Tallahassee Tour

Florida's Finest - Bronze Statue by W. Stanley "Sandy" Proctor

james_messer — 2006-04-29T15:45:54-05:00

The entrance park of Florida’s Governor’s Mansion features a bronze statue called “Florida’s Finest.” This statue depicts five children and a dog playing “Follow the Leader” on the top of three logs of a fallen tree. First Lady Rhea Chiles commissioned the statue because she wanted future residents of the Governor’s Mansion to look out the window every morning and see children playing.

The 37th Annual Springtime Tallahassee Festival

james_messer — 2005-04-03T12:46:24-05:00

This year’s Springtime Tallahassee Festival probably didn’t begin the way the organizers had envisioned. Heavy rains pummeled Tallahassee Friday afternoon, and festival organizers made the tough decision to cancel Friday night’s Downtown Getdown due to the dangerous weather conditions.

Fortunately, the last of the bad weather moved off Friday evening, and Saturday morning was bright and clear. Although the weather just before the start of the parade was cool and windy, it was impossible to find any empty space along the parade route. With this great weather and the wealth of flowers and tree blossoms, it’s obvious that this is truly the best time of year for a festival!

The New Playground at Tom Brown Park

james_messer — 2005-04-01T12:50:24-05:00

The new playground at Tom Brown Park has opened, and it's an amazing example of what can be done with talent, vision, and attention to detail. The award-winning City of Tallahassee Parks and Recreation department has created a new playground that is not only expansive in scope, but also impressive in it's inclusion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. The new playground is a masterpiece of colors and activities that will keep kids of all ages occupied for hours!

Tom Brown Park is located off of Capital Circle Northeast on Easterwood Drive, just behind the National Guard Armory and the Leon County Animal Shelter. Follow this link to a locator map from Google Maps.

Springtime Tallahassee begins this weekend!

james_messer — 2005-03-29T17:59:49-05:00

The 37th annual Springtime Tallahassee festival begins this weekend, and downtown Tallahassee will be very active with food, activities, a parade, music, and many other outdoor events! It's still early yet, but the weekend weather looks to be a perfect representation of a Springtime Tallahassee day!

Here's a quick breakdown of the planned events:

Tallahassee Web Cameras

james_messer — 2005-03-27T13:02:24-05:00

When I began putting TallahasseeTour.com together, I planned to include all kinds of media that would help anyone understand more about what makes Tallahassee tick. There are number of web cams located around Tallahassee, including links from Florida State University's campus, the state capitol, and over 133 traffic monitor cameras from the City of Tallahassee!

If you have a Tallahassee camera on the web, send me an email and I'll add it to this list!

Webcams and Live Camera Feeds in Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University Campus Cameras
Florida State Capitol Webcam
Oak Ridge Elementary School Weather Camera
City of Tallahassee 130+ Traffic Cameras

What is TallahasseeTour.com?

james_messer — 2005-03-27T12:03:37-05:00

Welcome to TallahasseeTour.com! Tallahassee Tour is an online guide to my hometown, Tallahassee, Florida. Through this web site, you'll find information on local events, restaurants, shopping, and things-to-do from the local's perspective. I'll share my personal experiences and photographs to provide another perspective to this beautiful Southern city.

Tallahassee is a town with many faces. Through Tallahassee Tour, I'll show you aspects of Tallahassee that may fall outside the traditional university and state government views of Tallahassee. Whether you're a college student, a visitor, or a longtime resident, I hope you’ll find TallahasseeTour.com a useful resource!