Columbus, Kentucky

DISCOVERY PARK & CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

Explore the Discovery Park of America, located in the beautiful Heritage Park in Union City, Tennessee. The expansive museum features ten exhibit galleries that focus on a wide variety of intriguing subjects. The Discovery Park of America’s galleries include the areas of science, space, technology, military, natural history, regional history, art, transportation and much more. With a wealth of information and exhibits this encyclopedia-come-to-life offers something of interest for everyone!

During the Civil War, Columbus, Kentucky was a strategically significant city. Whichever side controlled Columbus, had control of the Mississippi River. In 1861, the confederate army fortified a bluff along the river in Columbus. This marked the northernmost confederate base along the river, which gave protection to key cities like Vicksburg, Mississippi. At the Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum, discover the region’s role in the Civil War through a collection of diaries, letters and personal artifacts from troops.