Whether it’s your first trip to Columbus or a return visit, your groups will enjoy our new, innovative experiences. Our immersive experiences will excite and engage the most discerning travelers. Featured below is a sampling of what awaits you in Columbus. Visit ExperienceColumbus.com for complete details.

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NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament

The NCAA Women's Basketball tournament will return to Columbus in 2009 when The Ohio State University hosts first- and second-round games at Nationwide Arena. The tournament games will be played on either Saturday, March 21 and Monday, March 23 or Sunday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 24. More about the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament

To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasure From the Brooklyn Museum

Drawing from the Brooklyn Museum's vast collection of Egyptian monuments and objects, the exhibition will feature more than 100 pieces that illustrate the ancient civilization's view of death and the afterlife. The exhibition, which explores Egyptian strategies for defeating death and achieving eternal life, will contain over 100 objects including coffins, statuary, jewelry, and vessels. The exhibition tells the story of mummification, the funeral procession and rituals, the contents of the tomb, the final judgment, and the idealized afterlife. More about To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasure From the Brooklyn Museum

Motts Military Museum

Motts Military Museum was founded in 1987 by Warren E. Motts of Groveport, Ohio who established the museum as a 501 (C) 3 not for profit tax exempt educational organization. The mission of Motts Military Museum is to: “To educate the public on the importance of America’s military past through the documentation, collection, interpretation, and preservation of tangible artifacts and personal stories of the men and women who served and are serving in the United States Armed Forces.” More about the Motts Military Museum

Celebrate The Holidays In Columbus

Stroll brick streets lined with one-of-a-kind shops, coffee houses and restaurants in German Village, a charming neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Get festive at Franklin Park Conservatory, which is decorated for the holidays with thousands of colorful poinsettias, explore the unique shops and boutiques in one of Columbus’ many charming suburbs, and much much more. More about Celebrate The Holidays In Columbus

New Ballpark Opening

Huntington Park will be the new stadium for the Columbus Clippers, a Triple-A minor league baseball team in the International League currently affiliated with the Washington Nationals. Groundbreaking for the new 10,000-seat stadium took place on August 2 2007, and the stadium opening is planned for the 2009 season. Huntington Park will be located at the corner of Neil Avenue and Nationwide Boulevard in the Arena District of Columbus, Ohio and will replace the Clippers' current home, Cooper Stadium in April 2009. More about the New Ballpark Opening

Lincoln Theatre Reopening

The east side’s historic Lincoln Theatre today entered a new phase in its life. The cultural icon that sat empty through a generation of neglect is now being restored to serve a new generation of arts and artists, reopening in Spring 2009. The $11 million initiative, begun in 2004 by Mayor Michael B. Coleman, is moving forward with the cooperation and support of the City of Columbus, Franklin County Commissioners, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and local business partners. More about the Lincoln Theatre Reopening

Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science

Uncovering an object is just the beginning of the story. Piece together a crumbling wall of Egyptian art and hieroglyphics to unlock messages left behind by this ancient civilization. Discover the mysteries of mummification hidden inside a full-scale replica of an Egyptian tomb. Reveal what’s inside a sealed coffin using remote sensing equipment. Learn what objects the Egyptians took with them into the afterlife and why. Explore animal mummies to understand their importance in the ancient Egyptian culture and much much more. More about the Lost Eqypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science

Enriching the Experience

The Ohio Statehouse will unveil a $3.5 million interactive vision of Ohio history in March 2009. With the goal to "Enrich the Experience" of visitors, the Statehouse will offer video displays, images projected on the high, vaulted ceilings in the crypt and a big-screen TV equipped with "gesture tech," a step beyond touch-screen in which gestures activate images. More about the Enriching the Experience

Girls Getaway

Design your own signature brownie on a stick in the Brownie Points kitchen. Create irresistible confections by dipping brownies, homemade cookies and other treats in a chocolate fountain with extras for the trip home, Eat lunch at a Columbus institution, Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus in German Village, a charming neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Explore art galleries, antique stores and boutiques in the Short North Arts District. More about the Girls Getaway

Administrative Office
277 W. Nationwide Boulevard, Suite 125
Columbus, OH 43215
Tel: (614) 221-6623
Toll Free: (800) 354-2657
Fax: (614) 221-5618
Email: VisitorInfo@ExperienceColumbus.com
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Kari Kaufman
Director of Tourism
Tel: (614) 614-222-6107
Fax: (614) 221-5618
Email: kkauffman@ExperienceColumbus.com

Amy Tatman
Sr. Tourism Sales Manager
Tel: (614) 222-6146
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Email: atatman@ExperienceColumbus.com

Brian Cheek
Tourism Sales Manager
Tel: (614) 222-6136
Fax: (614) 221-5618
Email: bcheek@ExperienceColumbus.com