Columbus
Columbus Ohio OH
- Country Code
- USA
- State Code
- OH
- Gay Info
- Stonewall Columbus Hotline/Community Center 614/299-7764. 1160 N High St (at E 4th Ave), 9am-5pm, clsd wknds, www.stonewallcolumbus.org.
- Aids Group
- Columbus AIDS Task Force 614/299-2437, www.catf.net.
- Gay Aa
- Drummer's Group AA 614/253-8501, www.aacentralohio.org.
- Gay Pride
- June. 614/299-7764 (Stonewall #), www.columbuspride.org.
- Annual Events
- June - Columbus Arts Festival 614/224-2606, www.gcac.org.
- July/August - Ohio State Fair 888/646-3976, www.ohioexpocenter.com.
- September - Ohio Lesbian Festival, www.ohiolba.org.
- Airport
- Port Columbus International. To get to downtown, take 17th Ave to Hwy 62 South. Follow Hwy 62 until it comes to Hwy 40 West. Follow 40 West as it runs right through downtown.
- Taxi
- Yellow Cab 614/444-4444.
- Acme Taxi 614/777-7777.
- Public Transport
- Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) 614/228-1776, www.cota.com.
- Tourist Attraction
- Brewery District.
- Columbus Jazz Orchestra 614/294-5200, www.jazzartsgroup.org.
- Columbus Museum of Modern Art 614/221-6801, www.columbusmuseum.org.
- Columbus Zoo 800/666-5397 www.columbuszoo.org.
- Franklin Park Conservatory 614/645-8733, www.fpconservatory.org.
- German Village district.
- The Short North neighborhood (popular “Gallery Hop” 1st Sat), 614/299-8050 web:www.shortnorth.org.
- Wexner Center for the Arts 614/292-0330, www.wexarts.org.
- Visitors Bureau
- 800/282-5393, www.ohiotourism.com.
- Weather
- Truly midwestern. Winters are cold, summers are hot.
- Where The Girls Are
- Downtown with the boys, north near the University area, or somewhere in-between.