Tallahassee is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County and is known as the “City of Seven Hills”.

Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2018, the population was 193,551, making it the 7th-largest city in the U.S state of Florida, and the 126th-largest city in the United States.

The population of the Tallahassee metropolitan area was 385,145 as of 2018. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle region, and the main center for trade and agriculture in the Florida Big Bend and Southwest Georgia regions.

Tallahassee is home to Florida State University, ranked the nation’s twenty-sixth best public university by U.S. News & World Report. It is also home to Florida A&M University, the fifth-largest historically black university by total enrollment.

Tallahassee Community College is a large state college that serves mainly as a feeder school to Florida State and Florida A&M. Tallahassee qualifies as a significant college town, with a student population exceeding 70,000.

As the capital, Tallahassee is the site of the Florida State Capitol, Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Governor’s Mansion, and nearly 30 other state agency headquarters.

The city is also known for its large number of lawyers, law firms, lobbying organizations, trade associations and professional associations, including the Florida Bar and the Florida Chamber of Commerce.

It is a recognized regional center for scientific research, and home to the awarded National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory performs magnetic field research in such fields as physics, biology, bioengineering, chemistry, geochemistry, biochemistry. It is the only such facility in the US.

In 2015, Tallahassee was awarded the All-American City Award by the National Civic League for the second time.

Tallahassee is home to live music, musicians, southern cooking, dance studios, live Broadway shows, artists, entertainment venues, performing arts theaters, museums, parks and growing performing arts centers.

The Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University, Tallahassee Museum, Goodward Museum & Gardens, Museum of Florida History, Mission San Luis de Apalachee, and the Tallahassee Automobile Museum all provides places of fun and recreation.

A major source of entertainment and art is the Railroad Square Art Park. The Railroad Square Art Park is an arts, culture and entertainment district of Tallahassee, located just off Railroad Avenue, filled with a variety of metal art sculptures and stores selling artwork and collectibles.

Railroad Square is mainly known for its small locally owned shops and working artist studios, and its alternative art scene. It is also known as home to the second location of Tallahassee’s long-serving local business staple Black Dog Cafe.

On the first Friday of every month, Railroad Square is home to a free gallery shop known as First Friday from 6pm-9pm, where a diverse group of upwards of 5000-7000+ Tallahasseeans of all ages come to meet their friends and experience art.

Several companies call Tallahassee home: Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the Municipal Code Corporation, the State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA), the Mainline Information Systems, and United Solutions Company, and more. The growth has also brought small businesses to every part of metro Tallahassee.

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