Columbus, United States

Travel Blogs from Columbus (196)

Fools, clowns, madmen & wandering mystics, Columbus, United States travel blog
Fools, clowns, madmen & wandering mystics
Jan 28, 2008

Dinner in Columbus, NM.  A potluck with a new community there--members of The Fourth Order, an interfaith non-order of "fools, clowns, madmen, troubadours and wandering mystics" they described themselves, "inspired by the life and teachings of ...

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Poncho Villa State Park, Columbus, United States travel blog
Poncho Villa State Park
Mar 10, 2007

... at the Migrant Resource Center, we ran smack into the Pancho Villa Celebration at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus. When the United States grabbed Texas away from Mexico, Pancho thought he'd take it back and organized a counterattack. U.S. forces ...

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What's in the desert? Life in a bordertown
Feb 2, 2007

... 72 degrees this week.) Not much traffic on Highway 9. A couple of cattle crossings lend a "washboard effect" to the concrete. Columbus, NM taught me that "border town" connotes "fringe" or "margin" or the opposite of "mainstream." People choose to ...

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Making friends and Influencing Border Patrol, Columbus, United States travel blog
Making friends and Influencing Border Patrol
Apr 10, 2007

When I arrived in Palomas on Holy Saturday, first thing I noticed was that the Border Patrol property's flood lights were still on at 10AM. So after hauling our donated food to the Migrant Resource Center (MRC), I double-backed to talk to the guy in ...

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Attractions in Columbus (62)

Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
Center of Science and Industry (COSI)

333 W Broad St, Columbus, Ohio, United States

4.50

Known as "COSI," this enormously popular attraction offers all sorts of hands-on exhibits, from conducting your own water experiments to creating a newscast to watching yourself age. Three movie theaters provide enough entertainment variety for the whole family.
Kelton House Museum & Garden
Kelton House Museum & Garden

586 E.Town St., Columbus, Ohio, United States

4.00

Experience urban life and the decorative arts, as they existed in the second half of the 19th century, through the collection of the Sophia and Fernando Cortez Kelton family.
Thurber House
Thurber House

77 Jefferson Ave., Columbus, Ohio, United States

0.00

The childhood home of James Thurber.
Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Garden
Franklin Park Conservatory & Botanical Garden

1777 E Broad St, Columbus, Ohio, United States

4.00

Experience different climates around the world at this 90-acre park and conservatory. A stroll through various greenhouses immerses you in the coolness of the Himalayan Mountains, the dry heat of an arid desert or the steaminess of a tropical rain forest.

Forum Discussions on Columbus (2)

Ohio Starter Kit
Posted on May 1, 2009, 16:52:20
Ohio is located in the Midwest of the United States of America bordering Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania with Lake Erie on the northern border. Although Ohio may seem nondescript, it is home state to many famous innovators, ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2009, 00:10:08
... far the greatest 2 weeks of my life thus far! Of course through out all this time I have made many trips into the United States to places such as Minniapolis and a few other small Minnesota towns that are close to the Border. As well as many trips to ...

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