Hidden gems: Tourist attractions in Columbus

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Columbus. This list contains 45 places from Tourist attraction category.

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The Naiads
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Sculpture of two nude women placed on a bronze base in a three-tier fountain. The figures have outstretched arms with 9 birds flying above their reach. They are standing on a base with sunfish and salmon swimming around. At three locations around the fountain pairs of fish spray water into the upper...
5.00 (5 reviews)
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Foster's House of Christmas
Tourist attraction
5.00 (5 reviews)
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House of Flags Museum
Museum
👍👍 Great museum with lots of history covered through flags and their descriptions. It's free, but make a donation to keep it going. Really enjoyable. Only thing missing was Sheldon & Amy! :-)
4.90 (27 reviews)
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Columbus Maennerchor
Social club
👍👍 This century-old renovated house is the clubhouse for the oldest extant German singing organization on the North American continent. 170 years! The ground floor and outside patios and porches are host to Valter's, a wonderful neighborhood pub and restaurant reminiscent of places similarly found in C...
4.90 (26 reviews)
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Old Beechwold Historic District
Historical landmark
👍👍 Especially at sunset, there's something magical about this place! You leave busy High Street and enter another world of fairytale stone houses, winding roads, massive old trees, woods and streams, and deer who seem unafraid of human visitors. There's a hush broken only by the call of birds, offering...
4.90 (19 reviews)
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Columbus Museum Inc
Museum
👍👍 We were in town visiting family for a few days and stopped by the museum one afternoon, mostly out of curiosity. What a find! We got lost in the history of Columbus for two hours. Excellent docents provided lots of background about materials on display, and we came away with a real sense of histo...
4.90 (9 reviews)
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Miller House and Garden Ticket Office
Tourist attraction
Tours are available of this midcentury-modern home with period furnishings & manicured landscaping.
4.80 (97 reviews)
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Thurber House
Non-profit organization
Interactive museum in the home of writer James Thurber, with a literary center, tours & bookstore.
4.80 (93 reviews)
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Park of Roses Shelter House
City park
👍👍 Best park to do anything in! Bike Trails, Fly planes and drones. picnic!
4.80 (93 reviews)
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Cultural Arts Center
Art center
👍👍 This place is pretty incredible- right in the center of downtown there is a community arts space that offers affordable classes to Columbus residents- ceramics, enamel work, painting, sculpture, weaving and the like. There is a gallery on the entrance floor and a shop of handmade goods that students...
4.80 (52 reviews)
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Viral Columbus Selfie Museum
Photography studio
👍 Went on a Thursday for the 15$ per person deal. It was perfect, me and my family had a blast. The pictures came out super cute. I would recommend to try this spot. You won’t regret it !
4.80 (36 reviews)
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Arena District
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Ice hockey was very powerful. it was fun.
4.80 (33 reviews)
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East Bank Park
City park
👍👍 Beautiful riverfront park! A great place to walk on the trails, relax on the lawn or swings, and plenty of small accents to add to the charm like fountains and lamp posts. Great access via connecting pathways to other parks and boat launch ramps.
4.80 (19 reviews)
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Riffe Gallery
Art gallery
👍👍 Such a fun gallery. Good hours. Meaningful work.
4.80 (12 reviews)
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Wagner-Hagans Auto Museum
Museum
👍👍 Awesome old classic cars, almost all original parts. No wait time, but you do need to make an appointment.The owner was super kind and helpful on the facts of all the vehicles. Highly recommend going! 5/5
4.70 (130 reviews)
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Andrew Jackson Higgins National Memorial
Tourist attraction
4.70 (122 reviews)
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South Oval
Park
😐 Smaller than the Oval, and not surrounded by as pretty buildings.
4.70 (102 reviews)
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Tennessee Williams Home & Welcome Center
Tourist information center
👍👍 What a nice surprise to find this wonderful historic home of Tennessee Williams. The home is so beautiful and nicely decorated to reflect the time period. Ms. Carolyn was my guide and she’s absolutely lovely. Such a sweet sweet soul. I enjoyed our conversations and well as all the knowledge she had...
4.70 (94 reviews)
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Glass Axis
Art center
👍👍 Did a pumpkin glass blowing class for my brothers birthday! Had an absolute BLAST with Alex ! She was so friendly and knowledgeable. Will definitely be back for more classes !
4.70 (75 reviews)
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Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Museum
Exhibits trace the history of cartoon art, from comic strips to graphic novels, on the OSU campus.
4.70 (61 reviews)
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