Columbus is the capital of Ohio, as well as the largest city in the state. The city is full of museums, historic buildings, a "wide variety"Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau: Culinary Scene of dining options and lodging is almost all price ranges.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a great spot to keep the kids "entertained."Frommer's: Especially for Kids There are "over 650 wildlife species,"Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium as well a "100,000-gallon coral reef exhibit" and "one of the largest" collection of reptiles in the country.Fodor's: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

COSI Columbus is a "popular" museum of science and industry, and has been for "40 years."Lonely Planet: COSI Columbus It's a "hands-on science center" with more than "300 exhibits" for the whole family.Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau : COSI Columbus They offer preschool workshops, as well as "camp-ins" and after school programs.COSI Columbus: Educators

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