Location: Columbus
Top Things to do in Columbus
The 8 Best Specialty Museums in Columbus, Ohio (OH)
Ohio’s capital city is full of beautiful neighborhoods, a critically acclaimed food scene and top-ranked attractions. This creative-minded destination offers something for everyone. Families will enjoy COSI, the nationally known science center, as well as the Columbus zoo and its neighboring water park. Art lovers will savor the collections at the Columbus Museum of Art and revel in Gallery Hop, a monthly celebration in the Short North Art District. Columbus is a city that invites exploration.
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1. The Jubilee Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 124 reviews
A preservation of Catholic Church art and traditions salvaged from individuals and churches and schools that have closed. as well as a large collection of Bibles from 1558 and on, oil paintings, four working pipe organs, statuary, historic vestments from the Holy Land and many other treasures of the Catholic mind and memory.
2. Wagner-Hagans Auto Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 170 reviews
We do not have regular hours. We do tours by appointment only. Due to my employment situation we do tours in the evenings and weekends.
Reviewed By gerasimp2019
Steve is a wonderful person! I’ve come all the way from Bulgaria and so far I’ve enjoyed his museum the most in Columbus. The collection is really nice and the combination of his classic american cars from the 50-60s, his very rare license plates, signs and items is a perfect combo and creates an unforgettable experience. He knows his stuff and he will be glad to give you a tour.
3. Drainage Hall of Fame
4. Ohio Craft Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 26 reviews
The Ohio Craft Museum is a small museum that promotes contemporary craft in traditional media, such as wood, fiber, ceramic, glass and metals. The museum displays four exhibitions each year that range from traveling exhibitions to juried competitions from member artists. Gift shops are open year round and feature unique handmade gifts by American artists. In the holiday season, the retail space is expanded to fill the entire gallery.
Reviewed By KellBellHocking - Columbus, United States
I've lived in Columbus most of my life and have driven past the Ohio Craft Museum and never knew what it was...until last week, when I popped in to see what it was all about. WOW! Pretty neat! There is a gift shop too, which I bought some things - OHIO (and some Columbus) artists - extra cool! The current event is called "Re: Tooled" by Howard Jones. It was really interesting and the events change throughout the year; I'm now on their mailing list so I'll get advance notice. I'm so glad I finally discovered what this building is and plan to go back many times, not only for the displays, but also for the gift shop! I believe there are workshops available to sign up for to.
5. Jack Nicklaus Museum
6. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By ToutLeMonde
For my third visit I got to see two great exhibits: Drawn to Presidents (Drew Friedman) and Ladies First (many cartoonists). The Friedman exhibit has great cartoons of George W Bush, Obama, Trump and others. He's a master of caricature. Ladies First samples a century of female cartoonists, from suffrage cartoons to newspaper comic strips (Brenda Starr, Sylvia, For Better or Worse, etc.) as well as work that appeared in magazines, underground comics and graphic novels. It's a lot to take in but the artwork is really compelling. I particularly liked The Hannah Story, by Carol Tyler. Check it out! If you're in the area, it's a no brainer. Plus there's more artwork in the main gallery, including some Calvin & Hobbes originals by Bill Watterson.
7. Central Ohio Fire Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
A 1908 horse-drawn era fire station with examples of hand-drawn, horse-drawn and early motorized fire trucks. In addition to the historic preservation, fire safety classes are taught to groups of children and adults. A play area and gift shop are also available.
Reviewed By Conrad524 - Nags Head, United States
What a fun time! Grandkids really enjoyed the play area including a working fire truck simulator! The adults enjoyed the guided tour and displays. We were fortunate to have the director of the museum to do our tour! He made our experience come a live and also explained what they had done and were doing to keep it safe/clean.
8. Otherworld
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 176 reviews
Reviewed By LynnOverstreet - Pittsburgh, United States
This was an amazing interactive (TOUCH THE WALLS!!) immersive art experience that our entire family enjoyed. Highly suggest you get there right at opening because it gets busy quick and there are long lines! Be sure to check out the bathrooms as there is some pretty cool art in there too! Keep your eyes open for hidden little rooms and crawl spaces that make the place even more enjoyable!
