Columbus Overview | An informative introduction to Columbus, Ohio 

I live in Columbus now and I really enjoy it. It’s a hidden gem and people are often shocked when they come and visit. My biggest issue is that it lacks a certain vibe or identity. It lacks uniqueness, but it’s growing rapidly, so maybe an identity will come.

The Leveque Tower is the Symbol of Columbus, first skyscraper too, when it was built, it was the 5th biggest Skyscraper in the World

I love Columbus Ohio. Walking the Scioto mile trail going downtown and German Village. It's a lot to do without spending any money.

Columbus is easily the most satisfying city to live in on this side of the U.S. Incredibly unique, especially for Ohio, whose cities and towns become redundant quickly. Columbus has that something. Don’t know exactly what it is but man this city is downright exciting. I love living in Columbus!!

My husband and I are from Columbus. We're currently living overseas due to being in the military. I do have to say that I miss home very much, so it was really nice to see a little video of it. Thank you!

If you're moving here this is what you need to know: 1. Highways - Our highways are as follows: - 270: outer loop, also called the outerbelt. - 70 and 670: East/West, 670 is north of 70 but is a slight ENE angle and joins 70 on the west side near 270. 70 goes to Dayton and Pittsburgh. 670 has an exit that dumps out at the airport. - 315 and 71 run N/S, 315 cuts through OSU campus and is west of 71. 315 becomes a country road once you get past 270 and then joins 23 a while later. 71 goes to Cleveland and Cinci. - 23 is High Street, it's not really a highway but it runs up to Delaware County and goes to Toledo and also goes far south out of town. - 33 runs from the SE to the NW, it's a normal road with lights through Columbus and changes names every 3 seconds but is a several lane wide highway once it leaves town. - 161 is similar to 33 but runs East out of town toward Newark. You can also get to Newark from 70 but it usually takes longer. Other Highway Notes: 270 only has exits on the right so if you have a long way to go, slide a few lanes to the left and cruise. 670 can be a hot mess during rush hour, with lanes moving at wildly different speeds and exits on both sides. 70 (E/W) and 71 (N/S) join each other for a section in the middle of the city, this section also provides an opportunity to get onto 670 via 71. 2. Columbus has a lot of neighborhoods inside the 270 loop and just out. People will refer to these all the time. Your best bet is to just look at a map every now and then until you get them down. 3. Hospitals: We have 3 major chains. I have listed religious affiliations because that affects what kind of reproductive healthcare you can receive if you own a uterus. - Ohiohealth - Methodist. Trauma centers are Grant and Riverside. Grant is consistently ranked the top trauma hospital in the state over Cleveland Clinic and OSU. If you need to get put back together, they're excellent and centrally located for your convenience. - Ohio State - No religious affiliation. the Wexner Medical Center (otherwise called OSU Main) is OSU's trauma center, not to be confused with OSU East, which is a smaller hospital. Also centrally located, also good at putting people back together. Yes, as in Les Wexner. - Mount Carmel - Catholic. Mount Carmel East is their trauma center. As a Catholic hospital, know that your reproductive healthcare options may be limited. I will let the fact that I praised the other chains and not this one speak for itself. I have opinions. You do you. - Childrens - trauma center for the little people. Also very good. 4. Cool stuff: - the Short North is part of downtown, there's a lot of cool shops and places to eat down there. I recommend Melt, it's fancy grilled cheese. - Graeters ice cream is amazing. Get something with the chocolate chunks in it. - Donatos has great flat-crust pizza and is an area specific chain. My cousin moved out of state and it's one thing he still laments about. It's some good pizza. They have gluten free options too. - COSI is the science museum, it's hands on and pretty cool. There's also the Airforce Museum in Dayton which is amazing, and the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield if you like historical sites or ghost hunting. We also have the Columbus Museum of Art, which is usually really great, and a natural history museum. - We have a bunch of shared used paths and great metro parks. The Ohio to Eerie bike path goes through Columbus. Schiller Park has a ton of metal statues, some of which are suspended in the air. It's in German Village, which has tons of great food, the Book Loft (super cool local bookshop), and a lot of history. - Our malls are Easton and Polaris on the east side and Tuttle on the west. They're all big. They all get the job done. - If you're into football, OSU has the Shoe, the giant stadium. Regardless you need to know when the football games are so you know when to avoid 670 and 315. - We're one of the largest cities in the country without an Amtrak station, fun fact. We're trying to get one. I don't know that we're trying that hard. - COTA is our public transit system. We don't have a subway, monorail, or train. It's all busses and all handled by COTA. - the Franklin Park Conservatory has a super cool butterfly exhibit for part of the year. Live butterflies in a huge area you can walk through. We have a giant zoo and aquarium, the aquarium has manatees. - North Market has lots of small shops in it, indoor and outdoor seating, and great food. - If you're into soccer, we have the Columbus Crew. They tried to move but we're very passionate about soccer in this city and convinced them to stay. It was a big thing a few years back. We also have the Blue Jackets for hockey. 5. Weather: - We get a little bit of snow in the winter, usually a couple of inches at worst. Everyone forgets how to drive, sometimes ODOT forgets to plow for days. You know where will always be plowed within 15 minutes? Easton's parking lots. - The summer is hot (80s-100) and muggy. We get some intense thunderstorms, tornadoes are rare and if they come they're usually F0s that touch down at the airport or the golf course near it. That said, you should still take tornado warnings seriously. The late fall/winter/early spring get real gray out, you might end up vitamin D deficient. It be like that sometimes. The mosquitoes suck in the summer. Winters get cold-ish (0-35), and occasionally drop below 0. We store all our diesel busses outside so below 0 days (though infrequent) usually result in snow days for kids. We have had some really cold days before (-10 - -15 without wind chill) but they're extremely uncommon and the city kind of shuts down when they do happen. There are approximately 1-2 weeks of spring temperatures before summer hits and about the same length of fall before winter hits. - Sorta related but if you're not from an area with eastern poison ivy, we have it here and you should learn what it looks like if you're going to do things outdoors. Columbus is fine. Not a very touristy city, not a ton of allure, but it's been pretty good to me. I've lived here my whole life and I'm ready to leave, but it's a fine city.

