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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Columbus does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

3 pieces · Updated September 18, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

Veterans in unit ball caps gathered outside a modern curved concrete memorial building in Columbus on a clear November morning, American flags and bare trees Veterans Day

Veterans Day in Columbus: the national museum, the free meals, and where to eat

By Ruth Ackermann · September 18, 2026 Costumed visitors waiting in line at night at the edge of a wooded trail on Ohio farmland, fog drifting between bare autumn trees under red and orange light SEP 15, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in Columbus, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler on the rocky shoreline of Hoover Reservoir at sunrise, rod in hand, calm water and wooded shore behind SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing Hoover Reservoir, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →