Tallahassee is the capital of Florida and an agricultural and trade center. Tallahassee is also the home of Florida State University and Florida A&M University. Located in northern Florida, this Southern styled major city was named Tallahassee for an Apalachee Indian word that means "old town" or "abandoned fields". Favorite things to do in Tallahasse include attending the famed FSU Seminole games and FAMU Rattler games.