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Hilton Columbus Downtown
402 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
A FREE LOCAL WELCOME
Your hotel.
Your time.
Your Columbus.
Explore downtown Columbus with local stories in your pocket. Choose a hotel starting point and a 30-, 60-, 90-, or 120-minute walking tour that brings you back to where you began.
Each hotel edition includes recorded stories, Google Maps walking directions, and 14 optional Columbus overview chapters. No account, purchase, or app-store download is required.
Choose your starting hotel ↓TEN PLACES TO BEGIN
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Hyatt Regency Columbus
350 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
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Sonesta Columbus Downtown
33 East Nationwide Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
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Canopy by Hilton Columbus Downtown Short North
77 East Nationwide Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
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AC Hotel Columbus Downtown
517 Park Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
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Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph
620 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
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Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel
50 North Third Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
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Hotel LeVeque, Autograph Collection
50 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
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The Junto
77 Belle Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
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The Westin Great Southern Columbus
310 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
30 · 60 · 90 · 120 minutes
Audio stories · Google Maps · Columbus overview
A welcome from Steve French.
Steve French, owner and operator of Smart Ride Central Ohio, has called Central Ohio home since 1987. He started Smart Ride Central Ohio in his retirement in 2026 to provide superior customer service and clean, dependable, reliable transportation, specializing in airport transportation. These free tours share his passion for the community he calls home.
About the walking tours →Walking times are estimates and include listening and pauses. Routes have not been field-tested. Use current Google Maps pedestrian directions, public sidewalks, and marked crossings. Hotel names identify starting points; affiliation or endorsement is not implied.