Welcome to Schiller Park, the heartbeat of the city's historic German Village District. Harkening back to WWI when American sentiments turned against all things German, the park was renamed Washington Park. Today, the enchanting park pays homage to its original name and serves as a host to attractions, historical monuments, a recreational center, a fishing pond, and center stage to the Actors' Theater of Columbus.
If you love listening to Louie Armstrong, you'll love listening to the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. The ensemble of jazz musicians performs 40 concerts each season at the historic Southern Theatre in Columbus. The group is also featured in the highly anticipated outdoor summer concert series, JazZoo, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
See a garden attraction pruned after George Seurat's famous post-impressionist painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte' at the Topiary Park in Columbus. Walk through the "landscape of a painting of a landscape," where for once, nature is mimicking art through larger-than-life human topiary figures, animals, and boats.
The Columbus Blue Jackets don't puck around. The awarding wining National Hockey League team based in Columbus is affectionately referred to by locals as "CBJ" and they rumble on the ice at Nationwide Arena in the downtown Arena District. See you on the ringside for all 42 home games!