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Take a stroll along the Scioto Mile, head to a famous OSU football game, or check out the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and you’ll discover that Columbus is so much more than just the capital of Ohio. This thriving metropolis is considered the biggest small town in America, and there’s always something exciting to explore. Here, city living comes with plenty of perks—and there are tons of fabulous homes, townhouses, condos, and apartments to choose from, too.

Living in Downtown

Parks and recreation

Just because you live in the city doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy lush green spaces! Columbus is known for its vast Metro Parks system, which encompasses a total of 19 parks and over 27,500 acres of land and water across Central Ohio. Surrounding these fantastic parks is the Scioto Mile, the city’s premiere riverfront destination. You’ll find plenty of locals strolling along the Mile, and you can also enjoy scenic overlooks, vast open space, and the ever-popular Promenade.

Entertainment

Ready to have some fun? Columbus is Ohio’s top entertainment destination, which means it’s easy to go out and have a good time. If you want to start your weekend off right, consider getting tickets to a concert at Nationwide Arena or enjoy some drinks and games at 16-Bit Bar + Arcade. After an exciting Friday night, you’ll find plenty of locals heading to Ohio Stadium to cheer on the Ohio State University Buckeyes, one of the top-performing football teams in the nation.

Annual events

Living in a major metro area like Columbus means you’ll have access to some of the coolest events in the Midwest, so get ready to mark your calendar. You’ll find Columbus sites pumping up the polka tunes at the annual Oktoberfest, strutting their stuff at Fashion Week Columbus, learning more about our world at the COSI Science Festival, or ringing in the new year at First Night Columbus. No matter what you love to do, you’ll surely find some fun here in Discovery City.

Arts and entertainment

Downtown Columbus is home to the Cultural Arts Center, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the Columbus Museum of Art, and the Columbus Performing Arts Center. Other art and cultural venues include the Southern Theatre, Palace Theatre, Riffe Center and many more. Among the many galleries, museums, studios, and music venues, residents of downtown are able to take in a diverse mix of art and culture activities. Enjoy outdoor movies, indoor concerts and everything in between.

With over 100 bars, restaurants and coffee shops, downtown Columbus is a foodie’s playground. Columbus is a culturally diverse community and you can see that in the wide array of food and beverage spots in downtown Columbus. Any world cuisine or experimental cocktail you can think of can be found here in the heart of Columbus. If you’re coming to downtown Columbus, come hungry!

Downtown Columbus is also the proud home to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Columbus is a sports lover’s dream and you can see Blue Jacket pride wherever you look downtown. The Blue Jackets are Columbus’ premiere professional sports team and residents can catch a game at the Nationwide Arena and enjoy the fast-paced action of an NHL game.



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