One more amazing thing you could've touched on is the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. I believe it's the largest zoo in the US and it's an absolute must visit for people exploring the city. It also has a water park, because why not?

You did a very good job with a quick look at Columbus. We lived there for 32 year and were only forced to move when our jobs were cut. For the most part we enjoyed living there. Winters can be tough but Fall is beautiful and the weather is usually cool but pleasant and sunny, perfect for football and apple picking. Wonderful apples grow in orchards just 20 minutes east of Columbus. Yes, the skyline is only OK. Part of that is because the state originally built the tallest buildings but part of it is a lack of planning by the city. The greatest problem (and getting worse) is getting around. Mass transit is mediocre at best, buses only. It's a very youthful city with excellent arts and restaurants. They do have professional hockey with a terrific arena and, even you're not a fan of hockey, going to a game has been called one of the best sports experiences in the USA. Another big deal yearly is the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival where, among other things, they crown the top body buildiers in the nation.

Columbus is the only city in Ohio that is growing, the other major cities in Ohio are shrinking in population, and that is because the cities' job opportunities have grown. I believe that the Columbus population has grown over 12% in the last 10 years. Although the skyline is not much to speak off, Cincy is much more impressive here in the State especially coming in from KY, I have to say that Cbus has improved tremendously over the years, there is a lot to do there. Not just German village and the Short North as mentioned here, but there are a lot of things to do in the Arena District, the North Market is a great place to get a bite to eat with a lot of different culinary options, Columbus Commons is a nice place to hang out especially in the summer but I have noticed that a lot of neighborhoods and suburbs have improved over the years, such as Grandview Heights, Westerville, Dublin, Gahanna, etc.

