Columbus and Franklin County are not just the home of The Ohio State University and the Buckeyes. We have diverse offerings like the All American Quarter Horse Congress and Arnold Sports Festival, and we trail only LA and NY in the number of resident fashion designers! (Updated: 3/16 by Columbus Mennonite Church. Please verify latest info). What do you like to do? Area of Town Miles from Church Web site or Facebook page to nearest mile Do you like the outdoors? Whetstone Park 1, north https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/parks/Whetstone-Park/ Park of Roses 1, north https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/parks/Park-of-Roses-(Whetstone-Park)/ Jogging/Biking Trail: Olentangy Trail .5, west https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/trails/Olentangy-Trail/ Bicentennial Park and the Scioto Mile 8, south http://www.sciotomile.com/parks/bicentennial-park/ Do you like gardening, birding, animals? The Park of Roses 1, north https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/parks/Park-of-Roses-(Whetstone-Park)/ Inniswood Metro Gardens 12, east http://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/inniswood-metro-gardens/ Franklin Park Conservatory and Botannical Gardens 8, southeast http://www.fpconservatory.org/ Chadwick Arboretum 3, southwest http://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu/ Grange Audubon Center 9, south http://www.grangeinsuranceauduboncenter.org/ Slate Run Historical Farm 26, south http://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/slate-run-historical-farm/ Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 13, northwest https://www.columbuszoo.org/ Visits through neighborhoods? Guides to all Columbus neighborhoods http://columbusneighborhoods.org/ Clintonville (Columbus Mennonite's neighborhood) 0 https://www.facebook.com/experienceclintonville/ The Ohio State University 4, south https://www.osu.edu/ Capital University and Bexley 9, southeast http://www.capital.edu/ Columbus College of Art & Design 7, south https://www.ccad.edu/ The Arena District, downtown 7, south http://arenadistrict.com/ Grandview Heights 9, southwest https://www.grandviewheights.org/ German Village 8, south http://germanvillage.com/ Victorian Village 7, south http://columbusneighborhoods.org/neighborhood/victorian-village/ Olde Worthington 5, north http://www.oldeworthingtonbusinessassociation.com/ Unique events in historic neighborhoods? June 24-26: Com Fest in Victorian Village 6, south http://www.comfest.com/ June 26: German Village Haus and Garten Tour 8, south http://germanvillage.com/ Art and architecture? Columbus Museum of Art 7, south https://www.columbusmuseum.org/ Art walks in Columbus neighborhoods https://columbus.gov/publichealth/programs/Healthy-Places/Art-Walks/Short-North-Arts-District-Art-Walk/ The Wexner Center (at OSU) 4, south http://www.wexarts.org/ German Village (neighborhood) 8, south http://germanvillage.com/ Victorian Village (neighborhood) 7, south http://columbusneighborhoods.org/neighborhood/victorian-village/ Glass Axis 7, south https://glassaxis.org/ Short North Galleries 7, south http://shortnorth.org/arts-galleries/galleries/ Ohio Statehouse 8, south http://ohiostatehouse.org/ Music and Dance? Vaughn Wiester's "Famous Jazz Orchestra" 1, north http://www.clintonvillewomansclub.com/ Ballet Met: dance fitness classes 8, south https://www.balletmet.org/academy/dance-fitness-classes/ Columbus Jazz Orchestra 6, south http://www.jazzartsgroup.org/columbus-jazz-orchestra/ The Columbus Symphony Orchestra 8, south http://www.columbussymphony.com/ Learning in a museum setting? Ohio History Connection and Ohio Village 4, southeast https://www.ohiohistory.org/ Slate Run Historical (farming museum) 26, south http://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/slate-run-historical-farm/ COSI - The Center of Science and Industry 8, south http://www.cosi.org/ Jack Nicklaus Museum 3, southwest http://www.nicklausmuseum.org/ Early Television Museum 11, west http://www.earlytelevision.org/ Old Rectory Doll Museum 6, north http://visitworthingtonohio.com/attractions/old-rectory-doll-museum/ Food from the farmers? The North Market 6, south http://www.northmarket.com/ Clintonville Farmers’ Market 0 http://www.clintonvillefarmersmarket.org/ Worthington Farmers’ Market 6, north http://worthingtonfarmersmarket.blogspot.com/ Theater and cinema? Gateway Film Center 4, south http://gatewayfilmcenter.org/ Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse 1, south http://studio35.com/ Lennox AMC movies 4, south https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/columbus/amc-lennox-town-center-24 CAPA: June 15-19 at CATCO: Johnny Cash's music 8, south http://www.capa.com/calendar/june-2016 Historic theatres: The Palace and The Ohio Theatre 8, south http://www.capa.com/venues/ohio-theatre Shopping? (it's everywhere, really) Clintonville 0 https://www.facebook.com/experienceclintonville/ Short North 7, south http://shortnorth.org/shopping/ Easton Town Center 8, east http://eastontowncenter.com/ Watch or play sports? Baseball: Columbus Clippers home June 20-26 7, south http://www.milb.com/schedule/index.jsp?sid=t445&m=6&y=2016 Golf: many courses in Central OH http://www.ohiogolfguide.com/page.php?page=counties.php&county=Franklin Soccer: Columbus Crew vs: New York; June 25: 7:30pm 3, southeast http://www.columbuscrewsc.com Tennis: Whetstone Park 1, north https://www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/parks/Whetstone-Park/ Something unusual? Tour the garbage dump! (Franklin Co. Sanitary Landfill) 18, southwest http://www.swaco.org/Education/TourLandfill.aspx Visit grave of James Thurber (Green Lawn Cemetary/Park) 9, south http://www.greenlawncemetery.org/ Tour a whistle factory (American Whistle Corporation) 6, north http://www.americanwhistle.com/tours.html.