Extended Stay Columbus Guide

Besides interesting places, there are also many interesting events that you can attend while you’re on extended stay in Columbus. Here are some of the fairs and festivals:

• Columbus Arts Festival
  If you an art lover, this is a sure place to go. Here you enjoy many forms of art so I’m sure you will find something that meets your taste.
• Hot Times Festival
  Help in a historic part of Columbus, this festival celebrates the diversity of Columbus with music, food, and performances.
• Ohio State Fair
  It is a big state fair which is attended by hundreds of thousands. The scale of the fair can be seen from the fact that it contributes more than USD 200 million to Columbus’ economy.
• Origins Game Fair
  If you love games, this is the place to go. Here you will see all kinds of games, from computer games, board games, to card games.
• Red, White, and Boom
  Do you ever want to watch fireworks? Don’t forget to attend this festival which is help around the Independence Day. This is one of the largest fireworks display in the United States.
• Festival Latino
  This is a festival with Latino theme where you can enjoy Latino music and performances.
• Jazz and Ribs Festival
  As the name says, this is where people who love jazz and ribs should go. It features jazz performances along with many rib vendors.
• ComFest
  This is a major festival that features music, body painting and other forms of arts. This is the largest non-commercial festival in the United States.
• Asian Festival
  This is a festival with Asian theme where you can enjoy Asian music, food, and performances.

I don’t know about you, but I think that’s a lot of festival for just one city! Along with the interesting places I’ve discussed before, you won’t lack interesting activity to spend your extended stay time in Columbus.

While you’re in Columbus for extended stay, there are many interesting places you can visit. These are the places where you can enjoy your time and refresh yourself after working or doing business for days.

Of course, there are malls where you can always go for shopping or hang out. But there are also many other interesting places to spend your time while you’re on extended stay in Columbus. Here are some of them:

• The Chadwick Arboretum
  This place has large collection of plants and is located inside the campus of Ohio State University.
• The Big Darby Creek
  It’s a beautiful park which also has diverse ecological environment. It’s located in the southern part of the city.
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
  It’s a famous, world-class zoo and aquarium. It has exotic collections which include kangaroos and manatees, among others.
• Franklin Park Conservatory
  If you love to know more about plants or just want to have fresh air, this is a good place for you. It opened in 1895 and recently added glass sculpture to its collection.
• Center of Science and Industry (COSI)
  As its name implies, this is a science museum where you can learn more about how the nature works.
• Ohio Historical Center
  It’s a large (250,000 square foot) historical museum which is located in northern part of the city. As part of it there is Ohio Village where you can get a sense of how the Civil War era was.
• The Kelton House
  This is your place if you want to know more about Victorian life. The museum was built in 1852.
• Columbus Museum of Art
  If you love arts, this is the place to go. It has both American and European art collection.
• Wexner Center for the Arts
  It’s a gallery which is located inside Ohio State University. It also has a research facility.

These places should enough to keep you busy for a while! Just don’t forget to enrich your experience while you’re on extended stay in Columbus.

In the previous post we’ve looked at some reasons when you may need extended stay in Columbus. Now let’s look closer at the city of Columbus itself.

Located near the center of the state of Ohio, Columbus is the 15th largest city in the United States with a population of 747,755 (based 2006 data).  This is the population of the city itself without including the larger Columbus Metropolitan Areas which consists of some municipalities. If we take Columbus Metropolitan Areas into account, the number of population is 1,754,337. The population growth of Columbus is evident through its increasing ranking among the most populated cities in the United States. In 1850, Columbus was the 37th largest city. In 1950, it became the 28th largest city. And now it becomes the 15th largest city.

The total area of the city is 212.6 square miles, of which 99% is land and 1% is water. The city continues to expand geographically.

Columbus is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Its growth makes it different from many other cities in Midwest like Cleveland and Cincinnati which no longer grow as fast. This growth is partly fueled by the diverse economic base of Columbus. Columbus is strong in multiple industries like healthcare, technology, and education, just to mention a few. There are many companies which are headquartered in Columbus, including Fortune 500 companies like Cardinal Health. Several insurance companies are also headquartered in Columbus. All in all, Columbus’ economic is in the top 10 in the United States which is very good.

This strong economy is perhaps the main reason why Columbus’ hospitality industry, including extended stay, grows well. The fact that the economy base is diverse also helps the city sustain its economic strength.

Besides economy, the city is also strong in education. Columbus is the home of The Ohio State University which has the largest campus among colleges in the United States. It’s also the home of Columbus State Community College.

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