Good video, but I had no idea people were so down on our skyline! I think if you are coming up to the city from the south, on 71N, when you first turn that bend and the skyline comes into view, it is awesome! It's less impressive from other directions though. Also the Huntington Center's design is worth mentioning. It looks like bigfoot took a bite out of a skyscraper!

COSI is sick for sure, but my favorite thing about living here is the selection of really good food - it's hard to compete when I travel around haha.

Lived here my whole life, over 50 years now. I really thought our skyline would be much more epic by now. A few new skyscrapers over the years, but not nearly what I imagined.

Wow. I very rarely comment on the videos I watch from around the country, but I must say, yours is very well done. Informative and beautiful.

Wow so exciting

This channel is great. I love learning about cities and you do very well with doing overviews. Keep up the good work!

Great video! I don’t know if you posted this because I suggested it, but I am glad you made a video about an Ohio city!

I moved to Columbus 3 years ago from NY state! I absolutely love it here!

I’m an OSU student and I’m heading to Columbus this autumn! I can’t properly express how excited I am to be able to live in the city!

This is a nice description. Thank you for keeping your content brief and to the point. Hopefully you'll cover Cincinnati at some point.

Thanks for this vid! Broadens my horizons!

Excellent work! As an airline employee I visit most of these cities but never have much time to experience them. These introductions are perfect, Il know what to do and even pretend to know something about a place. Thanks again

Born and raised here I absolutely love my city,I wouldn't move anywhere else ❤️

Another excellent video! Thanks City Geek!

Really interesting stuff as usual!

Good job! I do love it here but Cincy, for sure, wins the skyline contest. You left out the Columbus Zoo however where the famous Jack Hannah was the director up until 2020! And despite no Pro football, baseball, or basketball teams are present in Cbus there are professional hockey and soccer teams. Big Fun Columbus is worth mentioning as well. It's a vintage toy and collectible store with an IMPRESSIVE inventory that you just have to see!

I love seeing places that I can see from my window by that I mean the BIG buildings

I’ve heard it’s worth making a trip to Columbus just for the science museum! Interesting city, great video 👍🏼

The most important thing to visit in Columbus is the Thurber House, where James Thurber (1894-1961) lived for five years while he attended Ohio State. It is now the literary center for the community. Thurber, a native of Columbus, was an essayist and man of letters, who wrote for the New Yorker magazine for 34 years, and was as beloved for his drawings and illustrations as for his short stories. His wry humor and droll wit brought him international renown, as did two motion pictures ("The Male Animal," 1942, starring Henry Fonda, and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," 1947, starring Danny Kaye) based on his writings. His plays include "A Thurber Carnival" and "Thirteen Clocks," the latter an homage to the Clocks of Columbus, by which he regulated his sleep. The house is at 77 East Jefferson Ave (zip 43215), and it is open to visitors four days a week, free of charge (guided tours are available, for a nominal fee). They also sponsor numerous literary events throughout the year. An upcoming one is a conversation between Henry Winkler (aka The Fonz) and Connie Schultz, to be held at OSU on Nov. 8--the anniversary of Thurber's death. Go see the house, which is both a museum and a living presence, not just in Columbus, but for authors and artists everywhere.

I was surprised by how much Columbus has grown in population(Cincinnati metro area too). Throughout most of the 20th century Cleveland was by far Ohio's largest city.

Great video!

Intresting thing about the skyline is the window placement. If you loook at the older building you can notice the windows face away from the river as it use to be very dirty. Also, German village is the best. I’m from Columbus and I take a lot of these things for granted

Great video on Columbus!

Loved the skyline part! I will say I agree i’m a sucker for my city but our density isn’t good. We have a lot of tall buildings if put together it would be great! Columbus is expecting some notable high rises! Should be a nice touch. Can’t wait

I live in Houston, TX and Columbus , Ohio . I agree this place is a cultural gastronomic gem . This place rocks . I agree though the skyline could be better but

Great video! We’ll need another video in 5 years showing our skyline since it is rapidly growing as I type this lol

Love your videos. One of the best state capitals. You should do one on Jefferson City.

