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class="geo">39.9692833; -83.0061111</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bus transport"><img alt="Bus transport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/12px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/18px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Aiga_bus_trans.svg/24px-Aiga_bus_trans.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="367" data-file-height="442" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Central_Ohio_Transit_Authority" title="Central Ohio Transit Authority"><img alt="Central Ohio Transit Authority" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/COTA_alt_logo.svg/35px-COTA_alt_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" 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height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ic_directions_bike_48px.svg/18px-Ic_directions_bike_48px.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ic_directions_bike_48px.svg/24px-Ic_directions_bike_48px.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> CoGo</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Columbus Arena Management</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a>: 19,500<br /><a href="/wiki/Concert" title="Concert">Concerts</a>: 20,000<br /><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a>: 18,500</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broke ground</th><td class="infobox-data">May 26, 1998<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">September 9, 2000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction cost</th><td class="infobox-data">$175 million<br />($327 million in 2023 dollars<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services engineer</th><td class="infobox-data">M-E Engineers<sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General contractor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Turner_Construction" title="Turner Construction">Turner Construction</a><sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main contractors</th><td class="infobox-data">Barton Malow<sup id="cite_ref-sportsbusinessdaily_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sportsbusinessdaily-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Tenants</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a>) (2000–present)<br /><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Landsharks" title="Columbus Landsharks">Columbus Landsharks</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Lacrosse_League" title="National Lacrosse League">NLL</a>) (2001–2003)<br /><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Destroyers" title="Columbus Destroyers">Columbus Destroyers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">AFL</a>) (2004–2008, 2019)<br /><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Junior_Blue_Jackets" title="Ohio Junior Blue Jackets">Ohio Junior Blue Jackets</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Hockey_League" title="United States Hockey League">USHL</a>) (2006–2008)<br /><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Fury" title="Columbus Fury">Columbus Fury</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pro_Volleyball_Federation" title="Pro Volleyball Federation">PVF</a>) (2024–present)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Nationwide Arena</b> is a multi-purpose arena in the <a href="/wiki/Arena_District" title="Arena District">Arena District</a> of <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>, United States. Since completion in 2000, the arena has served as the home of the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL). It is one of two facilities in Columbus, along with <a href="/wiki/Greater_Columbus_Convention_Center" title="Greater Columbus Convention Center">Greater Columbus Convention Center</a>, that hosts events during the annual <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Arnold Classic">Arnold Classic</a>, a sports and fitness event hosted by actor, <a href="/wiki/Bodybuilder" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodybuilder">bodybuilder</a>, and former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_California" title="Governor of California">governor of California</a> <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nationwide Arena was built near the site of the former <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Penitentiary" title="Ohio Penitentiary">Ohio Penitentiary</a>, which had an eastern border of West Street. The arena itself is built over the prison's former parking lot. The arena's parking lot and an apartment complex are built where the prison formerly stood. The arena was constructed in 2000. </p><p>On March 16, 2002, 13-year-old <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Brittanie_Cecil" title="Death of Brittanie Cecil">Brittanie Cecil</a> was struck in the head by a deflected puck during the Blue Jackets' game against the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a> at Nationwide Arena. She died two days later, becoming the only NHL fan to be killed in a game-related accident. As a result of her death, the NHL mandated safety netting in all its arenas. </p><p>In May 2012, Columbus Mayor <a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Coleman" title="Michael B. Coleman">Michael B. Coleman</a> made a pitch to the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) requesting an expansion or relocated team be moved to Nationwide Arena.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ownership">Ownership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NationwideArena.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NationwideArena.jpg/200px-NationwideArena.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NationwideArena.jpg/300px-NationwideArena.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/NationwideArena.jpg/400px-NationwideArena.