Things to do in Columbus & Central Ohio

A north-central Ohio county seat known for its historic downtown and annual Bratwurst Festival.

Ohio's original zipline canopy tour operator, with courses ranging from family-friendly to high-speed.

A Southeast Ohio region of sandstone gorges, waterfalls, and hiking trails around Old Man's Cave.

Ohio's largest and most colorful cave system, with guided walking tours near West Liberty.

An epic outdoor drama retelling the life of Shawnee leader Tecumseh, staged nightly each summer near Chillicothe.

A Columbus suburb famous for championship golf and the world's largest Irish festival.

A pottery-heritage river town famous for its unique Y-shaped bridge.

A north-central Ohio county seat known for its presidential history and a revitalized downtown.

A hilly Appalachian college town in southeast Ohio, home to Ohio University and a historic brick-lined uptown.

A western Ohio county along the Great Miami River, anchored by Troy's historic square and Piqua's canal history.

Visitor bureau for Pickaway County, Ohio, home of the Circleville Pumpkin Show and area parks and history.

Convention and visitors bureau for Fairfield County, Ohio, south and east of Columbus.

See Neil Armstrong's Gemini VIII spacecraft, spacesuits and an Apollo 11 moon rock in his Ohio hometown.

A 65-acre open-air history museum with the 1905 Wright Flyer III, historic buildings and a 151-foot carillon.

Tour eight regions of animals from Heart of Africa to Polar Frontier, plus an aquarium and a 1914 carousel.

Hands-on science museum on the Scioto riverfront with a planetarium, a dinosaur gallery and themed exhibit halls.

National park sites across Dayton tracing the Wright brothers' work, starting at their bicycle shop neighborhood.

Glasshouse biomes, outdoor botanical gardens, a children's garden and Chihuly glass art inside Franklin Park.

Walk brick-paved streets lined with restored red-brick homes, then browse the shops, restaurants and Schiller Park.

Walk among earthen mounds and geometric earthworks built by the Hopewell people nearly 2,000 years ago.

Walk through four huge hangars holding more than 360 aircraft and missiles, from Wright brothers artifacts to Air Force One.

See the Horseshoe, Ohio State's 1922 football stadium, with its Pantheon-style rotunda and stained glass murals.

Walk the path around a 1,348-foot snake-shaped earthwork built by ancient American Indian cultures in southern Ohio.