There is many pleasant thing to do in Columbus,Ohio. Colombus is the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Columbus,Ohio is also a beautiful country and has always been a tourist destination to attract many tourists to visit. There are more than 20 tourist attraction that we can visited, such as; The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, COSI, Center of Science and Industry, The Franklin Park Conservatory, German Village, Easton Town Center, The Columbus Museum of Art, Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Zoombezi Bay, The Ohio Theatre, The Ohio Statehouse and many more. Before we give you a little information of tourist attractions in Portland, oregon. Let we informs how the city itself.
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which encompasses several counties, is the third largest in Ohio, after the Cleveland MSA and the Cincinnati MSA (which includes portions of Kentucky and Indiana). Columbus is the fifteenth largest city in the United States of America. It is the county seat of Franklin County,. The city has also expanded and annexed portions of adjoining Delaware County and Fairfield County. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816.
1. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located in Powell, Ohio (Liberty Township/Delaware County), just north of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road. It has a worldwide reputation, largely attributable to the efforts and promotion of director emeritus Jack Hanna. In 2009, it was named by the USA Travel Guide as the number one zoo in the United States. It was also ranked number one best zoo in 2012 by Besties Readers Choice.
2. COSI, Center of Science and Industry
COSI, Center of Science and Industry, is a science museum in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States. COSI features more than 300 interactive exhibits throughout themed exhibition areas – Energy Explorers, Ocean, Space, Gadgets, Life, Little Kidspace, Progress, the outdoor Big Science Park, and Lily Pad, a watershed division of Ocean. WOSU@COSI, began in 2006 and is the first public broadcasting and science center partnership. In 2008, Parents Magazine named COSI the #1 Science Center for families in the country.
3. The Franklin Park Conservatory
The Franklin Park Conservatory is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Columbus, Ohio. It is open daily and an admission fee is charged. Originally built in 1895, the Conservatory is on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, it is a horticultural and educational institution showcasing exotic plant collections, special exhibitions, and Dale Chihuly artworks.
4. German Village
German Village is a historic neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just south of downtown. It was settled in the early-to-mid-19th century by a large number of German immigrants, who at one time comprised as much as a third of the city's entire population. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1974, becoming the largest privately funded preservation district on the list, and in 2007, was made a Preserve America Community by the White House. On November 28, 1980, its boundaries were increased and today it is one of the premier historic restorations in the world.
5. Easton Town Center
Easton Town Center ("Easton") is an up-scale town center in northeast Columbus, Ohio, United States. It is designed to look like a classic American main street with public spaces, fountains, a street grid, and metered storefront parking. In keeping with its main street intent, a variety of stores, restaurants, and service oriented businesses can be found. At present Easton attracts roughly 21 million visitors per year.
6. The Columbus Museum of Art
The Columbus Museum of Art is an art museum located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Formed in 1878 as the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, it was the first art museum to register its charter with the state of Ohio. Its original building was the Sessions Mansion. It was replaced on the same site by the current building, which opened on January 22, 1931. It was designed by Columbus architects Richards, McCarty and Bulford. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1992, under its original name.
7. Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (formerly Promowest Pavilion) is an indoor-outdoor concert venue in Columbus, Ohio. Officially nicknamed "The LC", many locals still refer to it as "PromoWest". It is part of the downtown Columbus entertainment area known as the Arena District, which also includes Nationwide Arena, Huntington Park and The Arena Grand Theatre. PromoWest Productions, owner of the Newport Music Hall, owns and operates the pavilion. The inside capacity is 2,200, while the outside can hold up to 5,000, with both lawn and pavilion sections. Naming rights are owned by Lifestyle Communities, a local condo and apartment company.
8. Zoombezi Bay
Zoombezi Bay is a water park owned by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio. The water park was originally part of Wyandot Lake, which was purchased by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006. Wyandot Lake was closed for the 2007 season for renovation and was divided into an amusement park and water park - Jungle Jack's Landing and Zoombezi Bay, respectively. Zoombezi Bay reopened on May 26, 2008.
9. The Ohio Theatre
The Ohio Theatre is a performing arts center located at 39 E. State Street in Columbus, Ohio. Known as the "Official Theatre of the State of Ohio", the historic 1928 movie palace was saved from demolition in 1969 and completely restored. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. Ohio Theatre 2013. The Ohio Theatre is owned and operated by the non-profit arts management organization CAPA (The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts), which was originally formed to save the theater in 1969. The executive director is Bill Connor.
10. The Ohio Statehouse
The Ohio Statehouse, located in Columbus, Ohio, is the house of government for the state of Ohio. The Greek Revival building houses the Ohio General Assembly and the ceremonial offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, and Auditor. The Ohio Statehouse is located on Capitol Square, a 10 acre (40,000 m²) plot of land donated by four prominent Columbus landowners. The Statehouse stands upon foundations 18 feet (5 m) deep, built in part by prisoners sentenced to hard labor. The Statehouse features a central recessed porch with a colonnade of a forthright and primitive Greek Doric mode, built of Columbus limestone that was quarried on the west banks of the Scioto River. A broad and low central pediment supports the windowed astylar drum, referred to as a Cupola, which contains an occulus that lights the interior rotunda.
