Columbus/South
Columbus/South is defined as being South of I-70 in Columbus, Ohio. It includes German Village, Brewery District, New Rome, Valley View, Galloway, Urbancrest, Grove City, Obetz, Groveport and Brice.
Get in
Get around
By car
By bus
- 🌍 COTA (Central Ohio Transit Authority). Not the best bus service, but it can take you to most important places in the city, which should be about 5 blocks away from any conceivable location you need to go to. This service costs $2.00 for an express bus and $1.50 for a normal bus. Transfers are free; ask for one from the bus driver when you pay your fare.
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See
Do
Culture
- 🌍 Actors' Theatre Company, 1000 City Park Avenue (Schiller Park), ☏ +1 614-444-6888, questions@actorstheatre.org. Free, but donations welcomed.
Sports
- 🌍 Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs (Columbus Racino) (2 mi (3.2 km) south of Route 270 on Route 23 South (High Street)). Gambling venue with harness racing and betting.
Nature
- 🌍 Three Creeks MetroPark. Large metropark.
- 🌍 Scioto Grove Metro Park, ☏ +1 614-949-1078. Offers fishing, kayaking, disc golf, and archery.
- 🌍 Scioto Audubon Park.
Other
- 🌍 Magic Mountain Fun Center East, 5890 Scarborough Blvd., ☏ +1 614-490-5071. M-Th noon-8PM, F noon-10PM, Sa 11AM-10PM, Su 11AM-8PM. Climbing playground, bumper cars, go-karts, arcade, mini-golf, batting cages.
Buy
- 🌍 Franklin Art Glass, 222 E Sycamore St, ☏ +1 614-221-2972. Handcrafted stained glass, since 1924. One of the world’s largest and highly respected creators of stained glass.
- 🌍 Metroscrap, 177 E. Beck St, ☏ +1 614 207-0172. M-F 10AM-5PM, Sa noon-6PM, Su closed. Black and white photographs of urban scenes.
- 🌍 Book Loft of German Village, 631 S Third St, ☏ +1 614 464-1774, bookloft1@bookloft.com. 10AM-11PM daily. This bookstore has 32 maze-like rooms packed with books, cards, and puzzles.
- 🌍 3rd & Sycamore (Tiki Botanicals), 650 S 3rd St, ☏ +1 614-674-2443. Huge variety of high-end scented candles, soaps, scrubs, lotions, incense, and many other nice-smelling things, all in an artistic and friendly shop. A delight for lovers of scents and elegance.
Eat
Budget
- 🌍 Katzingers Deli, 475 S Third St (Third St and Livingston Ave, the northern edge of German Village), ☏ +1 614-228-8854.
- Lunch Wagons (Called loncheras or lovingly referred to as "roach coaches"). Cater to a Latino labor force, are becoming a common sight around town and are very popular with those in the know. Similar to the lunch wagons so popular in Hawaii, but with a Latino twist. They are subject to inspection by the health dept. and should not be feared but enjoyed.
- 🌍 Old Mohawk Restaurant, 819 Mohawk St, ☏ +1 614-444-7204. Great pasta, burgers, turtle soup.
- 🌍 Pistacia Vera, 541 South 3rd Street, ☏ +1 614-220-9070, hello@pistaciavera.com. 7AM–3PM daily. Bakery.
Mid-range
- 🌍 Barcelona Restaurant & Bar, 263 East Whittier Street, ☏ +1 614-443-3699, fax: +1 614-444-0539, info@barcelonacolumbus.com.
- 🌍 Schmidt's Restaurant und Sausage Haus, 240 E Kossuth St (head south on High Street from downtown, turn left on Kossuth Street), ☏ +1 614-444-6808, schmidt240@aol.com. A traditional German restaurant. Has a sister sweet shop next store that sells fudge. Schmidt's stalls are a common sight at Columbus fairs and events.
- 🌍 My Momma's Sweet Potato Pies, 813 East Livingston Ave, ☏ +1 614-444-4282. Authentic sweet potato pie.
- 🌍 Lindey's, 169 E Beck St, ☏ +1 614-228-4343.
- 🌍 Thurman's Cafe, 183 Thurman Ave, ☏ +1 614-443-1570. The Thurman Burger is loaded with all types of meat, including ham and bacon and globs of all of your favorite garnishings. The wings are also rumored to be excellent, but it's difficult to go there and not order one of their fantastic burgers. $10-20.
Drink
The Brewery District is in South Columbus.
Stay safe
Hospitals
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- 🌍 Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Dr (just south of I-70 in central Columbus.), ☏ +1 614-722-2000. More than six square city blocks with 1.5 million square feet of space on its downtown hospital and research campus, and is the nation’s 5th largest free-standing children’s hospital.
- 🌍 Mount Carmel Grove City, 5300 North Meadows Drive (east of I-71 at London-Groveport Road), ☏ +1 614 663 5000. Part of the Mount Carmel Health System (Catholic).
- 🌍 Grove City Methodist Hospital, 1375 Stringtown Road (east of I-71 at Stringtown Road), ☏ +1 614 788 1000. Part of the OhioHealth (Methodist) system.
- 🌍 Doctors Hospital, 5100 West Broad Street (west of I-270 at West Broad Street), ☏ +1 614 544 1000. Part of the OhioHealth (Methodist) system.
Cope
- 🌍 St Mary's Catholic Church, 684 South 3rd St, ☏ +1 614-445-9668.
Sleep
Budget
- 🌍 Comfort Suites, 5944 Scarborough Blvd, ☏ +1 614-552-2525, fax: +1 614-552-2526. Peaceful setting off I-70 exit 110. All-suite hotel with indoor pool and free continental breakfast bar.
- 🌍 Econo Lodge Brice Road, 5950 Scarborough Blvd, ☏ +1 614-864-4670, fax: +1 614-864-3404.
- 🌍 Microtel Inn Columbus/Grove City, 1800 Stringtown Rd, ☏ +1 614-277-0705, fax: +1 614-277-0706.
Mid-range
- 🌍 German Village Guesthouse, 748 Jaeger Street, ☏ +1 614-437-9712, fax: +1 614-340-9539, info@gvguesthouse.com. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: Noon.
- 🌍 Best Western Clarmont Inn & Suites, 650 South High Street, ☏ +1 614-228-6511, fax: +1 614 228-8109. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM.
Connect
- 🌍 Marion-Franklin Branch Library, 2740 Lockbourne Rd, ☏ +1 614-645-2275.
- 🌍 Columbus Metropolitan Library Parsons Branch, 1113 Parsons Ave, ☏ +1 614-645-2275.