Great video. Looking forward to seeing a video about Cincinnati.

I couldnt agree more on what you have presented!, over the last 46 years working in columbus I've seen a lot of companies move to columbus and set up shop!, creating multiple career opportunity!. Theres only two things I dislike one is traffic control which they are making drastic upgrades to make things better and I commend them for it!, it's hard to keep up when the growth is at a rapid pace!. My second dislike is how out of control crime is and its spreading fast. I moved out when I was young and never once regretted it and after seeing how things are today I'm glad I made the move!. I do hope some day they get the right mayor and police Chief that knows how to tackle crime!.

Well, algorithm did something right for once. Columbus, represent! I learned quite a few things I didn't know.

This is awesome! I’d love to see you cover Cleveland and Buffalo, NY.

My city! Go Bucks! thanks for doing this

Love the videos. I've been working on some similar. Keep'em coming!!

awesome video! I’d love to see one about Cleveland

After growing up and living there I have to said I am so glad I left that cesspool. Go to the short north, or south high, hill top and bottoms. Spend a couple mins at Livingston and Hamilton. I look at it as a nice size chuck of the decay of western society. Just my opinion though.

🌸😊Enjoyed watching

Lived here for over 20 years now, best move I ever made!

I love this city ❤

this is my city, couldnt wait to see this one come out and wow has it come before I expected.

Please make more of these videos your the best at making these videos I love how u compare everything 🥰

Great video! Just moved out of Cbus after 3 years. Honestly...it's OK. Gets a little boring and a lot of the city feels a bit barren. German Village and the Short North are great tho!

Wow this channel is amazing

I am a Jordanian and I have to admit I fell in love with the city I hope to visit it one day

I like the city. I've lived here for about eight months now and I've enjoyed my time. I've only ever lived in the Northwest rural areas of New Jersey so living in an urban are, but one that's not as giant as New York or even Philly is a good change I think.

I have literally lived in Cbus all my life and didn't know about rat basketball at Cosi. And Ive been to Cosi 4 or 5 times. Even did the school trip where you stay over night in the building!

I've lived in Central Ohio since 1969. Back in the 70-80's...it wasn't so great. Downtown at night was a vast wasteland..everyone ran to the suburbs at 5pm. No downtown dwellings, restaurants, or culture. No arena district. Heck, back then, German Village was a very high crime area.

Oh and I think u should do some city’s on Seattle Jacksonville Cleveland Belgian Kansas City Oklahoma City st. Louis Fresno Denver these are just suggestions if you make more videos I think you should some of the cities if you want to and or if already have. I also like how u do small city’s some mad city’s i’ve never heard of I hope I spelled everything right😅

Very good job 👌 ❤❤

I love my city fr 😍❤️

Columbus was a pretty cool city as I lived near for about 2 years.....great concerts for sure and High Street had a lot of bars and venues. Germantown was cool. I wouldn't move back even with my daughter there, but it would be an ok spot for those who get a job at the new Intel fabs going up in the NorthEast area.

As an italian that lives in florence i like columbus very much for the old skyscaper 😊 is unique

I work in Columbus and I have to say it's growing like mad around here

People who live in Ohio and came to see if this video was true! Also LaVeque is my favorite too! I've been to so many of these places, even I was surprised!

If you like COSI now, you should have seen the original site. It was amazing. Don't get me wrong, Im not knocking today's museum. But that old building's layout was a kid's dream. It was always everybody's favorite school field trip.

My sister lives in Delaware, Ohio outside of Columbus. I am going there to visit her for Thanksgiving.

I live in Columbus and I 100% agree with you about the skyline. Its choppy. When you driving towards the city from the North there are weird gaps. I think Cleveland's skyline is much prettier🤷‍♀️

I never would have thought that it would be larger than Cleveland, or Cincinnati. Great job!

