John Glenn Columbus International Airport 10 min
Schiller Park (11 min) Longtime green space featuring a fishing pond, playground & tennis courts, plus a stage for shows. Goodale Park (12 min) City park with skyline views surrounded by Victorian homes & featuring a playground & tennis. North Market Downtown (9 min) Scioto Mile Fountain (10 min) Center of Science and Industry (11 min) This large educational science center offers interactive exhibits, working labs & planetarium shows. Thurber House (4 min) Interactive museum in the home of writer James Thurber, with a literary center, tours & bookstore. Topiary Park (5 min) Quiet park featuring landscape plants artistically trimmed to recreate a famous Seurat painting. Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (6 min) 88 acres of indoor/outdoor art- & nature-based exhibits, greenhouses & landscaped grounds. Scioto Audubon Metro Park (13 min) Bird habitats plus hiking, fishing, volleyball, dog parks & a climbing wall on 120 riverside acres. Wexner Center for the Arts (12 min) Modern venue at OSU featuring contemporary art exhibitions, film screenings & performances. Columbus Museum of Art (6 min) Varied permanent & traveling art collections plus an American cafe & a gift shop. John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons (9 min) Park featuring ongoing seasonal events, cafes, a reading room, gardens & a carousel. Kelton House Museum & Garden (4 min) Historic home & garden, once a stop on the Underground Railroad, with exhibits on 19th-century life. Ohio Statehouse (8 min) Grand Greek revival building completed in 1861 featuring historical art & self-guided audio tours. Ohio History Connection (9 min) Exhibits cover the state's history plus Ohio Village, an interactive re-creation of an 1860s town. |