What to do in Columbus, OH?

I did COSI back in the 80s but they've changed it so much.

The Scioto River area was nice when I went there about 20 years ago.

The Columbus Zoo is world renown.

The Short North is talked about a lot as is German Village.

The local orchestra is popular among some (but not by me).

The state capitol is there if you want to meet a bunch of right wind politicians that have taken over the state.

Route 315 is a scenic & winding road by a creek (or a small river?) that has been built up every decade.

Delaware county (the one north of the Columbus city's Franklin county) has been the fastest growing place in the state for a while now. I was there about a month ago but not long enough to get out anywhere. It sure has changed from when I was there about a decade ago. Lots of traffic & houses with LGBT pride flags on them. I don't recall seeing any the last time I was there (if that tells you anything).

[quote]What to do in Columbus, OH?

Leave.

The Billy Ireland Cartoon museum at OSU.

I was there in April. Surprisingly there was little to do outside of the OSU area. German Village was quaint, a good restaurant (Schmidt's). Everyone at the conference was astounded that in the area there was no ATM, CVS, etc. There was a place called Club Diversity that was fun, very gay in character, but also a lot of straight people.

The Columbus Museum of Art is worth a visit.

A friend who moved there years ago says that Columbus is the opposite of "It's nice to visit but I wouldn't want to live there"—i.e. if you visit you might be at a loss for interesting things to do; the real quality of life doesn't emerge unless you do the everyday things. But as posters above said, spend time in German Village and the Short North. I like Goodale Park, too.

Columbus has zero culture outside OSU football. Get in a car and head up to Cleveland where there is more to do, other than going to gay bars.

BDF IN COLUMBUS!!! - No not that BDF - Bobs Discount Furniture! Go to their new store at the Polaris Towne Center and eat all the candy, ice cream and cookies for free in their cafe! Fat whores rejoice!

Club Columbus is actually a really nice bathhouse. A couple of great play areas. Steam room that actually gets up a lot of steam, the hot tub is huge. The sauna is opposite the showers so you can sit there and watch all the hot guys lather up. In seadon they have a good outdoor pool. Lots of free parking. Decent gym too. Newer club too. It’s a freestanding structure that the Club built and is very well maintained.

I agree with R8 about the bathhouse. I was surprised.

Jump over to Springfield and have lunch.

Go to the Short North and German Village as someone else noted; fall is beautiful in Ohio - winter, not so much

I’m getting the impression Columbus is a larger version of Indianapolis. Is this assessment wrong?

r12 Start by telling us why you've come to this conclusion.

I mentioned Route 315 for Autumn leave changes but as curvy as it is, someone might be able to suggest another road for better scenic views at this time of year.

There's a lot of cornfed dick around OSU.

And Club Columbus can get hot. + as others noted it's a great facility.

meth.

[quote] I’m getting the impression Columbus is a larger version of Indianapolis. Is this assessment wrong?

I don't know much about Indy, but during the last election, Columbus was a little blue island in a sea of angry reds. As a person living in the mid-Atlantic & paying ridiculous rent, I wouldn't moving back to Ohio at some point (assuming they don't go full Nazi) because there are world class hospitals, *cheap* housing, and a surprising growing art/food scene. So it's nothing special, but I'd take Columbus over a sprawling hot mess of a place like Dallas

Yes, without OSU Columbus would be Indunapolis. The native accent is a faint southern twang.

I dunno. Soul food?

Columbus is Indianapolis with a large university, but a worse downtown.

In Columbus, Ohio all seems to breathe freedom and peace and to make one forget the world and its sad turmoils.

Suicide.

R13 Most Midwestern cities are generic and interchangeable. They look the same and feel the same.

Columbus has more gray days than Seattle.

Probably the worst domestic art museum I've ever seen. The cartooning museum sounds like it might be interesting, though. They used to have one of the best glass art galleries in the US, but not any more. Other than Atlanta, I don't think I've visited a place with less credible online restaurant reviews.

There’s probably a barbecue restaurant nearby. Ew.

People in Ohio are overwhelmingly DULL

OP, we have many outstanding Arby's restaurants in Columbus that one can enjoy.

Seriously, the Riverfront at sunset is a lovely place to view the skyline. Bryden Road in Old Town East has many beautiful old Victorian houses with creative Halloween decorations. Quite a few rainbow flags, too.

Seconding gay-friendly German Village and Merion Village, which make for beautiful walking in the fall--Schiller Park is pretty, too, though be careful about safety at night. Try a visit to the Franklin Park Conservatory.

Caution: Stay away from Linden, Whitehall, and the Hilltop. Not too safe. Also be aware that C-Bus has a strange and chronic problem with random people crashing their cars into buildings. I have no idea why.

Have yourself a whirl, OP!

Exit it.

When I went to Grad School at OSU there were three areas that were predominantly gay: German Village (affectionately known as The Swish Alps), Italian Village (The Via Vaselino) and The Short North (Homo Heights).

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