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a><figcaption>Arena bowl during a Blue Jackets game in 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>The venue is named for the arena's original majority owner, <a href="/wiki/Nationwide_Mutual_Insurance_Company" title="Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company">Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company</a>, whose world headquarters are located across the street. On March 30, 2012, arena owners Nationwide Insurance and the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Dispatch" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbus Dispatch">Dispatch Publishing Group</a> sold the facility to the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority (FCCFA). As part of the sale, Nationwide agreed to lend the FCCFA $43.3 million to finance the arena's purchase which will be paid back by 2039 with casino tax revenue collected by both the City of Columbus and Franklin County. In addition, the Ohio Department of Development agreed to a 10-year, $10 million loan to the FCCFA to assist with the facilities purchase. If the Blue Jackets meet annual roster payroll requirement, $500,000 of this loan per year will be forgiven. Nationwide Insurance will also pay the Blue Jackets $28 million to retain the arena's naming rights until 2022 as well as $58 million to purchase 30% ownership stake in the franchise. The Blue Jackets, in turn, agreed to remain in the city until 2039 or pay $36 million in damages.<sup id="cite_ref-snponline.com_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snponline.com-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Management">Management</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While the Blue Jackets held sole operational control of the arena from 2000 to 2012, the team contracted day-to-day operations and event booking to venue management corporation <a href="/wiki/SMG_(property_management)" title="SMG (property management)">SMG</a> from the arena's opening until June 30, 2010. On May 12, 2010, the Blue Jackets announced that SMG would not be retained as arena managers and further announced that a one-year, annually renewable, management contract had been signed with <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dispatch.com_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dispatch.com-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The contract called for the university to take over both day to day arena operations as well as booking non-athletic events, with the Blue Jackets booking athletic events and maintaining overall control of the arena.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This arrangement made Nationwide Arena a sister venue to OSU's on-campus arena, <a href="/wiki/Value_City_Arena" title="Value City Arena">Value City Arena</a>. The university started booking acts in May 2010 and assumed day to day control of the arena on July 1, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-dispatch.com_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dispatch.com-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the 2012 sale of Nationwide Arena, the Blue Jackets and OSU joined with Nationwide Insurance and the FCCFA to form Columbus Arena Management (CAM). Columbus Arena Management currently operates both Nationwide Arena and Value City Arena and oversees budgeting and event booking at both arenas.<sup id="cite_ref-snponline.com_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snponline.com-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The arena is of a brick design and serves as the center of an entertainment district located about one-half of a mile north of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Statehouse" title="Ohio Statehouse">Ohio Statehouse</a>. Seating capacity is approximately 18,500<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">hockey</a>, 17,171 for <a href="/wiki/Arena_football" title="Arena football">arena football</a>, 19,500 for <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, and up to 21,000 for concerts. The <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Brittanie_Cecil" title="Death of Brittanie Cecil">death of Brittanie Cecil</a> from injuries sustained from a <a href="/wiki/Hockey_puck" title="Hockey puck">hockey puck</a> flying into the stands at a Blue Jackets game on March 16, 2002, led to the installation of nylon netting to catch pucks that fly over the <a href="/wiki/Acrylic_glass" class="mw-redirect" title="Acrylic glass">acrylic glass</a> at all professional ice hockey arenas in the NHL, AHL, IIHF, and ECHL. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area surrounding Nationwide Arena, called the <a href="/wiki/Arena_District" title="Arena District">Arena District</a>, is a mixed-use neighborhood developed by Nationwide Realty Investors featuring restaurants, bars, offices and residential buildings. The <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Clippers" title="Columbus Clippers">Columbus Clippers</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> baseball team of the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>, play in <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Park_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Huntington Park (Columbus, Ohio)">Huntington Park</a>, also located in the Arena District and developed by Nationwide Realty Investors. Columbus uses the arena as a drawing point for the city with the other establishments feeding off of the foot traffic. The <a href="/wiki/KEMBA_Live!" title="KEMBA Live!">KEMBA Live!</a> concert venue adjacent to the Nationwide Arena property, completes the entertainment complex. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_Jackets_Locker.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Blue_Jackets_Locker.jpg/200px-Blue_Jackets_Locker.