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Columbus serves as the state capital with a 10-acre Capitol Square surrounding the capitol building. The first settlers arrived about 1797 and in 1812 the area was selected as the capital. Located on the banks of the Scioto River, the city spans the generations with its modern high-rises and century-old buildings. The Ohio State University campus and stadium have long been popular city attractions. Events include the Columbus Arts Festival, Rhythm and Food Festival, Red, Whte & Boom, Tast! Columbus, and an annual Sports, Vacation, and Boat Show.

Battelle Planetarium

Cosi, Ohio's Center of Science and Industry

Columbus

Ohio

The place offers programs throughout the day and is sponsered by the Battelle Memorial.

Columbus Area Visitor

506 Fifth St.

Columbus

Ohio

(812) 372-1954

The center offers self-guiding tours by the giving of driving and walking tours of Columbus.

Columbus Museum of Art

480 E. Broad St.

Columbus

Ohio

(614)221-4848 or 221-6801

The museum houses the following: the Ferdinand Howald Collection of early Modernist paintings, the Frederick Schumacher Collection of Old Masters and modern American pintings, and the Sirak Collection of Impressionist, post-Impressionist and Expressionist works.

Columbus Zoo

I-270, Sawmill Rd. exit, follow signs

Columbus

Ohio

(614) 645-3550

The zoo cantains almost 100 acres of gardens and natural habitats, the first gorilla born in captivity, and much more.

Cosi, Ohio's Center of Science and Industry

280 E. Broad St.

Columbus

Ohio

(614)228-2674 or 228-6400

The complex has a science learning center and they have four floors of over 1,000 interactive exhibitions to explore science.

Durell Street of Yesteryear

Cosi, Ohio's Center of Science and Industry

Columbus

Ohio

Allows the visitors to stroll back to the 1800s.

First Christian Church

Fifth st. and Lafayette Ave.

Columbus

Ohio

(812) 379--4491

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Garden

Franklin Park, 1777 E. Broad St.

Columbus

Ohio

(614) 645-8733

Built in 1895, this 12,500-suare-foot glass structure was designed in the London's Crystal Palace style and has a 28-acre botanical garden.

German Village

use I-70 exit 100B

Columbus

Ohio

(614) 221-8888

Established by German-speaking settlers in the 1800s and restored; now it has 233 acres of homes, shoops and restaurants.

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Columbus

in the Commons at 300 Washington St.

Columbus

Ohio

(812) 376-2597

The building shows a changing local and regional art displays.

Irwin Gardens

Fifth St. and Lafayette Ave.

Columbus

Ohio

Houses the formal sunken gardens and also consists of greenhouses of the estate from the late William G. Irwin.

North Christian Church

850 Tipton Ln.

Columbus

Ohio

(812) 372-1531

Designed by Eero Saarinen, with interior furnishings from Alexander Girard, this simple hexagonal building is tapered to a spire and topped by a gold-leaf cross.

Ohio Historical Center

jct. I-71 and 17th Ave.

Columbus

Ohio

(614) 297-2300

The center houses the Ohio Historical Society's administrative offices, the state archives, and a historical research library.

Ohio State University

N. High St.

Columbus

Ohio

(614) 292-6446

Opened in 1873, the campus of the university has the Hopkins Hall Gallery and the Ohio Stadium, being the first double-deck, horsehoe-shaped stadium built in the country.

Ohio Village

Columbus

Ohio

A reconstruction of a 19th-century rural Ohio community and it includes a town hall, hotel, schoolhouse, physician's residence, print shop and craft shops, attended by costumed workers.

Olentangy Indian Caverns

1779 Home Rd., follow signs

Columbus

Ohio

(614) 548-7917

Used before by the Wyandot Indians for shelter, and the caverns are a series of natural passageways and rooms 55 to 105 feet below ground.

Wexner Center for the Arts

N. High St.

Columbus

Ohio

(614) 292-3535

A center devoted to the contemporary visual, performing and media arts.

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