12 S H OOT I N G CO M PL E X FAMILY FRIENDLY! RIFLE PISTOL USPSA STEEL FREEDOM ALSO AVAILABLE: Corporate Events | Charity Fundraisers | Company Picnics | Private Parties OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Up to 400 yard Rifle Steel Targets every 100 yards Wed-Fri 11am-6pm Sat & Sun: 10am-6pm 10 Pistol Bays Memberships or Day Pass Handgun Competitions Beginner/Advanced Lessons: Pistol, Rifle, Group or Private 706.573.5726 OF YARDS WWW.STRONGPOINTSHOOTING.COM 959 John Weaver Rd. | Waverly Hall, GA 31831 FROM COLUMBUS: North on Manchester Expressway, Turn Right on Hwy. 208 for 3.5 miles, Take left at Strong Point sign 400 400 YARDS OF FREEDOM 58 WELCOME GO AllIN COLUMBUSOut GEORGIA Stay and Explore here is the best place in Georgia to go for all out fun? Without a doubt, it’s Columbus! You’ll find a vibrant, artsy energy that blends with its unique history and a killer food scene to offer a getaway destination that is under the radar and over the top. It’s also the perfect place to enjoy Wthe outdoors, listen to local bands and taste finely brewed beer. Where else can you raft RiverWalk. Watch people in place. Columbus’ locally- or kayak the whitewater of yellow rafts laugh through owned stores and boutiques the Chattahoochee River, the spray of the water while welcome shoppers who enjoy go mountain biking, zip line others enjoy a leisurely the city’s easily walkable retail across the river, play paint ball, paddle in the river’s flat- districts. Fashionistas and visit a world-class museum, water places. Bring your antique pickers alike spend dine at a top-flight restaurant, binoculars to see a variety the mornings strolling from catch a Broadway caliber play, of feathered wonders that shop window to shop window and then groove to live music are attracted to the food before sitting down under a red late into the night? Columbus and water promised by the table umbrella to order lunch gives you all those options, all river’s presence. al fresco. Later in the evening, in the same place! Just a few streets over they’ll come back to Uptown Mingle with the walkers from the activities along the to enjoy a free outdoor concert, and bikers who steadily stroll RiverWalk, a different kind of a Broadway series musical at and roll along Columbus’ urban adventure takes the RiverCenter, or the latest 4 800.999.1613 | VisitColumbusGa.com TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 WELCOME 6 VISITORS CENTER 8 WILD ADVENTURES 13 ATTRACTIONS 16 ART & SCULPTURE 19 ON STAGE Sculpture Walk 22 RESTAURANTS production at the Springer 27 SHOPPING Opera House. 28 GARDENS Another group of visitors 30 REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS is all about adventuring MAPS(Center Foldout Section) through another era, * imagining what life was 32 HOTELS like “back then.” They fill 39 MILITARY HERITAGE their weekend with military 42 FORT BENNING museums and historic homes, from an authentically 45 FAMILY FUN recreated World War II 48 GEOCACHING Company Street to the home $ 50 5 OR LESS of the “Mother of the Blues.” So whether you are an art 52 WEEKEND IN COLUMBUS critic extraordinaire, a wild 58 MEETINGS & GROUPS adventurer, a fanatical foodie, 60 ANNUAL CALENDAR a silver surfer, or a little bit of GETTING HERE all of those, Columbus has 62 great experiences for you to go all out. There are so many things to do in Columbus! This is Columbus – Use your mobile device to scan this QR code to watch a video that showcases some of exciting and adventurous, Columbus’ many fun activities. quaint and friendly, spirited and courageous. Bring this Tech Tip: You may need to download a QR code reader application to your mobile device to use this function. Go to your phone’s app store book to Columbus and go all or marketplace to download a reader. out for adventure, great food, and amazing fun! Paw prints throughout this guide indicate pet-friendly facilities. 800.999.1613 | VISITCOLUMBUSGA.COM 900 FRONT AVENUE | COLUMBUS, GA 31901 The Columbus Visitors Guide is published by 365 Degree Total Marketing/Great Southern Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 20568, St. Simons Island, GA 31522, 912.638.0780. Copyright ©2018 by Great Southern Publishers, Inc. