Background “Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens is an extensive, urban, green reserve of over 60 acres located within the 1,600 acres of The Ohio State University main campus in Columbus, Ohio. Take a virtual tour of Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens by exploring our website or YouTube Virtual Tour Playlist. Or, better yet, come visit our gardens…
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park – Brandywine Falls and The Ledges Loop Trail
Background There are many different aspects of the park to explore. So we will do a series of articles on Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). This article will concentrate on Brandywine Falls and The Ledges Loop Trail. The National Park Service(NPS) did a great job of explaining the background of this park, so we’ll just…
Walnut Woods Metro Park
Located south of Columbus in Groveport, OH, you’ll find a rather unassuming metro park at first glance. However, take a little stroll through just the Tall Pines area and you’ll know that you’ve found something special. The Walnut Woods Metro Park is one of many in the Columbus Metro Parks system. The park office is…
Franklin Park Conservatory – The Revisit Part 2 – Paul Busse G-Scale Trains
The Paul Busse Railway Exhibit started July 1, 2020 and will be on display at the Grand Mallway behind the Palm House until January 10, 2021. There are 9 trains in the scale of “G” across the 1122 feet of track. There are 4 unique botanical themes on display. They include a Wild West Town,…
Franklin Park Conservatory – The Revisit Part 1 – Some New Stuff
It has been a while since we have gone into the facility known as The Franklin Park Conservatory. Quite a bit has changed, especially on the outside part of the park grounds. Inside, the different biomes are still there, with most of the same plants there as we remembered. The connector between the gift shop…
Amberleigh Neighborhood Park – One Shot
Our first time at Amberleigh Neighborhood Park in the Dublin Ohio area. There we went down to the kayak launching area and found this exposed, intricate root system. It is not often you get to see this natural wonder!
Veteran’s Memorial and Museum
If you’ve been a long time resident of Columbus or the closely surrounding areas, you probably remember the Veteran’s Memorial building on Broad Street in downtown. Not only do you remember it, but you may very well have attended an event there or even had your high school graduation ceremony hosted there. Many were sad…
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