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NAT Geo AwArd National Geographic Traveler named Columbus as one of the top 10 Best Fall Trips in the world.
“Sacrifice + Bliss: Aurora Robson” at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
OFFicial visitors guide
The season’s hottest shows 10
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Autumn events 18
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Fun for kids 25
Downtown Columbus, by Randall L. Scheiber; All American Quarter Horse Congress, by Tom Dodge/ Columbus Dispatch; BalletMet’s “Dracula,” courtesy BalletMet; The Ohio State University Buckeyes, by Eric Lyttle.
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Plan Your Visit
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Getting Around
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Columbus Maps
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Encore, encore!
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Experience Columbus Days
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Fall Events
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Attractions & Entertainment
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NAT GEO AWARD
The arts season’s hottest shows, including the Wexner Center’s “Annie Leibovitz,” the Columbus Museum of Art’s “Mark Rothko” and BalletMet’s “Dracula.”
Named by National Geographic Traveler as one of the top 10 Best Fall Trips in the world.
Celebrate Columbus Day with four days of city-wide savings.
Usher in autumn with a whole host of activities, from fall festivals to a World Cup qualifier to equestrian events.
Keep the kids entertained with a “LEGO Castle Adventure,” wild animal attractions and a shipboard celebration of Talk Like a Pirate Weekend.
Food & Drink
Round-the-clock foodies will find plenty of delicious dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Sports
The Buckeyes, Blue Jackets and Crew lead an action-packed lineup.
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Vice President & Publisher Katie Wolfe Lloyd Director of Dispatch Magazines Brian Lindamood Editor Jill Hawes Editorial Assistant Ben Zenitsky Production Manager Craig Rusnak Advertising Director Rheta Gallagher Senior Account Executive Bryan McMahan Sales Assistant Maureen Thon
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President and CEO Paul Astleford Vice President, Marketing Amy Tillinghast Director, Marketing Cathe Moog Director, Tourism Kari Kauffman Director, Communications Beth Ervin Manager, Marketing Claudia Plumley Coordinator, Marketing Sandi Combs
FALL 2012
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Shopping
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Lodging
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