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Local & General Info
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Location:
- Connected to the Greater Columbus Convention Center
- 7 miles from Port Columbus International Airport
- Near Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dayton
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Areas Served:
Columbus, Whitehall, Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff, Valleyview, Upper Arlington, German Village, Hilliard, Clintonville
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Area Airports:
Port Columbus International
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Columbus Area Annual Events:
Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus Jazz & Rib Festival, Ohio State Fair, Oktoberfest, Muirfield Memorial Golf Tournament and others. Call the Columbus Tourism office for more information.
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Columbus Museum of Art:
Displays the works of masters like Monet, Renoir, Picasso and notable American artists like Hopper, O'Keefe and Bellows. The museum's own Palette Cafe serves some of the best food in the city which you can take outdoors to the impressive sculpture garden or dine indoors in the elegant courtyard.
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Columbus Symphony Orchestra:
Features internationally acclaimed music director Alessandro Siciliani, giving over 60 performances of classic works throughout the season.
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Columbus Zoo:
The third largest municipally owned zoo in North America is home to the largest collection of reptiles and amphibians in the United States. Over 11,000 specimens in all from koalas and wallabies, zebras and rhinos to elephants, tigers and three generations of lowland gorillas. The zoo offers the Discovery Reef, a 65 ft. long salt water aquarium full of bright, colorful sea life.
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Franklin Park Conservatory:
A horticultural landmark housing landscapes of different climates of the world. From the Himalayan mountains and arid desert to a tropical cloud forest and Pacific island water garden, the Conservatory also houses a collection of orchids and bonsai.
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Ohio's Center of Science and Industry (COSI):
The new COSI center opened November 1999 and offers 7 learning worlds, 4 theater experiences, a simulation zone, outdoor science park, restaurant and store.
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Polaris Amphitheatre:
An open-air amphitheatre offering varied talent from Michael Bolton and the Manhattan Transfer to Reba McEntire and Janet Jackson.
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Santa Maria:
Commissioned for the 500th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in America, this square-rigged replica of the explorer's lead ship is moored downtown on the Scioto river. Built from historically accurate plans, costumed guides help bring visitors back in time to learn first hand details about the historic voyage.
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Topiary Garden:
A one-of-a-kind topiary garden recreation of the famous painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat, now hanging at the Chicago Museum of Art. The garden includes sculpted plant versions of 52 people, 8 boats, 3 dogs and a monkey.
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Wexner Center for the Arts:
It's de-constructionist style architecture provides a unique setting for a variety of unusual and provocative exhibits of varying kinds of art. From haute Couture to AIDS awareness, the Wexner Center always provides thought-provoking displays.
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The Value City Arena & Shottenstein Center:
The Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center is located on the campus of Ohio State University. The mulit-purpose venue is the home of the Buckeye Basketball and hockey as well as the site of concerts, family shows and touring productions.
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Nationwide Arena:
The arena is located one block from Hyatt Regency Columbus and will be the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets a new NHL team beginning play in the 2000-2001 season.
The 150 million dollar Nationwide are is scheduled to open September 9, 2000 and will also have an ice skating rink and be the venue for basketball and other sporting and concert events.
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Hyatt Regency Columbus
