I was 'born and raised' in northeast Ohio. I came to Columbus for college. One summer I lived in Ann Arbor, MI (which is love). I've been in Columbus ever since.
There
are tons of things to do, like DeltAlum mentioned. In Columbus, however, there's not much to do if you're just getting together with some friends on the spur-of-the-moment.
You can:
#1Go the trendy new mall (which last year was Easton, this year is Polaris, and I don't know what is in the works for next year).. this must be the freakin' mall capital of the world:
- Polaris
- Easton
- Northland
- Eastland
- Westland
- Tuttle
- Lane Avenue
- The Continent (actually, this used to be really cool, but everyone has pretty much pulled out of it
)
Not to mention all of the strip malls & junk.
#2 Go out to eat at one of many, many chain restaurants (although some of the trendier ones are all owned by the same local guy)... usually located near or in the malls
#3 Go out to one of the new "Districts". (A couple years ago the Nationwide Insurance Company built a giant arena downtown, and that area quickly became knows as the "Arena District". Almost immediately signs sprouted up everywhere naming things like the "Brewery District", "Arts District", etc.) When you get to the district of your choice you can shop and/or eat. Or, if you planned ahead, you might actually see a game or go to a really fun arts event.
#4Clubbing/Bars: Once upon a time, there were some divier clubs on the OSU campus, where the 18+up crowd gathered. So there were some great clubs around town. Then this lovely organization called "Campus Partners" decided to buy them out, along with tons of local shop owners, to replace them with chain stores, etc. Nothing has replaced these bars, so the the students have invaded what once were the 'better' bars (or they just have giant house parties that turn into riots
).
There are a few good local ones, but you have to ask around to find them
Do you see a trend in the immediately-available activities in Columbus? No wonder it was named as one of the fattest cities in America.
Anyway, sorry about the Columbus rant. There are some really fun things, like the Gallery Hop that happens every 1st Sat. of the month. Most of the galleries and shops in the Short North area (now named the Arts District, but everyone still calls it the Short North) stay open until at least 10p.m. and people wander them and buy things (<--- Columbus loves to shop).. great people watching!
Mansfield... there's
really not much to do. My sister-in-law grew up in the Mansfield/Ashland area and lives there now. Make Columbus look like NYC.
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