahassee area is famous for. There is a particularly breathtaking route that begins east of town off of Hwy 90 (Miccosukkee? Centerville) and brings you back. Along the way is an old country store that sells fresh-cooked hand-made sausage. I'm pretty sure the visitor's center downtown has information on the route.
Another pretty route is on Old Bainbridge Road, at least until Old Bainbridge approaches "urban" Tallahassee. That part of town is historic in it's own right, as it is called "Frenchtown" for the early settlers of the area. Many folks cut through this area as a shortcut to North Tallahassee or as a bypass for Tennessee Street, but I would not attempt a walking tour. Crime is a little high (pun wasn't intended, but take it for what it's worth).
Now that you have a week's worth of activities in Tallahassee...;-)
Ah canopy roads, I can still remember flying along those at 70 mph in a Lincoln Town Car we had "borrowed" from a friends parents once night.
Seriously though, Old Bainbridge, Centerville, Moccasin Gap, Bannerman, and Meridian Roads are the prettiest. The canopy exists in other places, but it is truly a canopy continuously on these roads. While I do agree that Frenchtown is not a walking area, the crime rate has dropped dramatically over the years.
The mounds are interesting, there is also Ft. San Luis Mission Park, it's a historical dig and was an Indian village for Hundreds of years prior to be occupied by Spanish Missionaries.
As to the comment about holding on to your purse 30Abandman, what does that mean? I've never felt unsafe at Governor's Square or Tallahassee Malls. Has someting changed?
Thanks for all of the suggestions! I'm thinking somewhere along the lines of one of the museums. I also like the idea of the Country Store.
Bradley's is really neat, even more neat when they do their annual festival. It is going to be way North of where you are going to be. Just a heads up.
Speaking of Museums, if it's open FSU has an Art Gallery located at Call and Copeland. They usually display students work, but they have traveling exhibits from time to time.
The FSU law school is located adjacent to the Civic Center and has about 20 refurbished turn of the century homes.
I know it sounds odd, but the Cemetary is located between Park and Call St. it's kind of interesting to view some of the monuments, some of them are full crypts. There's French royalty in there too.
If you're a big FSU fan I can also direct you to Bobby Bowden's house.
