Things To Do in Gambier, Ohio

The Siberian Tiger Conservation Association began with the purpose of preserving these beautiful cats. Researchers predict that ALL tigers will become extinct in the wild in less than ... More on Wiserearth.org

This course's front nine consists of par 3's, but the back nine has par 4's. This is a very walkable course located in the middle of Amish country. The terrain on the front nine is fairly flat, and... More on Golf.com

Tomahawk Hollow Golf Club is an 18-hole executive length golf course in Gambier, Ohio. This short layout will reward good shots and provide a fun golf outing for everyone. Online tee times may be a... More on TheGolfCourses.net

Inscription. The humble caboose was a fixture on the end of freight trains for more than a century. It has been called by many slang names including crummy, shack, shanty and cabin car. A caboose provided a sheltered vantage point ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Side A: In 1938 the president of Kenyon College, Gordon Keith Chalmers, brought one of the nation's most distinguished poets and critics, John Crowe Ransom, to the Gambier Hill. Chalmers brought Ransom to Kenyon College ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The state's oldest private institution of higher education, Kenyon College was founded in 1824 in Worthington by Philander Chase, first Episcopal bishop of Ohio, and relocated to Gambier four years later. Both college ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This glacial boulder, from the Bates Homestead, in Columbus, Ohio, was given to Kenyon College in 1953 by, Fanny Platt Bates Little, in memory of her brother, Edward Bates, son of Judge James Lawrence Bates, and grandson ... More on HMDB

All of the towns along the route provide trailheads with parking and seasonal facilities. The Mount Vernon trailhead is on Mount Vernon Avenue. From Interstate 71 take State Route 61 north for 1.8 ... More on TrailLink.com

Most people opt to turn at Howard and return to Mt. Vernon. More on TrailLink.com

Inscription. In 1823, Ohio Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase purchased 8,000 acres of what he called the “beauty spot” of Knox County. Here, he founded Kenyon College, the first men's college west of the Allegheny Mountains, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This 0-6-0 switcher locomotive and tender were built by the American Locomotive Company (Alco) of Schenectady, N. Y. for the Alabama State Docks Commission in November 1940. Road number 63 was used to switch cargo at ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In grateful memory of, George Wharton, Marriott: of London, One of the earliest and, most devoted of the English, friends of Kenyon College. Through him Bishop Chase, knew Lord Kenyon, Doctor, Gaskin and Lady Rosse. In ... More on HMDB