Arts & Entertainment

Columbus has a genuinely layered arts scene, anchored by the gallery corridor running through the Short North and institutions like the Wexner Center and Pizzuti Collection near OSU. The Columbus Museum of Art and COSI cover opposite ends of the museum spectrum, while the Ohio Theatre brings a different kind of night out than a stadium show at Nationwide Arena.

If you're sorting out what to do, the subcategories here break it down usefully. Museums and performing arts suit different moods and budgets; escape games are scattered across Polaris, the Short North, and the east side if you want something more interactive. Public art in Franklinton alone is worth an afternoon, and paint and sip options are worth knowing before you default to whatever's closest.