--- title: "Destination: Columbus, OH" id: "18728" type: "post" slug: "destination-columbus-oh" published_at: "2013-08-01T09:50:09+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-15T20:48:12+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/08/01/destination-columbus-oh/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/08/01/destination-columbus-oh.md" excerpt: "Ohio’s largest city boasts indoor and outdoor spaces for events of all sizes." taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "conferences" - "event venues" - "Live Events" - "Meetings" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Destination: Columbus, OH The Buckeye State’s capital is home to a walkable downtown, conveniently located convention center, and much more. **Outdoor spaces galore.** Columbus has plenty of outdoor venues to choose from, such as Scioto Mile, which offers 145 acres of parkland in the heart of downtown and a 15,000-square-foot interactive fountain. Twelve-acre North Bank Park is another option and features a 1,794-square-foot glass pavilion. **Convenient convention center.** The Greater Columbus Convention Center is located downtown adjacent to the Arena and Short North Arts Districts. It has 410,000 square feet of exhibit space, 65 meeting rooms, and three ballrooms, including Battelle Grand—the largest ballroom in Ohio. The center is also connected to five hotels. **Interactive experiences.** Take your attendees out of the traditional learning space and head over to the Center of Science and Industry. The science center has 300 interactive exhibits, which attendees can enjoy while they sip and mingle. COSI also offers 30,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 10,000-square-foot ballroom. ### Columbus Fast Facts **Recent and Future Association Meetings** American Measurement Techniques Association’s 35th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Game Manufacturers Association’s Origins Game Fair, Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists’ 37th Annual Conference and Exhibits **Hotel Rooms** 3,800 downtown; 2,100 connected or adjacent to the convention center **Convention Center Square Footage** 410,000 **Distance From Airport to Downtown** 8 miles (iStockphoto/Thinkstock) [Samantha Whitehorne](https://associationsnow.com/author/samantha-whitehorne/) Samantha Whitehorne is a former editorial director of Associations Now in Washington, DC. [More articles by this author](https://associationsnow.com/author/samantha-whitehorne/) Tags: [#conferences](https://associationsnow.com/tag/conferences/) [#event venues](https://associationsnow.com/tag/event-venues/) [#Live Events](https://associationsnow.com/tag/live-events/) [#Meetings](https://associationsnow.com/tag/meetings/) **Stay Informed** [Subscribe to our free newsletter](https://associationsnow.com/newsletter/) , *Associations Now Daily News*, to find out what’s happening in the association world every business day. ## You Might Like - [VideoAshley Cobb Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/ashley-cobb-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) - [VideoJenny Teeson, CHSE Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/jenny-teeson-chse-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) - [VideoLakisha Woods, CAE Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/lakisha-woods-cae-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) - [VideoKevin Hesser Shares His Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/kevin-hesser-shares-his-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/) ## Comments **Comments are for ASAE members.** [Learn more about comments on this site.](https://associationsnow.com/comments/) [Log in](https://associationsnow.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fassociationsnow.com%2F2013%2F08%2F01%2Fdestination-columbus-oh%2F%23comments) to your member account or [join ASAE](https://my.asaecenter.org/select-a-membership-type/) !