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Schmidt’s restaurant - voted the official food of Columbus Ohio! Experience this iconic restaurant located in the heart of German Village. Open seven days a week, sorry no reservations.
- Top Attractions & Events. Use Experience Columbus’ experience trails to explore the city’s coffee, distilleries, pizza and outdoor adventures, or head to family favorite attractions like the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium or Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
- Adventure. Do you live for the thrill? Check out some of our city's top adventure attractions and get your adrenaline going. Topgolf. Vertical Adventures. ZipZone Outdoor Adventures.
- Sports. The Arena District is home to the Columbus Crew (MLS), the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), the Columbus Fury (PVF) and the Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians (MLB).
- Shopping. No matter if your style is local or luxe, Columbus has every shopping experience you could dream up. Enjoy Easton (named best retail experience in the nation), Polaris Fashion Place or Tanger Outlets, or scale things down to the local level — explore local boutiques and shops in places like the Short North Arts District (and don’t miss the Short North’s monthly Gallery Hop), Grandview Heights, or German Village.
Explore the delicious offerings on Schmidt's Restaurant menu. From iconic sausages to traditional German dinners, find your favorite dish!
- Columbus Is Central to A Lot of people.
- Columbus Wasn’T Always The Capital of Ohio.
- Columbus Became The Capital Before It Was Even A City.
- Some Fascinating People Were Born in Columbus.
- Wendy’s Originated in Columbus ...
- And The City Is Now Home to White Castle’s Headquarters.
- Columbus Almost Had A Different name.
- Columbus Has Had A Variety of Nicknames Over The years.
- The City Is Home to Some Oddities.
- Abraham Lincoln Found Out He Would Be President While in Columbus.
Forty-eight percent of Americans live within 600 milesof Columbus. Major cities like Atlanta, Chicago, and New York City are less than a day’s drive away.
When Ohio obtained its statehood in 1803, Columbus hadn’t been built yet. Chillicothe, a modest city on the Scioto River, was the original state capital. The seat of government temporarily moved to Zanesville in 1810 before Chillicothe regained its capital city status three years later.
In 1810, Ohio’s general assembly voted to choose a new, permanent capital. The lawmakers agreed that whichever locale they picked would have to lie within 40 miles of the state’s geographic center. Four businessmen from the small town of Franklinton offered 20 free acres of land. On February 14, 1812, this land was selected as the site of Ohio’s cu...
Famous Columbusites include R.L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps novels, and celebrity chef Guy Fieri. His birth name was actually Ferry, an Americanized version of his grandparents’ surname Fieri, which he adopted in 1995.
Columbus is an incubator for fast food empires. The very first Wendy’s restaurant opened on East Broad Street in November 1969. Today, the franchiseis headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus.
Burger chain White Castle was founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921, but has been based in Columbus since 1933.
The Ohio state legislature picked the name Columbus for the still-unfinished capital on February 20, 1812. It had also considered a much duller alternative: Ohio City.
Columbus has had many aliases, including Cowtown and Cbus. Arch City, an 1890s nickname, stemmed from the city’s construction of arches over key streets. The arches provided power to the city’s new electric streetcars.
The Ohio History Center has a genuine two-headed calf, stuffed and mounted for display. The short-lived anomaly was born in 1915; its preserved body was donated in the 1970s.
In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was visiting then-GovernorWilliam Dennison Jr. at the Ohio Statehouse when he learned that the Electoral College results were in and he’d been elected president.
Mozart's, Columbus: See 453 unbiased reviews of Mozart's, rated 4.5 of 5 on Tripadvisor and ranked #6 of 1,464 restaurants in Columbus.
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A Vibrant, High Energy Dining Experience. Martini Modern Italian is where timeless & innovative dining intersect, blending contemporary Italian style with classic Italian influence. Dine in a cosmopolitan glow with downtown design and metropolitan energy.
A delightful ambiance paired with delectable cuisine is unbeatable. Round up your friends and indulge in our remarkable Ding Ho Platter ! With ribs, egg rolls, shrimp, crab rangoons, fried wontons, and scallops, you can savor the finest flavors in the company of your closest companions.
