Columbus, Ohio -
Santa Maria Replica Ship

Still seaworthy, you can go for a short tour and pretend to be a 15th century Genoise adventurer.

Address:
25 Marconi Blvd., Columbus, OH
Directions:
Battelle Riverfront Park, Marconi Blvd. between Long Street and W. Broad Street. From I-71 South, exit onto 670 west. Exit Third Street, turn right on Spring Street, left on Marconi Blvd.
Admission:
Adults: $4 Senior: $3.50 Child: $2.50
Hours:
W-F 10-3, Sa-Su 12-5. (Call to verify)
Phone:
614-645-8760

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Santa Maria Replica Ship

You can't actually take a ride in it. It is moored but is rotated 180 degrees at least once a year to weather it. [Tom Jasiewicz, 10/20/2011]
Santa Maria Replica Ship

The Santa Maria floats in the Scioto River near the Giant Gavel in Downtown Columbus. It is open for tours and departs periodically throughout the day. It is the world's most authentic, museum-quality replica of Christopher Columbus' flagship! [Meissa, 08/04/2009]

[RA: The 103-ton boat cost $1.5 million -- the highlight of the city's 1992 celebration of the 500th anniversary of its namesake's discovery of America. It was built in Albany, New York, from original plans, then it was cut in half with a chainsaw and trucked to Columbus, where it was put back together.]

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