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Top fun/interesting things to do in/around Columbus

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mrmozambique

mrmozambique

Buckeye in Asia...errr...Africa...er rrr South Ame
Hi all. As I don't make it back to Cbus very often, I am hoping to take full advantage of my next trip 'home.' I'm putting together a list of the best things to do in Cbus. I'm also going to keep this running list for friends that aren't from Ohio, but occasionally visit Columbus. Some items are obvious (Ohio Stadium on Saturdays in the fall, COMFEST in mid/late June, etc.). I'm hoping to find some things that are available year around, but don't want to limit it.

Here are some categories:

Odd/Weird

Dining/Nightlife

Outdoors

Museum/Historical

Sports/Entertainment

Anyone care to contribute a few ideas?
 
Thanks, BuckeyeTillIDie.

I guess I forgot to mention a few of my own:

Odd/Weird/Other
 40 degrees north of the equator goes right through campus next to the main library. There's a marker on the north side of the library.
Mirror Lake (campus)
Two-headed stuffed cow at the Ohio Historical Society
(F) A-R-T Sculpture - Gay street next to CCAD
First Wendy's EVER

Dining/Nightlife
 Blue Danube Restaurant/Bar (north campus/clintonville)
Larry's Bar (campus)
Out-R-Inn (campus)
Hey Hey (bar east of German Village)
Wexner Center's Performance Space (best sound quality for live music I've ever heard...and I've heard a lot)
Kahiki Restaurant (ok...it's closed, but the peeps moved over to Tropical Bistro)

Outdoors
 Alum Creek (mountainbiking, hiking)

Museum/Historical
Jack Nicklaus Museum
COSI
Central Ohio Fire Museum
Santa Maria replica (Scioto River)

Sports/Entertainment
Ohio Stadium (any season, but best on select Saturdays in the fall)
Site of first Ohio State football game (right down the street from the Hey Hey - see nightlife section)
 
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Take a Walk on the Wild's Side.

Its not in Columbus, but within an hour is the Wilds. This is a nature preserve that has many animal sites to see. Well worth the trip, especially for kids.

Pizza-Kingys in Canal Winchester.
Motorcycle-AMA museum in Pickerington
Wright-Patterson AFB-air museum in Dayton
Clippers Baseball-Cooper Stadium
Soccer or as I call it kickball-The Crew
The Shoe-The Mecca for all things Buckeye Football
 
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For Food, go to the Buckeye Alumni Cafe off of Olentangy Rd. Also go look at the Lobby of the Woody Hayes Facility, where you can check out the trophies including the 02 Nat'l Champ and the Heismans.
 
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Dining/Nightlife - There are lots of bars. They all serve alcohol

Outdoors - Some bars have a patio. You can be outside and still drink

Museum/Historical - There are some old bars.

Sports/Entertainment - Sports bars.

Odd/Weird - oxygen bars, places that are called bars, but don' serve alcohol.
 
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