Discovery Center

Our web site's "center of discovery," enjoy our resources including downloadable brochures. This will remain an on-going work in progress as we add and update information on topics important at the Falls of the Ohio. Improvements to the content are added frequently.

Fossils - Detailed brochures on many of the fossil-types found in the Falls region as well as fossils photos that are identified.

Discover the History of Land Plants with our web exhibit based on a temporary exhibit at the Interpretive Center, Autumn 2009.

Archaeology - Information about the native cultures that were at the Falls of the Ohio. The text is largely from the Interpretive Center gallery and is supplemented with a few images from park's collections. Over time, images of wide variety of artifacts will be added.

Birding - Improved! Checklist with some beautiful photos taken in and around the Falls. New images will be added as they are available. There is a PDF checklist brochure designed to be printed and used here by birders.

Fishing - What can you catch here? When is the best time of the year? What bait should I use? These questions will be answered. Written by a long-time fisherman at the Falls of the Ohio.

View our fishing photo album!

Flora - Botanist and former park naturalist Bill Adams has compiled a checklist of flowering plants found at the Falls of the Ohio. There are more than 250 species including wildflowers, shrubs and trees. Species are linked to USDA plant database and photos taken at the Falls.

George Rogers Clark - Learn about the founder of both Louisville and Clarksville, a famous Revolutionary War general.

Lewis and Clark - Did you know Meriwether Lewis met William Clark at the Falls of the Ohio? They departed together from Mill Creek on October 26, 1803 with nine additional men to explore the Louisiana Purchase in 1804. The local connection to the expedition is explored here.

Updated March 10, 2010