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Columbus has many hotels for tourists or visitors who need short term accommodation in the city. Some tourists or visitors may need accommodation to see the culture, the entertainment, sports and historic areas of the city. Some may want hotel that offers good views of the city. Some visitors to see the city may want hotel in the city or near the city. Thief may want hotels that offer good access to parking and that offer good access to tourist attractions they may want to see. They may want hotels that are well priced. They may prefer hotels that have good views of the city, or of the areas around the city. Some may want or prefer hotels that have a good status in the hotel industry.
Columbus also has a number of distinctive neighborhoods within the metro area. The Short North, situated just north of downtown, is rich with art galleries, dining, pubs, and specialty shops. A number of large, ornate Victorian homes are located nearby, and together they comprise Victorian Village. Just to the west is Harrison West and across the Olentangy River is Grandview Heights. To the south, German Village is known for its quaint 19th century brick cottages, and it holds the distinction as the largest privately funded historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. Immediately west is the Brewery District, formerly an entertainment district which has seen a decrease in bars and an increase in residential and office development. To the east of Downtown north of Broad St. is King-Lincoln Bronzeville, or just King-Lincoln, which was the cultural and commercial hub of the African American community. South of Broad and also east of King Lincoln is Olde Towne East, which was a well-to-do streetcar neighborhood consisting of grand homes in a wide variety of architectural styles. Most of these neighborhoods have all undergone gentrification on a large scale. Franklinton, is the neighborhood immediately west of downtown. It gets its colorful nickname due to the fact that much of the land lies below the level of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and a floodwall is required to contain the rivers and protect the area from devastating floods. Just to the west of Franklinton is a group of smaller neighborhoods commonly referred to as The Hilltop.
At the north end of downtown is a new development/neighborhood, the Arena District. Centered around the Nationwide Arena, the district has many pubs, restaurants, and residential projects, most notably the new 20-story Condominiums at North Bank Park tower. The Lifestyle Communities Pavilion is also an anchor for the district and the soon-to-come Huntington Ballpark will be the new home of the Columbus Clippers baseball team.
There are also the Heritage Districts, which include the Driving Park, Livingston Park and Old Oaks areas on the near east side of the city, home to a part of the city's large black population.
The University area is populated by a high concentration of students during the school year and features many old homes which have been converted to apartments for student use. The stretch of High Street that runs through the campus area caters to the student body with its abundance of bars, sandwich shops, music stores, and bookstores. Located between OSU and Worthington is Clintonville, where a mix of middle class homes can be found alongside beautiful old stone and brick-faced houses nestled among rolling hills. Further west of downtown, San Margherita is a community formed by Italian immigrants who arrived at the turn of the 20th century.
Columbus has its own city park system, and there is a metropolitan area parks system as well. Reservoirs and parks on the major streams offer recreational opportunities. The Scioto and Olentangy river corridors are becoming connected as greenways with bike paths, and the Scioto Mile project is enhancing the riverfront in the heart of downtown.
Downtown Columbus is the Central Business District of Columbus, Ohio, United States. The area centers around the intersection of Broad Street and High Street, and is the home of most of the largest buildings in Columbus. Nearby is the State Capitol, the Ohio Theatre, Palace Theatre, and COSI. In the Northwest area is the Arena District, a mixed use development centered around the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Nationwide Arena. The Discovery District is virtually everything east of 5th Street to the highways, including the historic Downtown residential neighborhood, Town Franklin, in the southeast corner centered on Town Street and Franklin Avenue. Just to the west of downtown is Franklinton, also sometimes known as The Bottoms; to the east the Olde towne east; to the north, The Short North and Victorian Village; and to the south German Village and the Brewery District.
Columbus is the home of two public colleges: The Ohio State University, the largest college campus in the United States and Columbus State Community College. Private institutions located in Columbus include the Columbus College of Art and Design, DeVry University, Ohio Institute of Health Careers, and Franklin University, as well as the religious schools Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Ohio Dominican University, Pontifical College Josephinum, and Trinity Lutheran Seminary. Three major suburban schools also have an influence on Columbus' educational landscape: Bexley's Capital University, Westerville's Otterbein College, and Delaware's Ohio Wesleyan University.
Columbus has been home to The Ohio State Buckeyes college football team. The team has been a member of the NCAA's Big Ten Conference, and has played home games at Ohio Stadium. The OSU-Michigan football game has been the final game of the regular season. The OSU-Michigan rivalry seen as one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports in the USA.
Columbus has had professional sports teams in hockey, soccer, arena football, and minor league baseball. The Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League and Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League have both play at the Nationwide Arena. The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer have played at their own stadium, Columbus Crew Stadium, which was the first Soccer-specific stadium built in the United States, and played host to many events, including world cup qualifiers and the US national team. The Columbus Clippers, Triple A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians (formerly a long-time affiliate of the New York Yankees through 2006, and the Washington Nationals through 2008), previously hosting their games at Cooper Stadium constructed a new ballpark in the Arena District named Huntington Park. Columbus has hosts the annual Arnold Classic fitness expo and competition.
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