As Columbus, Ohio is the largest city named after Christopher Columbus in the world, it is home to the "most authentic replica" of his ship the Santa Maria. The non-sailing vessel is moored in the river in downtown Columbus. As a wrap-up adventure to our summer, we took a tour of the Santa Maria (after catching a morning matinee of "The Little Mermaid" at the Columbus Children's Theater).
The kids were excited to get on board the ship and listened well to the descriptions of the ship and life aboard the sea-faring vessel. They learned the basics of how the ship worked and about the difficulties the sailors faced on their long voyage to the Americas. Mostly, they enjoyed exploring the three levels of the ship, especially the captain's room, and pretending they were sailors on the high seas. We had a beautiful day and learned lots!
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