Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Columbus, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 11.1 km
Ascend 175 m
Descend 201 m

Explore Columbus in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in ColumbusIndividual Sights in Columbus

Sight 1: Kelton House Museum

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The Kelton House Museum and Garden is a Greek Revival and Italianate mansion in the Discovery District of Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The museum was established by the Junior League of Columbus to promote an understanding of daily life, customs, and decorative arts in 19th-century Columbus and to educate visitors about the Underground Railroad.

Wikipedia: Kelton House Museum and Garden (EN)

1674 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 2: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Pythaglio / CC BY-SA 2.0

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church at 404 S. Third Street in Columbus, Ohio.

Wikipedia: Trinity German Evangelical Lutheran Church (EN), Website

486 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Southern Theatre

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The Great Southern Hotel & Theatre is an historic hotel and theater building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The building currently operates as the Westin Great Southern Columbus and the Southern Theatre.

Wikipedia: Great Southern Hotel & Theatre (EN)

1177 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 4: Capitol Theatre - Riffe Center

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The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) is non-profit arts and theater management organization based in Columbus, Ohio.

Wikipedia: Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (EN), Website

930 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 5: COSI

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COSI

COSI, officially the Center of Science and Industry, is a science museum and research center in Columbus, Ohio. COSI was opened to the public on 29 March 1964 and remained there for 35 years. In 1999, COSI was moved to a 320,000-square-foot (30,000 m2) facility, designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki along a bend in the Scioto River in the Franklinton neighborhood. COSI features more than 300 interactive exhibits throughout themed exhibition areas.

Wikipedia: COSI (EN), Website

1185 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 6: Historic Franklinton Post Office

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The Franklinton Post Office is a historic building in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Also known as the David Deardurff House, it was built of hand-hewed logs by Deardurff in 1807. The two-story house sits on a limestone foundation. It is the oldest building in Columbus still on its original foundation. The building is on Gift Street, an area owned by Franklinton founder Lucas Sullivant, given to early settlers. The first post office in Franklinton was established here.

Wikipedia: Franklinton Post Office (EN)

1512 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 7: Miranova Place

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Downtown Columbus is the central business district of Columbus, Ohio. Downtown is centered on the intersection of Broad and High Streets, and encompasses all of the area inside the Inner Belt. Downtown is home to most of the tallest buildings in Columbus.

Wikipedia: Downtown Columbus, Ohio (EN)

1330 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 8: Brewery District

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The Brewery District, traditionally known as the Old German Brewing District, is a neighborhood located in Columbus, Ohio. Located just south of the central business district and west of German Village, it is bounded by Interstate 70 on the north, South Pearl Street on the east, Greenlawn Avenue on the south, and the Scioto River on the west.

Wikipedia: Brewery District (EN)

1191 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 9: German Village

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German Village is a historic neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just south of the city's 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 became a city historic district in 1960 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, becoming the list's largest privately funded preservation district, and in 2007, was made a Preserve America Community by the federal government. In 1980, its boundaries increased, and today it is one of the world's premier historic restorations.

Wikipedia: German Village (EN)

1573 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 10: Scioto Audubon Metro Park

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Scioto Audubon Metro Park Jsjessee / CC BY-SA 2.0

Scioto Audubon Metro Park is a public park and nature preserve in Columbus, Ohio. The park is managed by the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks and is part of the Scioto Mile network of parks and trails around Downtown Columbus. The park features numerous trails, wetlands, rock climbing, volleyball and bocce courts, and numerous other amenities. At the western edge is the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, considered the first nature center built in close proximity to a downtown area.

Wikipedia: Scioto Audubon Metro Park (EN)

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