What to do for a day in Columbus, OH?
Jun 4, 2007 | 1:00 pm
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What to do for a day in Columbus, OH?
With Skybus offering RT fares as low as $36 all in, Southwest offering Ding fares of $15 each way and now Northwest offering RT fares less than $100 I have a feeling there might be a few Flyertalkers who might want to kill a day in Columbus. I'm thinking about a day in October due to a cheap fare.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Jun 6, 2007 | 11:38 am
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For a day, there are several things one can do in Columbus:
- Easton Town Center - this place is less than five minutes away from the airport. It's a big outdoor shopping center w/ plenty of restaurants, bars, clubs, and stores (including an AMC 30 movie theatre, Gameworks, etc) There is a Hilton located on sight.
- Sports (sort of) - In the fall, you can try and get OSU football tickets (good luck), and there is also the Blue Jackets (hockey) or the Crew (soccer), but not much else.
- Ohio State campus - huge campus with nice areas to walk, people watch, restaurants, bars, etc
- German Village/Brewery District - restaurants, clubs, bars, notice a theme
- Short North/Arena District - Short North is an artsy place w/ coffee shops, galleries, North Market, and small boutique stores and close to the Arena District, which has the Nationwide Arena, movie theatre, restaurants
- Shopping - If that's your thing, there are two suburban malls in addition to Easton - Tuttle Crossing and Polaris Fashion Place. There is also an outlet mall about 45 minutes south of Columbus.
Jun 11, 2007 | 8:16 pm
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If you like zoos, Columbus has a good one. It's on the edge of town, so you'd need a car to get there. http://www.colszoo.org/
The Columbus Museum of Art is a smaller museum but with a good collection and interesting traveling exhibits (Monet exhibit in October). Very good museum shop. www.columbusmuseum.org
Go to Graeter's for really good ice-cream!
The Columbus Museum of Art is a smaller museum but with a good collection and interesting traveling exhibits (Monet exhibit in October). Very good museum shop. www.columbusmuseum.org
Go to Graeter's for really good ice-cream!
Jun 12, 2007 | 7:35 am
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I like the idea of the zoo and the museum. Any other cultural or historical options?
I'd rent a car since I can get in around 9am and leave around 5:30pm
I'd rent a car since I can get in around 9am and leave around 5:30pm
Jun 16, 2007 | 8:54 pm
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Jun 16, 2007 | 9:12 pm
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I could easily spend a weekend hanging out in Short North. Columbus is way cooler than I thought it would be and I've managed a few visits after discovering that!