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Blue_Jackets_Locker.jpg/300px-Blue_Jackets_Locker.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Blue_Jackets_Locker.jpg/400px-Blue_Jackets_Locker.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Blue Jackets dressing room</figcaption></figure> <p>Nationwide Arena includes a smaller ice rink called the <a href="/wiki/OhioHealth" title="OhioHealth">OhioHealth</a> IceHaus, which serves as the practice rink for the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Blue Jackets</a> and is also used for youth hockey games and open skating times for the public. This facility made Nationwide Arena the first <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> arena with an on-site practice facility and, as of 2019, one of only four such facilities in the NHL, along with <a href="/wiki/KeyBank_Center" title="KeyBank Center">KeyBank Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prudential_Center" title="Prudential Center">Prudential Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Little_Caesars_Arena" title="Little Caesars Arena">Little Caesars Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On October 7, 2000, the arena hosted the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a>' first game against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gardiner" title="Bruce Gardiner">Bruce Gardiner</a> scored the franchise's first goal in the first period (which was also the first goal scored in the arena's history), but the Blackhawks won the game 5–3. Twenty days later, on October 27, 2000, the Blue Jackets picked up their first home win at the arena by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> 3–1.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Professional_Bull_Riders" title="Professional Bull Riders">PBR</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Built_Ford_Tough_Series" title="Built Ford Tough Series">Built Ford Tough Series</a> bull riding tour has held an event every year at Nationwide Arena from 2000 to 2012 (events prior to 2000 the event were held at the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Expo_Center_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio Expo Center Coliseum">Ohio Expo Center Coliseum</a>; there were no BFTS events in Columbus from 2013 to 2017 and in BFTS events since 2018 have been held at Value City Arena). It was the last event of the BFTS regular season (not counting the PBR World Finals) between 2000 and 2007.</li> <li>The arena hosted first and second-round games of the <a href="/wiki/2004_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2015</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments</a>.</li> <li>The arena hosted the <a href="/wiki/2007_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 NHL Entry Draft">2007 NHL Entry Draft</a>.</li> <li>On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, a record hockey crowd of 19,219 watched the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Blue Jackets</a> play their first postseason game at home, where they lost to the defending Stanley Cup Champion <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> by a final score of 4–1 in a Western Conference Quarterfinal game.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They would eventually get their first postseason win at Nationwide Arena on April 23, 2014, against the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>, by a final score of 4–3 in overtime.</li> <li>The arena hosted the 2015 <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Hockey League All-Star Game">National Hockey League All-Star Game</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> having previously been set for the 2013 edition that was cancelled due to the lockout.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The arena hosted the second and third-round games of the <a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament">2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The arena hosted the semi-finals and National Championship games of the <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament</a>.</li> <li>The arena has hosted multiple pre-season <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men%27s_basketball" title="Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball">Ohio State University Buckeyes men's basketball</a> and pre- and post-season <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey">Buckeyes men's ice hockey games</a> when Value City Arena has been unavailable for use.</li> <li>The arena also hosts the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Ohio High School Athletic Association">Ohio High School Athletic Association</a> state championships for high school hockey.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Blue Jackets</a> set an attendance record for a home game on April 19, 2018, when 19,395 attended Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round during the <a href="/wiki/2018_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2018 Stanley Cup playoffs">2018 Stanley Cup playoffs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On March 11, 2020, the Blue Jackets announced that they would play all of their remaining home games in the 2019–20 season <a href="/wiki/Behind_closed_doors_(sport)" title="Behind closed doors (sport)">behind closed doors</a> due to an executive order by Governor <a href="/wiki/Mike_DeWine" title="Mike DeWine">Mike DeWine</a> that banned public gatherings of 1,000 people or more inside the state, which was enacted in order to combat the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 outbreak</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The arena hosted all games of <a href="/wiki/The_Basketball_Tournament_2020" title="The Basketball Tournament 2020">The Basketball Tournament 2020</a>, a 24-team winner-take-all tournament with a $1 million prize, in July 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monster_Jam" title="Monster Jam">Monster Jam</a> made a grand return to the arena on July 31 and August 1, 2021, for a one-off weekend.