Top 25 Attractions and Activities in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of Ohio, with an estimated population of 900,000 as of 2015. The initial inhabitants were tribes known as the Mound Builders, who over 5,000 years constructed various earthen mounds for religious, ceremonial, and burial purposes. The first permanent European settlers arrived in the Midwest around the 1700s and aptly named the capital after the renowned explorer Christopher Columbus.