How come the Native Americans never did a "Columbus" in reverse?

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Ok I had a public school education and most subjects beyond the 3 R's were breezed through and explored very minimally. All this time since I was a grade school kid I always had this burning question that I never asked, for I kept expection it would be addressed in our history books and I would get my explanation. To elaborate on my question, since discovering new lands was a hot endeavor for the human race over the last several thousand years, how come the Native Americans never explored out to the Old World and discoved Europe? They didn't seem to have any problems taking the landbridge into the Americas from Siberia, which is why it seemed odd to me as a kid that if they could make it (over time) from Alaska down to Tierra Del Fuego in S. America but could not make a journey to Europe.
No, I mean Ice Aged-low ocean landbridge across where the Bering Sea is now between AK and Russia. Pangea was way too early, humans weren't around that early.
 
lol- did a "columbus in reverse"

maybe they met the vikings and figured there was no reason to go across the ocean and then when they met columbus they knew they were right? what was in europe at the time that the american indians thought they needed? horses may be the only good thing europeans brought over (it could not have been the monarchy, disease, or religion since those things wiped out the majority of them)

most tribes actually spread out and conquered new lands by taking over other tribes by going through north to south america.

a great book to read since you obviously find yourself asking questions that public school did not encourage (stupid, bland, boring textbooks) is "the lies my teacher told me". GREAT, GREAT read that really makes someone excited and curious about american history.
 
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