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Call 365 Degree Total Marketing for all your design and printing needs, 800.697.5568 or 365DegreeTotalMarketing.com Columbus Visitors Guide 2018 | 800.999.1613 5 VISITORS CENTER PLAN YOUR ColumbusVISIT Reasons to Stop in the Visitors Center Let us help you “go all out” in Columbus. Visit the Columbus Visitor Center for… Hotel RESERVATIONS Whatever your preferences, we’re here to help. Information on Tours 6 800.999.1613 | VisitColumbusGa.com VISITORS CENTER Maps, guides & DIRECTIONS No GPS, no problem. We can help you get where you’re going using the fastest and most direct routes. Information on events & HAPPENINGS We have the event calendar at our fingertips, and we’ll tell you what’s going on during your stay. Event Schedules Ideas for your ITINERARY With brochures on every major area attraction and suggested outings to fit every interest, you’ll never have a dull moment in Columbus. Service with A SMILE Our goal is to make your visit to Columbus unforgettable. Anything you need, we’re here to help. Helpful Planning Guides VISIT COLUMBUS GA 900 FRONT AVENUE VISITORS CENTER HOURS COLUMBUS, GA 31901 MON-FRI: 10AM-5PM 706.322.1613 OR 800.999.1613 SAT: 10AM-1PM Columbus Visitors Guide 2018 | 800.999.1613 7 ALL OUT BLAST INDULGING THE WILD Adventurer Heart-pumping Thrills f you like the adrenaline rush of high-thrill adventure, Columbus lets you walk on the wild side. Take the city on two wheels along the Chattahoochee RiverWalk and Fall Line Trace. For a heart-pounding urban adventure, fly across the Chattahoochee River on a zip line, or get drenched on a raft Isliding through the river’s rapids. Here are some of our favorite things to do. Get Ride the MOVING RAPIDS Walk, run, skate or bike Columbus’ 15-mile Take the plunge down the longest urban linear park. The Chattahoochee RiverWalk whitewater course in the world! Choose from hugs the banks of the Chattahoochee River mild to wild, the low-water trip with Class I-II and provides a blend of cityscapes and rapids, or the high-water trip with Class II-IV+ untouched wildlife. Extend your journey rapids. Book online at whitewaterexpress.com. where the RiverWalk meets the 11-mile Fall Line Trace rails-to-trails path. No bike? No problem! Bike shops in Columbus will rent “Exciting and entertaining.” you a set of wheels. “If Columbus has a must-see place to visit, this is it.” 8 800.999.1613 | VisitColumbusGa.com ALL OUT BLAST 14 Adventurer 15 Columbus Visitors Guide 2018 | 800.999.1613 9 ALL OUT ADVENTUREBLAST 16 59 10 800.999.1613 | VisitColumbusGa.com ALL OUT BLAST Fly across the River TWICE! Step off a 60-foot tower in Woodruff Park on the Blue Heron Adventure Course zip line and almost immediately find yourself about 100 feet above the Chattahoochee River as you race toward the Phenix City, AL tower at speeds of 35-40 mph. Once there, get ready to navigate a two-tier aerial course, set off on another 400-foot zip line through the trees along the riverbank, then zip back to Columbus. GOLF DIGEST whitewaterexpress.com/blue-heron-adventures TOP 25 COURSE “Going over the river was a blast.” BULL CREEK 2 7333 Lynch Rd. | 706.561.1614 columbusga.org/bullcreek OXBOW CREEK 8 3491 S. Lumpkin | 706.689.9977 columbusga.org/Oxbow Bull Creek Golf Course is a 36-hole, par 72 course. Oxbow Creek is a 9-hole, Zip across the Chattahoochee! state-of-the-art course. UPUPTOWN COLUMBUS 3 SEGWAY GLIDES ON 13 TREADSTONE 12 400 YARDS OF THE RIVERWALK CLIMBING GYM FREEDOM CHATT GLIDE TOURS WITH NEW STRONGPOINT 1303 Whitewater Ave. NINJA WARRIOR GYM! SHOOTING COMPLEX 4209 Milgen Rd., Ste. 7 Phenix City, AL | Across the 959 John Weaver Rd. 13th St. Bridge at Whitewater Columbus, GA | 706.507.7625 Waverly Hall, GA | 706.573.5726 Express | 706.660.9247 treadstoneclimbing.com chattglidetours.com Finally! Fun Fitness. First time strongpointshooting.com Fun & Easy. Tours last at least climber? Try our Discovery Beginner/Advanced 2 hours. Training & helmets Pass! Military, Fire, LEO, and Courses, Up to 400 Yard Rifle provided. Best introduction EMS discounts. Day Passes, Range, Steel Targets every to Uptown & RiverWalks. Memberships, Parties, PT, 100 yards, 10 Pistol Bays, Gun Military/student discounts. Team Building and more! Rentals Available. Columbus Visitors Guide 2018 | 800.999.1613 11 ALL OUT BLAST 57 4 12 800.999.1613 | VisitColumbusGa.com ALL OUT GROOVE MAKING THE SilverRAVE! Surfer Adventures at a Relaxed Pace olumbus’ attractions and activities provide plenty of choices for all out fun, from arts and entertainment to history and museums! Explore Columbus’ abundant artistic and historic gems. Go bird- C watching. Immerse yourself in past times. The choices are unlimited. See Fantastic ART The Columbus Museum’s rich collection of artifacts and art in all mediums – from Ansel Adams photos to a dazzling Chihuly glass sculpture – adds up to award-winning collections and new and exciting programs. Many pieces depict the story of our ancestors who lived in the lower Chattahoochee River Valley. columbusmuseum.com “This was a great museum.It had a bit of everything for anyone.” Columbus Museum Columbus Visitors Guide 2018 | 800.999.1613 13 SECTIONALL OUT GROOVE Oxbow Meadows Watching the Chattahoochee River, a Environmental Learning Center THE BIRDS new population of birds – is designed to attract a variety Birds are not just flying and bird watchers – are of birds and is a great place to South for the winter – they’re flocking to Columbus.