What makes Columbus, Ohio Great?

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Columbus is Ohio’s capital city and Ohio’s most populous city. It is the second most populated Midwestern city after Chicago and the fourteenth most populated city in the United States.

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Visitors love Columbus because it has America’s largest university, delicious cuisine, and colossal sporting culture.

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You can drive to many other major cities from Columbus. Detroit is a 3 hour 30 drive away, Chicago is a 5-hour drive and Indianapolis is a 2 hours and 30 minutes drive from Columbus.

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If you live in Columbus, you live in a big American city without the high living costs of New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

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Ever since 1993, the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens have been Columbus’s leading natural attractions.

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The zoo includes an 18-hole safari golf club and the Zoombezi Bay. Also, the zoo hosts business meetings, school trips, and weddings.

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The Columbus Museum of Art dated back to 1878 and was the first fine art museum to register in Ohio. You can find exhibits from all over the globe, including modern American and European exhibitions.

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Columbus is one of the best cities in the Midwest, and it offers excellent travel opportunities.

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Columbus has a vibrant downtown area and all the great things that come from that. However, vast green spaces, parks, and nature preserves fill Central Columbus.

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