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Attractions near Columbus

25 mi from Columbus, Camp Randall Stadium leads the list

Around Columbus, the places to visit include 6 museums, 4 gardens and 2 stadiums & arenas. All of it lies outside: 19 places within 40 miles, none inside Columbus. Beyond the town, the best known is Lake Winnebago, 58 mi off.

Attractions nearby
42
within 60 miles
The big one
33 mi
Ice Age Trail
Park & preserve · 33 mi west

Ice Age Trail

Long-distance hiking trail in the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

To the southwest is where most of the 19 lie.

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Orange: Columbus. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Place after place

Nothing is inside Columbus itself; these 42 are within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Columbus → · Columbus’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Camp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Aztalan State Park: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Milwaukee County Zoo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Mound State Park: Mailseth at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wood National Cemetery: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Henry Vilas Zoo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · National Mustard Museum: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 · Overture Center for the Arts: Chief-O of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Circus World Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Olbrich Botanical Gardens: Chief-O at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Little Norway, Wisconsin: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY 2.0 · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Elvehjem Museum of Art: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Little Amerricka: Dklompmaker, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · International Crane Foundation: Rod from Livonia, Michigan, CC BY 2.0 · Old World Wisconsin: Bridget Bannon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boerner Botanical Gardens: Photo was taken in the Summer of 2006 by Douglas Tyler Spencer., Public domain · Wade House Historic Site: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wisconsin Historical Museum: Daderot, CC0 · James Madison Park: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oshkosh Public Museum: The original uploader was Royalbroil at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wisconsin Veterans Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Angel Museum: Unknown, Public domain · Dretzka Park: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Malone Area Heritage Museum: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rotary Botanical Gardens: Chief-O (talk)., Public domain · Wehr Nature Center: Lightburst, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allen Centennial Gardens: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sisson's Peony Gardens: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0

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