Railroad Square Art Park is home to over 50 shops, studios and galleries of local artists and craftspeople who create their works alongside the eclectic mix of other tenants, including a rock-climbing gym, a belly dance studio, martial arts schools, a community theatre, a Buddhist center, and a cafe uniquely housed in a real railroad caboose. When "circling The Square" you will find a myriad of brightly painted metal warehouses that hold secret treasures within.

Come on a First Friday Gallery Hop evening, and you will see many of those secret treasures on display! The warehouse spaces open and the Park is vibrant with thousands of art-lovers of all walks of life. The gallery hop on the first Friday of each month is a great opportunity to be introduced to the exciting and rich diversity of art within the Park. Visitors can meet the artists and gallery owners, hear live music, get a bite to eat, buy some art, or make appointments for future visits. Renting nearly 100,000 square feet of commercial space, Railroad Square Art Park boasts more artists-per-capita than any other spot in Florida.

Railroad Square encompasses 10 acres in downtown Tallahassee, the previous site of the historic McDonnell lumber yard, which became the Downtown Industrial Park in the 1960's under owner William J. Boynton, Jr. In the mid-1970s his daughter, Nan Boynton, re-envisioned the park as a mecca for artists’ studios and galleries and began to manifest this plan, replacing industrial tenants with regional artists looking for inexpensive studio spaces, including Florida State University's studio artist program. The current owners, Lily Boynton Kaye and Adam Boynton Kaye, have continued to foster the development of Railroad Square as a unique cultural destination.

In the center of Tallahassee, Railroad Square Art Park is within ten-minutes walking distance of both Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU), and Florida's State Capitol Buildings are just one mile away. Railroad Avenue, the road on which one enters the Art Park, is a business artery between the two universities and is home to the historic Amtrak train station. Railroad Square also borders the exciting Gaines Street corridor redevelopment project and the upcoming FAMU Way extension.

For more than 30 years, many renowned artists have rented studios in Railroad Square, as well as other artisans and craftspeople. Academy Award-nominated film director Victor Nunez has an editing facility at Railroad Square. The Art Park has fair-traded Asian-Island imports in one store and vintage/retro goods in another. There is a knitting supplies shop, an herbal emporium, and many other unique locally owned shops. Many of the spaces are working studios and only open to the public during events, such as the First Friday Gallery Hop. Others are full-time galleries and shops. The railroad caboose café serves breakfast and lunch Mon-Sat, as well as dinner on Thurs-Sat nights. A map brochure is available at the Park office, which lists all current shops and studios, along with a list of their opening hours and contact information.

In a neighborhood full of plans for redevelopment and revitalization, Railroad Square Art Park will continue to show leadership in bringing artists and art-lovers together. Railroad Square Art Park is a place where art students and working artists coexist, where the community has the opportunity to experience culture and art-making first-hand, and where anyone looking for relaxing and enjoyable entertainment in Tallahassee will want to come back again and again.