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1 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 1 - City Orientation Walk Columbus is home to a number of significant historic landmarks, including a beautiful replica of Christopher Columbus ship the Santa Maria, stunning skyscrapers, museums and galleries, parks and gardens which deserve attention. Take the following tour to check out some of Columbus most fascinating attractions. Guide Location: USA» Columbus # of Attractions: 13 Tour Duration: 3 hour(s) Travel Distance: 5.2 km Please note: This walk is also featured in the ios app "GPSmyCity: Walks and Articles with Offline Maps" on itunes App Store and the Android app "Columbus Map and Walks" on Google Play. The apps provide GPS navigation to guide you from one tour stop to the next, so you will never be lost. The apps offer additional walking tours in Columbus. Check them out! GPSmyCity offers self-guided walking tours in over 1,000 city around the world. Please visit gpsmycity.com for more walking tour offers. List of attractions included in this self-guided walking tour: A) Columbus Commons B) Ohio Theatre C) Ohio Statehouse D) William McKinley Monument E) Rhodes State Office Tower F) LeVeque Tower G) COSI-Ohio Center of Science and Industry H) Santa Maria I) Central Ohio Fire Museum J) One Nationwide Plaza K) North Market L) Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Columbus M) The Short North Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 1 -

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3 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 3 - A) Columbus Commons Columbus Commons is a 6-acre (24,000 m2) park and green space in downtown Columbus, Ohio, located on the site of the former Columbus City Center mall. The park features gardens, a performance stage, carousel, reading room, a NEOS play system and two cafes. This open air space is surrounded by many downtown buildings. It is a really great place for resting. Address: 16 S High St, Columbus, OH Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Walkerspace. Sight description based on wikipedia B) Ohio Theatre (must see) The Ohio Theatre is a performing arts center located at 39 E. State Street in Columbus. 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 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 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 3 -

4 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 4 - The executive director is Bill Connor. The Ohio Theatre was one of the earliest restorations of a movie palace for use as a performing arts center and served as a model for many later historic renovation projects in the United States. Unlike many remaining 1920s theaters designed by Lamb and others, the Ohio still very closely resembles its original appearance with only a few modern additions. Today it is the home of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, BalletMet, the Broadway Series, Opera Columbus, and the CAPA Summer Movie Series. Address: 39 East State Street, Columbus, OH , USA Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Daniel Schwen. Sight description based on wikipedia C) Ohio Statehouse (must see) The Ohio Statehouse, located in Columbus is the house of government. The Greek Revival building houses the Ohio General Assembly and the ceremonial offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, and Auditor. 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. The Statehouse contains many large scale art works both within the walls and on the grounds of the building. There are a great number of portraits of Governors and Lt. Governors contained in hearing rooms and offices throughout the building, and in public spaces there are several large scale artworks that memorialize individuals or events significant to the state or the nation. The Ohio Statehouse functions both as a working government building that contains the activities of a legislature and governor's office, and as a museum. Address: 77 South High Street, Columbus, OH , USA Image Courtesy of Flickr and jimbowen0306. Sight description based on wikipedia Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 4 -

5 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 5 - D) William McKinley Monument The McKinley Memorial is dedicated to the 25th President William McKinley. Known for helping to rebuild the Republican Party at the end of the 19th century, this statue of McKinley designed by sculptor Hermon Atkins MacNeil was installed at the entrance of the Ohio Statehouse in 1906, five years after his death. Address: Broad and High Streets, Columbus, Ohio (OH), USA Image Courtesy of Flickr and bobindrums E) Rhodes State Office Tower The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower is a 629-foot (192 m) skyscraper located in Columbus, Ohio. The Rhodes Tower was completed and occupied in 1974, and is currently the tallest building in Columbus and the fifth tallest in Ohio. Currently, approximately 4000 state employees work in the building. Construction costs totaled approximately $66 million. It is named after Ohio's longest serving governor, James A. Rhodes. The building's odd shape is attributed to a last-minute decision to cap the buildings height; originally, the building was supposed to be nearly 150 feet (46 m) taller. The building, located across Broad Street from the Ohio Statehouse, contains several state offices. The Rhodes Tower contains 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2) of office space. The offices and courtroom for the Ohio Supreme Court were at one time located in the Rhodes Office Tower, having moved from the Judiciary Annex of the Statehouse. The court left the building for its own facility, the Ohio Judicial Center, in The Rhodes State Office Tower is located right behind the LeVeque Tower when viewing downtown Columbus from the west. Additionally, The Board of Trade Building was demolished to make way for this building. Address: 30 E Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, USA Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Tysto. Sight description based on wikipedia Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 5 -

6 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 6 - F) LeVeque Tower (must see) LeVeque Tower is a 47-story Art Deco-style building in Columbus. Located at 50 West Broad Street, it was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 until 1974 when the Rhodes State Office Tower was completed. The LeVeque Tower is 555 feet 6 inches ( m) tall, which at the time of its completion made it the tallest building between New York City and Chicago and the fifth tallest building in the world. It was meant to be built exactly one half foot taller than the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. Originally the two wings of the building were used as a 600-room addition for the Deshler-Wallick Hotel, the city's leading hotel at the time and one of the world s largest. Throughout its history the building has been noted for the bright and elaborate lighting of its tower. The original design placed the signal lights on the four turrets of the tower. Since the 1980s the tower has had the capability of being lit in a variety of colors. It is normally lit in white, but color is added frequently for special occasions. LeVeque Tower complex continues to be home to a variety of businesses and offices, including, at its base, the Palace Theatre. Address: 50 W Broad Street, Columbus, OH , USA Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Tysto. Sight description based on wikipedia G) COSI-Ohio Center of Science and Industry (must see) COSI, formerly known as the Center of Science and Industry, is a science museum in Columbus. It features more than 300 interactive exhibits throughout themed exhibition areas Ocean, Space, Gadgets, Life, Little Kidspace, Progress, the outdoor Big Science Park, and the newly opened Lily Pad, a watershed division of Ocean. WOSU@COSI, began in 2006 and is the first public broadcasting and science center partnership. The museum also features exhibit areas that provide experiences for all age levels to combine science facts and learning through play. In addition to its exhibits, COSI has several live shows such as the Electrostatic Generator Show. There is also a seven-story Extreme Screen theater, the Science2GO! retail store, and the Atomicafe restaurant. COSI also hosts traveling exhibitions from other museums throughout the year. Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 6 -