</li> <li>The arena hosted the <a href="/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_volleyball_tournament" title="2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament">2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament</a> in December 2021.</li> <li>The arena broke the attendance record again at 19,434<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> on March 5, 2022.</li> <li>The arena hosted First and Second round games of the <a href="/wiki/2023_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament</a>. One notable <a href="/wiki/2023_Fairleigh_Dickinson_vs._Purdue_men%27s_basketball_game" title="2023 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Purdue men's basketball game">game</a> was when No. 16 seeded <a href="/wiki/Fairleigh_Dickinson_Knights_men%27s_basketball" title="Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball">Fairleigh Dickinson</a> defeated No. 1 seeded <a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball">Purdue</a> 63–58, to become only the second 16 seed to make it out of the Round of 64.</li> <li>The arena hosted the <a href="/wiki/2024_U.S._Figure_Skating_Championships" title="2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships">2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships</a> in January 2024<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mixed_martial_arts">Mixed martial arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Mixed martial arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The arena has hosted many noteworthy <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">MMA</a> events including, Gracie Fighting Championships, International Fighting Championships, Caged Combat, <i><a href="/wiki/UFC_68" title="UFC 68">UFC 68: The Uprising</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/UFC_82" title="UFC 82">UFC 82: Pride of a Champion</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/UFC_96" title="UFC 96">UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Blaydes_vs._Daukaus" title="UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus">UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus</a>, <a href="/wiki/WEC_47" title="WEC 47">WEC 47</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Strikeforce:_Feijao_vs._Henderson" title="Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson">Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Strikeforce:_Tate_vs._Rousey" title="Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey">Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey</a>.</i></li></ul> <dl><dd>UFC 68 produced a number of attendance records for a mixed martial arts event. It was the first MMA event outside Japan to have at least 15,000 people in attendance. This record has since been outdone on a number of occasions, with the current holder being <a href="/wiki/UFC_193" title="UFC 193">UFC 193</a> which had 56,214 people in attendance.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_wrestling">Professional wrestling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Professional wrestling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On June 23, 2002, the arena hosted the <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> pay-per-view <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring_(2002)" title="King of the Ring (2002)">King of the Ring</a>.</li> <li>On June 13, 2004, the arena hosted the WWE pay-per-view <a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(2004)" title="Bad Blood (2004)">Bad Blood</a>.</li> <li>On June 14, 2015, the arena hosted the WWE pay-per-view <a href="/wiki/Money_in_the_Bank_(2015)" title="Money in the Bank (2015)">Money in the Bank</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ppvschedule_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ppvschedule-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On March 11, 2018, the arena hosted the WWE pay-per-view <a href="/wiki/Fastlane_(2018)" title="Fastlane (2018)">Fastlane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WWE_returns_to_Columbus_with_Fastlane_PPV_in_2018_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWE_returns_to_Columbus_with_Fastlane_PPV_in_2018-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On September 26, 2021, the arena hosted the WWE pay-per-view <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Rules_(2021)" title="Extreme Rules (2021)">Extreme Rules</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_events">Other events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The 2007 <a href="/wiki/National_Catholic_Youth_Conference" title="National Catholic Youth Conference">National Catholic Youth Conference</a></li> <li>The 2011 <a href="/wiki/North_American_Youth_Congress" title="North American Youth Congress">North American Youth Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Dunham" title="Jeff Dunham">Jeff Dunham</a> on Controlled Chaos Tour, December 24, 2011</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> held a campaign rally on November 5, 2012, with <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>.</li> <li>From March 29, 2016, to April 3, 2016, the arena hosted a $1,000,000 international <a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive" title="Counter-Strike: Global Offensive">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</a> tournament, <a href="/wiki/MLG_Major_Championship:_Columbus" title="MLG Major Championship: Columbus">MLG Major Championship: Columbus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impractical_Jokers" title="Impractical Jokers">Impractical Jokers</a> Santiago Sent Us Tour February 3, 2018</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olivia_Rodrigo" title="Olivia Rodrigo">Olivia Rodrigo</a> performed two nights at the arena for her <a href="/wiki/Guts_World_Tour" title="Guts World Tour">Guts World Tour</a> on March 22, 2024.