Hilton Garden Inn Tallahassee

LD CAPITOL MUSEUM

by Antji

LD CAPITOL MUSEUM-
Restored to 1902 appearence featuring red candy-striped awnings, stained glass dome, House and Senate viewing galleries.
It´s free!
Adress: Downtown, S.Monroe St. 487-1902

Drive down route 319 to the...

by gilly12

Drive down route 319 to the coast. There is a good restaurant in Panacea (about 25 minutes) called Harbour House, and St.George's Island was fun for dinner and some beers on the beach (you can't miss the two beachfront bars...they're right in front of you when you come off the bridge). Finni's and Blue Parrot.
The scenery along the drive (319/98) is amazing... lush forests right on top of the white sandy shoreline. Make sure you have a lot of gas, though, as the area is scarcely populated.

Muy Bueno Mexican on the north side

by pchamlis about La Rumba

Tallahassee has a large population of Mexican restaurants, and almost all of them are independents. For some reason, the chains (Don Pablo, El Chico, El Palacio, Cisco's Cafe, etc.) haven't survived here, although El Chico had a long run. One of our local Mexican places, Morelia's, is a bit more "upscale". But for the most part, the Tallahassee cadre of independent Mexican places are very similar to one another. Tasty food, huge portions, cheap prices.

That pretty much sums up La Rumba. (and as this tips reads on, you'll hear it called Los Compadres. Florida999 and I had a VT meeting here a couple of years ago, and in the time since, the restuarant has changed its name. But, it's all basically the same place) Los Compadres has a very extensive menu, filled with various combinations, especiales and such. All of the prices are VERY reasonable, especially the Monday-Saturday 11 am - 2 pm lunch menu.

Recently, VT member Florida999 and her family came to town. We all met for lunch at Los Compadres, and it was fine. Good service, plenty of room at our table, and a great pricing deal, too. (OK for me it was EXTRA great. Florida999 aka Silke paid for lunch for everyone, as an early birthday gift for me. Thanks, Silke, we'll return the favor someday). In one of the photos below, you can see my daughter Sara along with Florida999's kids Nona and Colin, in our "big party booth" at Los Compadres.

Bottom line is there is nothing REALLY special about Los Compadres. But, if you're in the area of one of their two locations and have a desire for a Mexican dinner, it's a good choice. I love all kinds of Mexican food. On this visit, I enjoyed their lunch special chicken quesadillas. These Q's were a little fatter than ones I'd seen at other Mexican places...they had lots more MEAT. And my lunch order of Chicken Q's was only $5.95. Tossing in a nice Dos Equis beer and I was one happy gringo.

And, Wednesday nights are a big favorite with the college crowds. They charge something like $7.59 or so for "all you can eat" and you can pick from all sorts of Mexican goodies. And just to make sure that you have something to wet your whistle after all of that spicy food, margueritas are "two for one" priced as well.

Area of interest that you must...

by DeputyJ

Area of interest that you must see are The State Capital, The Maclay Gardens, Tallahassee Museum of Science and History, just to name a few.
The State capital has 22 floors and from the top floor you can see for many miles.The Tallahassee Museum of Science and History is just plain neat.

My new hometown!

by vela_candela

"Once again a new "home"!!"

About two weeks ago I went back to my usual packing tape, boxes, discard what I havent' been using, fitting everything in bags, then in boxes, move things here and there. The incredible pain in the back and the amazing expectative of what will the change of the next hours bring for the next phase in my life.

For the very first time I have moved alone, though it is the fifth time I have seen a new place as my home (which I truly carry with me).

The solitude is a priviledge that I need to handle to avoid boredom.

Anyways, I guess you will be discovering virtually about Tallahassee along with me.

So far it's a friendly city with lots of students.