7 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 7 - More than five million teachers and students have experienced COSI s education programs. These outreach education programs are tailored to support national and statewide science curriculum and standards. Programs such as Electronic Education and COSI On Wheels bring science learning to students throughout Ohio and across the country. Camp-In is an overnight program for Girl Scouts that began in 1972 at COSI. The program has since expanded to Boy Scouts, and is now duplicated nationwide at other science centers and museums. Operation Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday: 12 pm - 6 pm Address: 333 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215, USA Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Brant Jones. Sight description based on wikipedia H) Santa Maria (must see) La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción (Spanish for The Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception), was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage. Her master and owner was Juan de la Cosa. The Santa María was probably a medium sized nao (carrack), about 60 feet long on deck, "very little larger than 100 toneladas" (100 tons), and was used as the flagship for the expedition. The Niña, Pinta, and the Santa María were modest sized merchant vessels comparable in size to a modern yacht, and not the largest ships in Europe at the time. The Santa María was originally named La Gallega ("The Galician"), because she was built in Pontevedra, Galicia, in Spain's north-west. It seems the ship was known to her sailors as Marigalante, Spanish for "Gallant Maria". Bartolomé de Las Casas never used La Gallega, Marigalante or Santa María in his writings, preferring to use la Capitana or La Nao. The Santa María had a single deck and three masts. She was the slowest of Columbus's vessels but performed well in the Atlantic crossing. She ran aground off the present-day site of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti on December 25, 1492, and was lost. Realizing that the ship was beyond repair, Columbus ordered his men to strip the timbers from the ship. The timbers from the ship were later used to build Môle Saint-Nicolas, which was originally called La Navidad (Christmas) because the wreck occurred on Christmas Day. The Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 7 -

8 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 8 - anchor of the Santa María now resides in the Musée du Panthéon National Haitien (MUPANAH), in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Address: 90 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio (OH), 43215, USA Image Courtesy of Flickr and tlarrow. Sight description based on wikipedia I) Central Ohio Fire Museum (must see) Central Ohio Fire Museum, located in a building included in the National Register of Historic Places, was opened in 2002, exhibiting a collection of firefighting equipment from past to present, including hand-drawn, horse-drawn and motorized vehicles. You will also find a variety of uniforms, fire safety manuals and other literature, photographs and other equipment. Featuring unique classes and interactive displays concerning fire safety. Operation Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm Address: 260 North 4th Street, Columbus, OH , USA Image Courtesy of Flickr and Gary-Royer J) One Nationwide Plaza One Nationwide Plaza is a 40-story skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio that is the headquarters of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. It is part of the complex of buildings known as Nationwide Plaza. Nationwide outgrew its famous 246 Building by the 1970s and work began on a new headquarters for the company. In 1977, the 146 m (485 ft) building was completed. The building is located at the corner of N. High Street and what is now Nationwide Blvd. on the northern edge of downtown Columbus, Ohio. The name reflects its street address, since the building's front entrance is off its own Nationwide Plaza drive. The building was designed by Brubaker/Brandt (which also designed Rhodes State Office Tower, the tallest building in Columbus) and Harrison & Abramovitz. The facade is dark vertical steel ribs bordered by white limestone ends. At night, it is lighted with blue spotlights, mimicking the blue box logo of Nationwide Mutual Insurance. A restaurant on the top floor Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 8 -

9 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 9 - of the building called One Nation lasted many years, but closed in the mid 1990s. Address: 1 Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215, USA Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Tysto. Sight description based on wikipedia K) North Market Since 1990 North Market, Columbus only public street market, has been a place where farmers and merchants come to sell their products, including meat, seafood, poultry, fruit, vegetables, flowers and other local specialties. Included on the grounds you will find a restaurant serving dishes made from local products and classes to learn how to make regional specialties. It is open Monday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5:00 pm. Address: 59 Spruce Street, Columbus, OH 43215, USA Image Courtesy of Flickr and panovadaria L) Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Columbus The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Columbus, designed in a 6th century Byzantine style, includes a separate candle room where members place candles and pray. The four pillars supporting the dome are dedicated to the evangelists Mark, Mathew, Luke and John. Its stunning interior includes Venetian glass with ornate gold embellishments, and its altar is decorated an icon of the Virgin Mary and other saints. Address: 555 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, USA Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Tysto Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 9 -

10 Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 10 - M) The Short North The Short North is a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, United States, entered on the main strip of High Street immediately north of downtown and extending until just south of the Ohio State University campus area. It is an easy walk from the convention center or Nationwide Arena district to the north. The Short North is often crowded on weekends, particularly during the monthly "Gallery Hop" and other local and downtown events. The Short North has been described as "colorful", "offbeat", and "trendy". The district is heavily populated with art galleries, specialty shops, pubs, nightclubs, and coffee houses. The area is also known to be a very gay and lesbian friendly neighborhood which contains numerous gay nightclubs and bars and hosts the annual Columbus gay pride parade. Address: 600 N High St Columbus, OH Image Courtesy of Wikimedia and Tysto. Sight description based on wikipedia Copyright by GPSmyCity.com - Page 10 -