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ALL OUT FUN

6G O: Oxbow
Meadows

D O: Discover

Columbus wildlife

Experience nature up close
at Oxbow Meadows. See
if you can spot the Queen
Bee in an observation bee
hive, watch the American
Alligators swimming in the
enclosed pond, or catch the
carnivorous plants in action.
Children will be fascinated
by the center’s reptiles,
amphibians, fish and other
live exhibits. Admission is
free, some programs do
require a fee; donations
always welcome.
oxbow.columbusstate.edu

“Learning made fun”

Oxbow Meadows

7G O: National Infantry 8G O: Columbus Ice Rink
Museum & Soldier Center D O: Perform your
D O: Dress up like a Soldier!
Visit the best free museum in America as best arabesque
voted by USA Today’s 2016 Readers’ Choice
Awards! Explore the museum’s Family Gallery Practice your figure skating, play hockey, take
to learn about the sacrifices made by those lessons or just glide around the rink on your
who love a Soldier. Try on uniforms, boots, blades. The Columbus Ice Rink is an NHL
and hats and crawl into the virtual interior of a regulation-sized ice surface, offering public
Bradley Fighting Vehicle, where stereoscopes ice skating, party rentals and programs in
reveal images of Soldiers befriending children. hockey, figure skating, and learn-to-skate
nationalinfantrymuseum.org classes for all ages. ColumbusIceRink.org

“Exhibits capture your attention
and ignite your patriotism”

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