Symposium Venue
- The symposium will be held at the Ohio Union
Getting Here
- From the Airport
- Uber, Lyft, and local taxi companies – rate is around $20-30
- Parking
- Public transit
- Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) :: COTA routes 1 and 2 have frequent service (15 minute headway) along High Street. There are stops in front of the Ohio Union
- Bikeshare
- CoGo bike share :: offers classic bikes and e-bikes (look for the pink wheels)
- Walking
- It is a 1.5 mile walk (33 minutes) from the intersection of High and Buttles (in the heart of the Short North, near The Graduate Hotel) to the Ohio Union. It is generally a safe area, although one might not to walk alone at night, or at all during bar closing time (1am-2am)
Hotel information
- Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus – Downtown
- 501 N. High St., Columbus, OH
- Nightly rate: $199 (single occupancy; additional fees apply for more guests; parking extra)
- Block name: UCGIS 2024
- The Graduate Columbus
- 750 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215
- Nightly rate: $122 (single or double occupancy)
- Register as a guest of The Ohio State University
- Hilton Columbus Downtown
- 402 N. High St., Columbus, OH
- Nightly rate: $122 (single or double occupancy; parking extra)
- Block name: UCGIS 2024
- Other area hotels may also accept GSA rates ($122) if you are eligible for those.
Restaurants/coffee
Campus Area
There are numerous restaurants near campus that cater to students. Some highlights
- Roots Natural Kitchen :: salads
- Barrio :: tacos
- Heirloom Café (in the Wexner Center for the Arts)
- Shawarma Bite :: 12 East 16th Ave
- Diaspora :: Korean
- Alqueria :: farm to table
Short North
- Brassica :: Mediterranean bowls and salads (680 N High)
- Condado :: tacos (1227 N High St)
- 1126 :: Japanese
- Domo :: Japanese
- Hubbard Grille :: American
- Arch City :: gastropub
- Northstar :: breakfast, lunch, dinner (951 N High)
- Forno :: pizza
- Wine on High :: wine, nibbles from Hubbard Grille next door
- The Pearl :: gastropub
- One Line :: coffee
- Hireath :: farm to fire to table
- Plas :: approachable fine-dining
- Rooh :: progressive Indian
Downtown/Arena District
- Wolf Ridge Brewing
- Jackie-O’s on Fourth :: brewpub with rooftop and garden in a beautifully renovated 1910 building, with Goood Friends (no typo) Midwestern food
- Speck :: Italian
- North Market
Italian Village
- Budd Dairy Food Hall
- Seventh Son Brewing :: daily food truck
German Village
- Bistrolino :: Italian/Lebanese
- Lindey’s :: old school
Victorian Village
Franklinton
- Strongwater :: eclectic
- Taft’s Brewporium :: brewpub and New Haven style pizza
Things to See/Do
General information and events
Neighborhoods
- Franklinton :: The first European settlement of Columbus (1797) – a once repeatedly flooded industrial neighborhood, now a happening arts district. Also features a great beer garden at Land Grant Brewing.
- German Village :: The Georgetown of Columbus – brick homes, shops and streets. Good restaurants, coffee houses, small shops, beautiful Schiller Park, and a famous 32- room bookshop.
- Short North Arts District :: More entertainment than arts district at this point, but good options for food, drink and shopping.
Places
- Wexner Center for the Arts (OSU campus)
- Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum (OSU campus)
- Columbus Musuem of Art
- Goodale Park
- Schiller Park
- Franklin Park and Conservatory/Botanical Garden
- Topiary Park :: Georges Seurat’s famous painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte rendered in shrubbery. (Not making that up)
- Scioto Mile :: Award-winning riverfront public space
Live Music
- Brothers Drake Meadery :: jazz on Wednesdays; soul on Thursdays
- Ginger Rabbit :: jazz; must book in advance!
- Natalie’s Grandview :: Excellent live music venue with a bar side and a dinner theater side – good food! Must book in advance!
- Woodlands Tavern :: jam band central
Activities
- Central Ohio Greenways :: Great rail-trail system, and connects to the cross-state Ohio to Erie trail
- Scioto Audobon outdoor climbing wall
- Quarry Trails :: home of the world’s first urban Via Ferrata
