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ALL OUT FUN
SECTION

GO: Riverfront Splash
Pad and Playground
DO: SPLASH AROUND
Run through the refreshing, spraying waters
that will keep kids cool on those sticky,
summer days. This kid-friendly interactive
fountain in Woodruff Park provides hours of
summertime fun and entertainment.
Open 9 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, April-September.

Riverfront Splash Pad “Lots of family fun!”
GO: Oxbow
Meadows
DO: DISCOVER COLUMBUS WILDLIFE
Experience nature up close and personal
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 and parents alike
will be fascinated by the center’s reptiles,
amphibians, fish and other live exhibits.
Admission is free, some programs do require
a fee; donations help maintain and expand
exhibits. oxbow.columbusstate.edu

“The view from the canopy walk
was spectacular!” Oxbow Meadows

GO: National Civil
War Naval Museum
at Port Columbus
DO: EXPLORE THE USS HARTFORD
It was on board this ship that Admiral
Farragut famously damned the torpedoes
at the Battle of Mobile Bay. A recreated
berth deck, wardroom and captain’s cabin
are displayed and are frequently used in
living history at the museum.

Civil War Wreckage
“Much you never knew.”
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