Bird watchers land at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Tallahassee on 68, 000 acres spreading over coastal marshes, islands, tidal creeks and the estuaries of seven north Florida rivers. It's a bird watchers paradise, with hundreds of feathered friends from pelicans to hawks to pigeons and doves inhabiting the area. If it has wings, it's flying here!
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.
Yogi Bear isn't teaching forest education at Bear Creek Education Forest, but kids still love to sign up to attend the park's educational programs. Most of the programs include a lesson, games, and hands-on activities like arts and crafts in the forest. Participants in the program will also get to explore the 432-acre forest on hiking and biking adventures to see some of Mother Nature's main attractions.
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.