21 Things That Make Living In Tallahassee Great

1. Perfectly Smoked Sausages From Bradley’s Are Food Of The Gods

Bradley’s Country Store offers up the best handmade smoked pork sausage you’ll ever have in your life.

2. Produce At The Farmer’s Market Is Just Like Picking It Yourself

… or from Tomato Land. They’ve been providing Tallahaseeans with the best food Mother Nature has to offer for a long time.

3. Munch On Momo’s Pizza, Change Your Life

As far as Tallahassee is concerned, there is only Momo’s Pizza. No other pizza exists.

4. Field Trips To The Capitol Building Are A Rite Of Passage

If you grew up in Tallahassee, your school sent you on a field trip to the Capitol building… probably more than once.

5. Risking Life And Limb Is Just Another Day At The Tallahassee Museum Of History

It seems like your typical trip to the museum until you suddenly find yourself suspended by a zip line 60 feet from the ground.

6. A Ride On The Ferris Wheel At The North Florida Fair Is Basically Flying

And if you prefer your fun a little closer to the ground, the pig racing always brings out squeals of delight.

7. Lake Ella Is The Best Date Spot In The History Of Ever

In a raucous college town, Lake Ella provides Tallahassee with perhaps its most romantic date night location.

8. Celebrating America In Tom Brown Park Is Just Like How The Founding Fathers Wanted It

And if the awesome fireworks display isn’t enough to get your patriotic blood pumping, the Naturalization Ceremony by which a new crop of Tallahassee residents officially becomes American citizens may send tears streaming down your face. Or, maybe that’s just me.

9. The Florida State Seminoles Demand Your Worship

As if Tallahassee wasn’t crazy enough about its Noles, the acquisition of a brand new crystal ball trophy bearing the words “National Champions” will probably ratchet up the fandom a few more notches.

10. Basking In The Awesomeness Of The Unconquered Statue

There may be no statue more motivational anywhere on the planet than the statue of Osceola on Florida State’s campus; a tribute to the tribe that never surrendered to the U.S. government.

11. Encouraging Osceola To Spear The Field Yet Again

Conducted with the official endorsement of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the spearing of the field by Osceola is one of college football’s most recognizable and respectful traditions as far as American Indian tribes are concerned.

12. The War Chant Is Serious Business

There is no more intimidating feeling in the world of college athletics than being caught in the middle of Doak Campbell Stadium with more than 82,000 fans directing the dreaded War Chant in your direction.

13. No Better Place To Get Your Drink On Than Bullwinkle’s Saloon

When the same establishment is ranked as Tallahassee’s best bar for twenty straight years, along with being voted as the fourth best bar in the nations, you know there are great times to be had.

14. Club Pub: Tallahassee’s Best Pick-Up Scene

Publix grocery store is a great place to get dates and groceries, in that order. And since they’re in on the joke, they even host speed dating events to accelerate the checkout process.

15. “The Best Band in the Land” Is Truly Awe-Inspiring

Known alternately as “The Most Imitated Marching Band in America” and “The Best Band in the Land,” Forida A&M’s Marching 100 has been thrilling crowds in Tallahassee and around the world since the 1940s.

16. The Florida State Cowgirls Are Out Of Everyone’s League

If you were a Florida State guy, you wanted to date one, and if you were a Florida State girl, you wanted to be one. Come on… you know I’m right.

17. Jamming By The Bonfire At The Bradfordville Blues Club

Having the blues never feels as good as it does when you’re enjoying the groove out by the bonfire of this award-winning establishment.

18. The Ochlockonee River Kennel Club Dog Show Is All Of The Cute

I don’t think this really requires a description.

19. Tallahassee Rollergirls Have No Rival

Because hanging out at the FAMU Rec Center and watching ladies flip each other end of end is as much fun as it sounds.

20. Eating ALL The Greek Food

Holy Mother of God, is this food ever great! That’s an exclamation that is probably quite common at Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church, especially during this food festival.

21. Getting Down, Downtown

The Downtown Getdown events are very popular in Tallahassee, particularly on game day, and particularly with folks who enjoy food, music and alcohol. So… pretty much everyone. What do you think makes living in Tallahassee great? Tell us in the comments below!