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Fossil Tour 2025 for Earth Day
 
Fossil Tour for Earth Day
Time
April 19, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Location
Thomas Worthington Center
The Ohio Statehouse
1 Capitol Square
Columbus, OH 43215

Description

The Ohio Statehouse will celebrate Earth Day, which is April 22, on April 19, 2025, by offering a FREE fossil tour on Capitol Square. The special tour will take place Saturday, April 19 from noon until 1:30 p.m. Expert geologists will explore the limestone walls, stairs and columns that support the Ohio Statehouse. This fossil tour is a unique opportunity for anyone fascinated by geology and natural history.

The tour will start in the Worthington Center, located on the ground floor of the Ohio Statehouse. The tour will be conducted by Dale M. Gnidovic, Curator of the OSU Orton Geological Museum and Mark Peter, Paleontologist at ODNR Division of Geological Survey

 

Please RSVP at ariana.glaser@ohiostatehouse.org or 614-728-3726.  

 

 

Click to watch a short video about Ohio Statehouse fossils, thanks to COSI and Experience Columbus