Florida Historic Capitol Museum — Attraction in Tallahassee

We are homeschoolers that visited Tallahassee for another event and wanted to visit the capital while we were there. The Historic Capital Museum was inviting because we could learn about the capital in a more controlled environment than just wandering aimlessly through the active capital building. We were not disappointed! This museum was small, but packed full of history, culture, and information about our past and current government. The staff was friendly and helpful. It was interesting to have details in front of us to connect previous homeschool lessons and details of events I've lived through and can share personal experiences about. I would highly recommend this if you're ever in Tallahassee. Not very crowded and free. Please consider donating to this museum so we can all continue enjoying sites like this as we live and learn together. We spent a good couple hours here and didn't see or stop to read everything. Each room has a theme and usually includes a video presentation of some kind as well as artifacts, photos, and information plaques. Each wing also includes a small sitting area for younger kids to play, color, or read books. Very well thought out for those who might be traveling with younger children who might lose interest and cut the visit short for others. I appreciated this so much. Great...

The museum is located in the original capitol building which was the centre of Florida’s government from 1845 when the Capitol building was constructed to the 1970s when the new state capitol building ( a high rise monstrosity immediately behind the old capitol building ) was opened. There were plans to demolish this wonderful building but luckily it was saved by public petition. The building has been wonderfully restored to how it was in 1902. At one end of the ground floor there is the governors office, cabinet office and secretarial support office whilst at the other end is the Florida Supreme Court both as they were in 1902. In between the other rooms have been converted into exhibits detailing the history of Florida from the Spanish through the Seminole & Civil War, segregation, political life to the present day . On the top floor the original glass in the dome has been brought back to life and is stunning. Again at one end of the building is where the House sat whilst at the other end is the Senate. Everything has been superbly restored and there are more exhibits in the offices relating to the Senate and House Chambers. A wonderful museum, well worth spending a couple of hours exploring...

Great museum! A shame that on a Saturday it wasn't busier. They have A LOT of information in a not so big space. I'm a history buff so this was really interesting for me. My husband isn't into history at all but did learn some things. He said if it was more interactive he probably would've enjoyed it more. He was bored. They have TV's in several of the rooms but barely any of them worked. I did find a few minor inaccuracies and I didn't like that they sugar-coated a lot of the history regarding slavery and Native Americans (ex. there is a painting with a description stating Natives always "ran away" when they saw Europeans instead of stating that they were murdered). I think if they update the exhibits with newer technology to appeal to younger audiences, they'd have more visitors. The woman at the front desk on 7/31 was very nice and knowledgeable. It was a little bit hot inside though for a summer day. Overall, if you plan on reading and not just walking through, I would plan 2 1/2 hours here. I skipped very few things and was in here a...