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A quick note about the skyline: uniquely enough it actually spells out 'OHIO' with the La Vec Tower being the I and the Huntington building the H

I don't know what part of Columbus these people who speak so glowingly about this place ( yes I live here in the south side) from what I see on a daily is murders, an abundance of drugs, high crimes, and homeless people walking aimless and causing most of the miner crimes, not to mention the slum lords who rent out places that should be condemed, with constant increases, along with the high utilities aep, and Columbia gas! Again I wish I could experience that glowingness they discribe 🙄

Columbus is a relatively "new" city like Indianapolis. Great city but I'm partial to the older cities like St. Louis, Cleveland and my hometown Cincinnati as they reinvent themselves. You definitely need to drive an hour down the road to experience the old with the new in Cincinnati. In my honest opinion the most underrated city in the Midwest! World class symphony, educational opportunities, Fortune 500 headquarters, parks and rec and amusement park. Not to mention MLB, NFL & MLS teams. OTR is one of the largest preserved historical neighborhoods in the nation (gotta go to Findlay Market). Union Terminal, the amazing KY side, Cincinnati metro even straddles Indiana. A truly unique city! If you add Dayton to the Cincinnati-Dayton metro, it would be one of the top 20 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.

While Columbus and Cincinnati have the largest "metropolitan area" populations in Ohio, and Cleveland's is slightly smaller, the latter is excluding Summit and possibly Portage counties where the Akron metropolitan area is located. Parts of those counties are in Cleveland's orbit more than Akron's, and when one takes all of that into account, the Cleveland metropolitan area is still Ohio's most populated. Cleveland is still easily the most cosmopolitan metro area in all of Ohio!

Raleigh NC please next. One of the fastest growing metros and one of the hottest housing markets rn

Shout out from Cbus ✌️

Lived here for the past 10 years and I'm more of a fan of my home time our Cincinnati. It's an easy city to live in and is grow but isn't the most dxciy

Out of all the places I've ever lived, I have to say I liked Columbus, Ohio the most. Even though the winters are harsh, Columbus has the nicest people, a laid-back approach to living, pleasant greenery, vibrant college scene, and a plain and unpretentious spirit that is very comforting. Now I reside in California where everyone's pretty much a freak.

The new housing market keeps me in a money making machine. THAT MY FRIENDS IS PLAIN AN SIMPLE. Have a nice day. 💯💯💯💯

Go Crew!

In addition to the Big 10's Ohio State Buckeyes Basketball and Football programs, Columbus is also home to the MLS's Columbus Crew, NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, International League's Columbus Clippers and MLS's Next pro Columbus Crew 2.

wondering if you are going to do Baltimore soon?

I wonder if your drone is what I been seeing flying around I need to get the strap 🤣

Do you plan to do a video on Cleveland?

Phoenix next!!!!

Very cool. Enlightening. But I live in cbus it’s pretty shitty

Born and raised in Columbus. It has its limitations and bonuses.

COSI is pretty cool, but it is right next to Franklinton. And now the original settlement is one of the most dangerous areas of the city!

Ay you got the 'THE'!

Do one about Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago

Can you do a video about Providence RI?

Went to college and lived in Columbus for 6 years, still live in the metro area, it ain’t much, but it’s home

Columbus metro is actually about to surpass Cincinnati metro. However, the reality is that Cleveland/Akron CSMA is the largest urban area in Ohio- approximately 3 million

Real Talk all the way

Do one about D.C.

2:24 good job on the pronunciation ;)

thanks, i'll have to visit.

What about the awesome new Crew Stadium?

I have a question, is there a minimum population requirement for you to make videos about certain cities, or are you eventually going to try to get around to most cities in the United States?

im just here foir the ohio memes btw your dad who left to get milk asked

Another fact about CBUS: It is the largest metropolitan area in the US without any mode of Rail Transportation

I think the coolest thing about the Columbus skyline is that it comes together and can spell "Ohio"

Ohio land of Enchantment