Leaving Manatee Springs, we continued North to the state Capitol, Tallahassee. We were on a deadline to get to our parking spot by 4pm, but we did go through town to get gas at Sam’s Club first. Thanks to the Harvest Host program, I found out about the Tallahassee Auto Museum, which was a surprise for the boys. We checked in and parked on their spacious grounds, along with a few other campers. Before they closed the gates for the night, I took the car over to Subway and got sandwiches. After eating and some reading time, we went for a walk around the grounds and enjoyed the statues and displays they had outside. Again, temperatures were low enough that we were comfortable sleeping with the windows open.
The next morning we were up early to enjoy the museum! The boys were very excited to get inside and see all of the cars and memorabilia on display. I was surprised to find the variety of collections, including outboard motors! I got a kick out of all of the chrome hood ornaments, so you’ll see a lot of pictures of those as well.
This first slideshow is from the downstairs section. It is mostly cars and at the end are a few shots of the piano collection.
The next slideshow is from the upstairs of the museum. The collection gets a bit more ecclectic, with very unique vehicles, boats, vehicles that are boats, cash registers, toys, and other odds and ends (including a fun-house mirror!).
After getting our fill of cars, we parked the camper at a shopping center and took the car downtown to see the capitol. Florida built a new capitol complex in 1977 and is currently updating the grounds and parking garages. The original capitol building has been restored and is open for to the public (free admision). We did a self-tour and the boys worked on a scavenger hunt worksheet.
After all of this touring we were certainly hungry, so we decided we could handle Momo’s Pizza. Their huge slices were a hit with us, as well as the fun decor.
After filling up on pizza we were read to pick up the RV and head down to Panacea, FL to spend our last night in Florida.