In addition to our regular schoolwork, I recently purchased a book entitled, "Kids Love Ohio," with the intent to spend much of our summer visiting different historical, natural and educational sites within our state.
Today we traveled to our first destination: The Bicycle Museum of America!
It was an overcast and rainy day here in Ohio so the museum was a perfect place to visit. Lukas helped me chart our course and, when given the option to take the highway or the back roads, he chose the scenic route. The drive was beautiful and we made note of several other places that we would like to visit along the way.
The Bicycle Museum of America was FANTASTIC! Located in a small town in western Ohio, there were very few visitors at the museum while we were there, which meant we didn't have to fight crowds (because, let's face it, we are a crowd all on our own)!
We started our tour by watching a video demonstration of several vintage bicycles.
The kids were mesmerized.
Our guide then took us through the museum and showed us bicycles from the very first bikes all the way through the present day.
(First bicycle- powered by foot)
Learning about bicycle snow tires
The "Triple" and "Quintette"
The "high wheeler" (the phrase, "taking a header" originated with this bike)
Pedal-powered car
At the end of our tour, each of the kids chose a postcard to send to friends and family (so if you are participating in our letter-writing campaign keep a lookout. . . .you might just be one of the lucky ones to receive a postcard sporting a very neat bicycle).
Although the museum was relatively small, we spent several hours there and had such a great time that the kids were still talking about it as we tucked them into bed tonight!
"Walking Legs"
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Looks like a lot of fun.
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