Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Transportation History Around Tallahassee

The sunny weather returned yesterday, so Blaze and I went to check out a train that we had seen from a distance, as we turned from the park the day before.

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Then, today, we visited the Tallahassee Automobile Museum for the fist time.

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The tour starts with Abraham Lincoln's hearse,

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then the automotive history begins.

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I have decided that this is my dream car:

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There is a collection of batmobiles:

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The museum has some other collections, as well.

Motorcycles:

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golfing memorabilia, Case knives, cash registers, boats,

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outboard motors, native american artifacts, toys,

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and a large collection of children's peddle cars.

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This was the car I had as a child:

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