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Find out why the Annual Asian Festival attracts over 100,000 people a year. The event brings together fifteen Asian communities to showcase their cultural heritage through Asian music, games, and cuisine. The festival also hosts martial arts workshops and the spectacle of the world-renowned Dragon Boat Races.

Art connoisseurs gather at the Columbus Museum of Art. The museum has earned a reputation for its American Modernist and European impressionist collections that draw more than 200,000 visitors from around the world each year to its gallery halls. Equally impressive are the museum's gift store and on-site restaurant, The Palette Café.

Blooming enthusiasts visit the Franklin Park Conservatory. Visitors of all ages grow happy with the sights, scents, and attractions in bloom across the 88-acre botanical garden in downtown Columbus. Fertilize your botanical interest when you wander through exotic plant collections, special horticultural exhibits, and attend educational work shops.