Twisted Tour Guide: Columbus, Ohio: Shocking History, Discoveries, Scandals and Vice (Twisted Tour Guides Series) Paperback – June 8, 2025

Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s ColumbusRenowned and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of central Ohio and Columbus. This kaleidoscope of discovery, architecture, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict, are surrounded by sheer natural beauty creating a vivid tapestry defining over nearly two centuries.This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true.This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. Columbus remains one of the most beguiling, historic and fascinating state capitol cities within the United States. Welcome to one on the most useful, eclectic and enlightening introductions.Historical Columbus Metro Landmarks and Attractions:Newark Earthworks, Fort Hayes, Green Lawn Cemetery, State Capitol Building, Writer James Thurber House, Poindexter Village, Schiller Park, Nationwide Arena, Jury Room Tavern, British Island, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Central Ohio Fire Museum, Children’s Hospital, Green Lawn Abbey, Lazarus Department Store, Walhalla Ravine, Municipal Light Plant Building, Studio 35, Schmidt’s Sausage Haus, The Union, Morehouse Martens, Mound Builders, Columbus Armory, Highway House The Lord Left, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus Commons, North Market, Center of Science and Industry, Ohio History Center, 8 On The Square Building, Clinton Chapel, Jesse Owens University Residence, Alpha Omicron Pi House Sorority, Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Victoria Theatre, Wright Brothers Homestead, Amber Rose Restaurant, Hawthorn Hill/Orville Wright’s Mansion, Tod Barracks, Pilgrim Elementary School and Bushnell MansionPublic Artwork:Topiary Park, Gavel Sculptural Installation, As We Are Sculptural Installation, Arnold Schwarzenegger Statue, Pearl Market Light Fixture, William McKinley Statue, James Thurber Park, Gather and Flow Public SculptureFamous Architecture:LeVeque Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House, Kelton House, Neil House Hotel Site, Jeffrey Mansion Estate, Columbus State Community College, Beck Elementary School, Department of Health Building, Greater Columbus Antique Mall, The Lofts Hotel, Max & Erma’s Tavern, Ohio Theatre, Schwartz Castle, Snowden-Gray Mansion, Hoster Stable and Worly Building, Neil Estate, Eddie Rickenbacker Homestead, Franklin Park Conservatory, Bavarian Brewery Building, Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, Franklin County Courthouse Annex, Nationwide Corporate Tower Complex and Palace TheatreScandals:Ohio State University Hauntings, Vanguard League, World War I Anti-German Tactics, Capital University Science Labs, Old Dominican University Fires, Scioto River Flooding and Ohio Elections CommissionInfamous Crime and Criminals:1965 Serial Killer Murders, Killer Dr. Michael Swango, Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus, Prison Escapee Lester Eubanks, Theora Hix, Helen Stuart, Peggy Andrews, and Kevin Sobnosky Murders and Tyler Davis DisappearanceAnd More... Read more