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REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS

                 All Out
                                                   in the
                         REGION

3 Wild Animal Safari
          MinuWste-SsteeGAeottrrgaications
Columbus’ abundance         1Little White
of adventures in its            HOUSE
urban setting makes           See the “Unfinished
it easy to fill your time     Portrait” of the

within the city limits.     nation’s 32nd president,
But don’t miss some of      Franklin Delano
the fantastic experiences   Roosevelt, hanging
in the surrounding          in the carefully
                            preserved house

region. Hike, camp and      with furnishings very     Little White House
horseback ride through      much as Roosevelt
F.D. Roosevelt State Park,
trek through Providence     left them in 1945. Painted on April 12, 1945, the portrait

                            was disrupted and never finished when Roosevelt suffered

                            a massive stroke and died. The house in Warm Springs was

 Canyon, exercise your      established for Roosevelt in the hopes the healing powers
“picker” skills at country  of the warm spring water there would end his fight with
 antique shops. Sites       polio. Self-guided and guided tours available.
 you don’t want to          gastateparks.org/LittleWhiteHouse

miss include:               “Excellent historical place to visit”

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