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The Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens Park invites visitors to travel across 1,076 acres of outdoor paradise and attractions, loaded with something for everyone. Nature lovers hang out at the park's famous ornamental gardens, and recreation like boating, swimming and fishing on Lake Overstreet is popular. Also, hikers, bikers and joggers can hit the multipurpose trails for a refreshing excursion through nature.

Big entertainment stops at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, the city's top venue for concerts, sporting events, and live entertainment. The arena is home to the FSU Men's and Women's Basketball teams, and the stage to world-class talent from Cirque du Soleil, Shrek the Musical, Amy Grant, and Sugarland.

Visit the home of a slave turned millionaire at The John G. Riley Center/ Museum of African-American History and Culture. Learn about the spirit of the gentleman living at the time when slavery was a way of life and how he learned to read, write and understand the law of the land to become a distinguished educator and business man.

Stroll along the streets of the Mission San Luis Living History Village and National Landmark in Tallahassee. Actors dressed in period costumes bring the past of the Apalachee Indians and the Spanish settlers to life, as their lives and experiences are reenacted through demonstrations of their religioin, military and business.