Top 10 Columbus Experiences
Updated: March 12, 2009
From a popular landmark or attraction to a must-visit restaurant or bar, uncover Columbus ultimate top 10 experiences.
The Top 10
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North Market
Read Reviews59 Spruce St, Columbus, OH 43215 (map)
Spend a late weekend morning taking in all the culinary smells of this gourmet market, eat lobster pasta and lavender ice cream, then take a fistful of blue delphinium stems home with you.
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Book Loft Of German Village
Read Reviews631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH 43206 (map)
Wander the great labyrinth of the city's greatest bookstore until you are hopelessly lost, with only Walt Whitman poems and Winky the cat to keep you company.
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Clarmont Restaurant
Read Reviews684 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215 (map)
Pretend you're a fatcat as you chow down on a filet, light up a good cigar and eavesdrop on local lawyers and politicians at this old-school steakhouse.
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Oldfield's On High
Read Reviews2590 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202 (map)
Shake off all your weekend indulgences with the HooDoo Soul Band's funk and soul-loving Sunday night crowd.
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Blue Danube Restaurant
Read Reviews2439 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202 (map)
After you've had your fill at the campus bars, fish those last few dollars out of your pocket and cram into a smoky booth with friends for a cheap post-midnight meal.
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Topiary Park Museum Store
Write a review480 E Town St, Columbus, OH 43215 (map)
Wear polka dots, pack a picnic lunch and make yourself a new character in this living Georges Seurat painting.
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Schmidt's Restaurant und Sausage Haus
Read Reviews240 E Kossuth St, Columbus, OH 43206 (map)
Polka until you're sore at September's Oktoberfest in German Village, then make your way here for bratwurst, cream puffs and stout beer.
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Mozart's Pastry Shoppe
Read Reviews2885 N High St, Columbus, OH 43202 (map)
Stake out Arnold Schwarzenegger's favorite local Austrian bakery when the action hero/governor makes his annual pilgrimage to town for the fitness classic.
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Ohio Stadium
Read Reviews411 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 (map)
It isn't fall in Columbus until 100,000 people dress in their finest scarlet and gray, start the day with a tailgate party, watch the Buckeyes play football, sing the fight song and yell the Ohio cheer until they're hoarse.
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Short North Bed & Breakfast
Read Reviews50 E Lincoln St, Columbus, OH 43215 (map)
Window-gaze at all the Short North galleries with someone special, settle into the Monet Room for some nighttime romance and wake up to a gourmet breakfast.
