Cincinnati VS Columbus VS Cleveland (Riverside, Buckeye Lake: amusement park, theater, university)

[abr7rmj]

Originally Posted by jcarter614

So Columbus is only fun when the Buckeyes are playing Saturday home games in the fall?

It has its high points that aren't necessarily tOSU-related, but it really doesn't match the other two cities.

[austiNati]

Cincinnati/Cleveland >> Columbus >>>>>>> Akron > Dayton/Toledo/Youngstown

[JohnDBaumgardner]

Ohio cities - natural order

( clout, city brand, international presence, historic legacy )

1.Cleveland
2.Cincinnati
3.Columbus

The remaining ohio cities ....

Dayton
Akron
Toledo
Youngstown

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by abr7rmj

Cincinnati and Cleveland are definitely great cities to visit, without a doubt.

Columbus is a fun place to be on Saturdays in the fall though when the Buckeyes are playing at home.

I've never been to a game, and never even been to Campus during that time. Strangely enough, I have a good time year round in multiple activities not even remotely related to OSU or football.

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by abr7rmj

It has its high points that aren't necessarily tOSU-related, but it really doesn't match the other two cities.

I want to know all the things, exactly, that you can do in Cleveland and Cincinnati that you can't find similarly in Columbus. So many people repeatedly make this claim as some kind of established fact while ignorantly suggesting that Columbus is just a college town with nothing else to do. You make the claim, now prove it.

[ram2]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

I want to know all the things, exactly, that you can do in Cleveland and Cincinnati that you can't find similarly in Columbus. So many people repeatedly make this claim as some kind of established fact while ignorantly suggesting that Columbus is just a college town with nothing else to do. You make the claim, now prove it.

In Cincinnati and Cleveland you can go boating on a large body of water.

[austiNati]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

I want to know all the things, exactly, that you can do in Cleveland and Cincinnati that you can't find similarly in Columbus. So many people repeatedly make this claim as some kind of established fact while ignorantly suggesting that Columbus is just a college town with nothing else to do. You make the claim, now prove it.

In Cleveland you can use mass transit to get to different neighborhoods for entertainment

In Cincy, you can go to Kings Island, The Beach waterpark or Coney Island waterpark

[JohnDBaumgardner]

Originally Posted by jbcmh81

I want to know all the things, exactly, that you can do in Cleveland and Cincinnati that you can't find similarly in Columbus. So many people repeatedly make this claim as some kind of established fact while ignorantly suggesting that Columbus is just a college town with nothing else to do. You make the claim, now prove it.

I really like Columbus alot, having been a former resident of that burgeoning city.

But ...

There's a plethora of things that one can do in Cleveland ... that you simply can not do in Columbus!

Here's a brief excerpt from what is a very long list ...

Cleveland Offerings ( unmatched in Ohio )

1. Cleveland Museum Of Art ( One of the TOP 5 in America )

2. PlayHouse Square ( 2nd largest theatre district in the world - only broadway in NYC is larger )

3. Lake Erie - Boating and other recreational activities ( Sorry, Alum Creek Resevoir outside of C-bus just doesn't come close )

4. University Circle District - Largest concentration of museums, healthcare, education and cultural venues in the U.S. ... all located
within one square mile.

5. Cleveland Orchestra - Routinely cited as the best orchestra in the
United States.

6. Cuyahoga Valley National Park - located at the southern tier of the city limits, it's the only national park in Ohio ... and provides a beautiful recreational area for Clevelanders and visitors alike.

7. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum - Birthplace of rock music

8. RTA - advanced rail and bus transportation system covering Cleveland and most of the interior suburbs ... including a commuter train to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport ( implemented in 1968 - first in country to have rapid transit from a city centre to an airport )

[RioDominicana]

I think some people unfairly write off Columbus as just OSU town. You can definitely do a lot of things in Columbus not OSU related necessarily. Columbus has a young professional population and just a bigger concentration of younger people in general that can still give it an entertaining atmosphere away from OSU too.

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by ram2

In Cincinnati and Cleveland you can go boating on a large body of water.

Griggs reservoir, Buckeye Lake, Alum Creek, etc... next?