Nationwide Arena Tours

Nationwide Arena
Nationwide Arena
The Columbus Blue Jackets #CBJ and Nationwide Arena went all out as hosts of the 2014 NHL All-star Game. In addition to hosting the skills competition and the game itself, the NHL fan festival was held at the nearby convention center and the Arena District was turned into All Star Winter Park with a giant snow slide and an outdoor NHL regulation sized ice rink.
The IGS Energy blimp is a remote control blimp that flies around inside Nationwide Arena during intermissions of Columbus Blue Jackets hockey games. The blimp has a camera that films and projects fans on the giant Dispatch media center that hangs in the center of the arena. The blimp also drops prizes/coupons to eager fans via mini-parachutes.
The canon at Nationwide arena is a hand made replica of a 12-pounder Napoleon Model 1857, the primary cannon used in the American Civil War. The canon ties in with the Columbus Blue Jackets civil war themed branding. The canon is "fired" whenever the Blue Jackets take the ice at the start of the game, score a goal or win the game.

Reviews of Nationwide Arena

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5 - Excellent 59%
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4 - Good 29%
3 - Okay
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3 - Okay 9%
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5/5 - Excellent

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Short walking distance from most hotels on short north street.

4/5 - Good

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We parked at the hotel and Ubered in and out of the city to avoid construction.

5/5 - Excellent

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Inniswoods. Excellent, beautiful, great trails to walk. Easton Town center amazing.

5/5 - Excellent

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Loved this venue !! Great selection of drink stands and food. Was clean and didn’t feel crowded

4/5 - Good

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Allow adequate time to find parking as it was difficult. Facility was clean and event fun!

5/5 - Excellent

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Built for hockey you can’t get a bad seat in the house

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This arch is all that remains of Columbus Grand Union Station, the city's third and final train station. Built in 1897 and designed by Daniel H. Burnham and Company of Chicago, the train station was located in the current footprint of the Greater Columbus Convention Center. On October 22, 1976, demolition began despite having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places two years earlier. A restraining order federal judge George Smith halted demolition, but it was too late and only one arch of the ornate structure was saved. In 1999, the arch in its entirety was slowing inched over several blocks to its current location at Dimon McPherson Commons in the Arena District. #architecture

McFerson Commons

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McFerson Commons
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North Market

4.5/5(348 reviews)

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North Market
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Huntington Park

3/5(7 reviews)

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Huntington Park
A view of the new pedestrian skywalk connecting the convention center to the new downtown Hilton.

Greater Columbus Convention Center

4.5/5(614 reviews)

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Greater Columbus Convention Center
The view looking south from the Broad St. bridge showing the infill of new green space along the Scioto River. The Scioto Greenways project consisted of three primary components: 1) removing the Main Street Dam, 2) restoring the Scioto River channel, 3) creating 33 acres of new green space.

Battelle Riverfront Park

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Battelle Riverfront Park
The bronze bust of Lincoln Goodale, the man who donated the land for the park.

Goodale Park

3/5(2 reviews)

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Goodale Park

Best Lodging Options Near Nationwide Arena

Sonesta Columbus Downtown

Sonesta Columbus Downtown

4 out of 5
33 E Nationwide Blvd Columbus OH
Sonesta Columbus Downtown
Hilton Columbus Downtown

Hilton Columbus Downtown

4 out of 5
402 North High Street Columbus OH
Hilton Columbus Downtown
The Plaza Hotel Columbus at Capital Square

The Plaza Hotel Columbus at Capital Square

4 out of 5
75 E State St Columbus OH
The Plaza Hotel Columbus at Capital Square
Drury Plaza Hotel Columbus Downtown

Drury Plaza Hotel Columbus Downtown

3 out of 5
88 E Nationwide Blvd Columbus OH
Drury Plaza Hotel Columbus Downtown
Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph

Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph

5 out of 5
620 North High Street Columbus OH
Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph
Graduate by Hilton Columbus

Graduate by Hilton Columbus

4 out of 5
750 North High Street Columbus OH
Graduate by Hilton Columbus
Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus-Downtown

Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus-Downtown

2.5 out of 5
501 N High St Columbus OH
Hampton Inn & Suites Columbus-Downtown
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