Top 10 Columbus Experiences

by allabouteve - 0 Reviews - 5 Lists

Updated: March 19, 2004

From a popular landmark or attraction to a must-visit restaurant or bar, uncover Columbus ultimate top 10 experiences.

The Top 10

  1. 1 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Book Loft Of German Village
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    631 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.

  2. 2 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Short North Bed & Breakfast
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    50 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.

  3. 3 4 Star Rating: Recommended Ohio Stadium
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    411 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.

  4. 4 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Topiary Park Museum Store
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    480 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.

  5. 5 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Oldfield's On High
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    2590 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.

  6. 6 4 Star Rating: Recommended North Market
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    59 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.

  7. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended Schmidt's Restaurant und Sausage Haus
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    240 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.

  8. 8 4 Star Rating: Recommended Clarmont Restaurant
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    684 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.

  9. 9 4 Star Rating: Recommended Mozart's Pastry Shoppe
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    2885 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.

  10. 10 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Blue Danube Restaurant
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    2439 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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