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I have been to the Columbus Museum of Art several times, and each time we visit, we see a...
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I have been to the Columbus Museum of Art several times, and each time we visit, we see a wonderful special exhibit. They have an impressive number of works by well-known artists (I would have thought a small time town like Columbus would not). The admission prices are extremely reasonable, and the staff is always very helpful.
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Cosi
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Museums & Galleries
333 W Broad St
Columbus,
Ohio 43215
(614) 228-2674
My husband and I love taking our kids places that are not only fun but do have some educational...
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My husband and I love taking our kids places that are not only fun but do have some educational value to them. Not that we never do anything just for fun...but COSI is a place that both of us went to as children and wanted to share it with them. We are now totally addicted! We bought 2 year memberships! You can go whenever you want for free, you get emails or mail about special members only things going on with the Museum also. You also get 20% off in the gift shop. IF you live anywhere near COSI, we live in Ashland, Ky and drive approx. 3 hours to Columbus, but it is so worth it. When we have school breaks we go, and end up only needing about $150 for gas and food. Then $25 when we get there to get into all the extra spots in the museum.
If you can get to COSI and have never been, you need to go! It is an amazing and fun place to take your family!
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My kids have been dragged to every museum in the state, and this is still one of their favorites. ...
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My kids have been dragged to every museum in the state, and this is still one of their favorites. They have a steady stream of changing exhibits, like a Georgia Okeefe collection, and Renoir's Women, but they also have an excellent permanant collection on display. We often go from room to room just visiting our favorites. The docent tour at 2pm is nice, but the joy for us is in wandering around reading the plaques and finding new pieces. Eye Spy is the children's exhibit, which includes LOTS of hands-on exhibits: dress-up costumes, rubbings, draw your hero, perspective activities. Free on Sundays doesn't include parking or featured exhibits, but admission on every other day is very reasonable. Don't forget to check out the cafe...they do really nice soups and salads, and the kids will dig the cookies. A great educational afternoon, rain or shine!
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Whetstone Park of Roses
Category:
Playgrounds Parks & Trails
3923 North High Street
Columbus,
Ohio 43214
(614) 645-3217
This is a gorgeous park with more roses than you could imagine. It has a gazebo for bands to...
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This is a gorgeous park with more roses than you could imagine. It has a gazebo for bands to perform and a tower that you can climb and see the entire park. They have a wonderful fourth of July show.
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The FPC is so breathtakingly beautiful, each greenhouse room houses plants from a different...
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The FPC is so breathtakingly beautiful, each greenhouse room houses plants from a different climate, from tropical to desert. All the plants are labeled and the displays teach you about weather, horticulture, animal-plant interaction, and lots more. There is an extensive ant farm, and you can feed the lorikeets by hand nearly every hour. The featured exhibits are awesome, whether travelling ones like the Chihouly glass or chocolate tree exhibits, or seasonal like the butterflys 'n blooms exhibit, they are all worth seeing and learning about. There is a cafe, which is good for a quick snack, and a small gift shop. The grounds are perfect for flying a kite, taking a walk, shooting off a model rocket, or just playing on the playground. We go so often, we bought a membership for the family. Check out their list of fundraising events too: the Mother's Day plant sale, the wine tastings, the dinner-and-meet-the-artist get togethers are great for grown-ups.
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Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) is an entire library system with over 25 branches city wide....
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Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) is an entire library system with over 25 branches city wide. My favorite is the main branch downtown. It is the original CML and has been added on to the structure. It is a beautiful building that is three stories full of books. It is absolutely incredible the stuff you can find in there. They also have really nice, quiet cozy study tables. I like the ones on the third floor because they overlook the downtown columbus. Its just really peaceful and nice. A great place to spend a saturday afternoon.
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Buckeye Corner the
Category:
Sporting Goods
1349 W Lane Ave
Columbus,
Ohio 43221
(614) 486-0702
The Buckeye Corner is your one stop shop for all things Ohio State Buckeye related in Columbus (4...
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The Buckeye Corner is your one stop shop for all things Ohio State Buckeye related in Columbus (4 locations) and on the web. They have things you wouldn't even think of like Ohio State valve stem caps for your car tires and pacifier holders so babies can show their scarlet and gray. Sure, some items are a little wacky but then so are some fans. Their biggest department is apparel but they also carry jewelry, snacks and home decor. They're not very inexpensive but their sale prices are pretty good.
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Laughing Ogre
Category:
Collectibles
4258 N High St
Columbus,
Ohio 43214
(614) 267-6473
The staff is very, very knowledgeable. I love the comic books. Great selection. Alot of harder to...
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The staff is very, very knowledgeable. I love the comic books. Great selection. Alot of harder to find issues. And its in the best location in town. Dont miss.
PROS: Great selection.
CONS: none that i can think of.
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Roy G Biv is in the Short North and usually has a throw down during the gallery hop. They are...
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Roy G Biv is in the Short North and usually has a throw down during the gallery hop. They are non-profit and willing to showcase new artists who otherwise might not be able to get gallery space. They usually have interesting shows and pieces that go beyond what oher galleries choose to show to get sales.
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