Exploring Columbus, Ohio—Just the Cost of Parking, Gas & Coffee 💸☕️

Parked behind the visitor center 🚗💨 Walked straight to the river and strolled along the riverside park all the way to Scioto Mile 🌊🚶‍♂️ Passed by the “World’s Largest Gravel” (yep, it’s a thing 😂), crossed a block, and reached the Ohio Statehouse 🏛️ The Statehouse is open to the public for free! Saw a group of parents with kids heading into a hearing room — decided to join 👀 We even said hi to a mom and her kid sitting next to us… After a while, noticed neatly arranged gift bags on the front table 🎁… Turns out it was “Take Your Child to Work Day” 😳👶💼 We made a quiet exit… lol Headed to the second floor — the Senate Room was completely empty 🤫 Took a break in the main hall… and ran into the same parent group again on their way out! On the walk back to the car, we passed through City Hall and crossed the railroad that cuts through downtown 🚆 Also spotted the last remaining traces of Union Station 🚉 Drove over to Ohio State University 🎓 and parked near the library It’s graduation season — saw people taking photos everywhere! Even spotted some Chinese philosophy books and old newspaper collections in the library 📚✨ Flipped through a Ming Pao daily from 1993 — what a throwback! 🗞️🇨🇳 #Columbus #FreeThingsToDo #OhioStatehouse #OSU #UrbanExploring #WalkableCities