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a> preformed all of the <a href="/wiki/Weezer_(Blue_Album)" title="Weezer (Blue Album)">Blue Album</a> on their Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour on September 7th, 2024</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabrina_Carpenter" title="Sabrina Carpenter">Sabrina Carpenter</a> performed the opening night of her <a href="/wiki/Short_n%27_Sweet_Tour" title="Short n' Sweet Tour">Short 'n Sweet Tour</a> on September 23, 2024.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ESPN The Magazine declared it "the No. 2 stadium experience in professional sports."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ultimate Sports Road Trip rated it the best arena in the NHL saying "This newer arena in downtown Columbus is the anchor for the emerging Arena District, already burgeoning with shops, restaurants and hotels. The venue is spectacular, from its nostalgic brick and stone veneer to its sweeping concourses with blue mood lighting and modern amenities. The arena bowl has state of the art scoreboards and surround LED graphics boards which look 21st century high tech. With a separate practice rink built right in the facility, theme restaurants and great food selection, not to mention a raucous hockey atmosphere, this NHL venue is a must see!"<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_indoor_arenas_by_capacity" title="List of indoor arenas by capacity">List of indoor arenas by capacity</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nationwide_Arena&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 33em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wTFPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4909,4803550&dq=en">"2 Arenas in Columbus Boost Redevelopment"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Toledo_Blade" class="mw-redirect" title="Toledo Blade">Toledo Blade</a></i>. 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box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C8102E, inset -2px -2px 0 #C8102E;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in <b><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season" title="2000–01 NHL season">2000</a></b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C8102E, inset -2px -2px 0 #C8102E;">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_general_managers" title="List of Columbus Blue Jackets general managers">General managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_head_coaches" title="List of Columbus Blue Jackets head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Brice,_Ohio" title="Brice, Ohio">Brice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Township,_Franklin_County,_Ohio" title="Clinton Township, Franklin County, Ohio">Clinton Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grandview_Heights,_Ohio" title="Grandview Heights, Ohio">Grandview Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Village,_Ohio" title="Lincoln Village, Ohio">Lincoln Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marble_Cliff" class="mw-redirect" title="Marble Cliff">Marble Cliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minerva_Park,_Ohio" title="Minerva Park, Ohio">Minerva Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riverlea,_Ohio" title="Riverlea, Ohio">Riverlea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upper_Arlington,_Ohio" title="Upper Arlington, Ohio">Upper Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valleyview,_Ohio" title="Valleyview, Ohio">Valleyview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitehall,_Ohio" title="Whitehall, Ohio">Whitehall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worthington,_Ohio" title="Worthington, Ohio">Worthington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Columbus,_Ohio" title="History of Columbus, Ohio">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Significant_events" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Significant events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_Columbus_streetcar_strike" title="1910 Columbus streetcar strike">1910 streetcar strike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1913_in_Columbus,_Ohio" title="Great Flood of 1913 in Columbus, Ohio">Great Flood of 1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AmeriFlora_%2792" title="AmeriFlora '92">AmeriFlora '92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Columbus,_Ohio" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Columbus, Ohio">COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Historic_sites" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historic sites</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Columbus,_Ohio" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio">National Register listings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Register_of_Historic_Properties" title="Columbus Register of Historic Properties">Columbus Register listings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_demolished_buildings_and_structures_in_Columbus,_Ohio" title="List of demolished buildings and structures in Columbus, Ohio">Demolished buildings and structures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schools_in_Columbus,_Ohio" title="Schools in Columbus, Ohio">Historic schools</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Organizations" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_History_Connection" title="Ohio History Connection">Ohio History Connection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Historical_Society" title="Columbus Historical Society">Columbus Historical Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Landmarks" title="Columbus Landmarks">Columbus Landmarks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Budd_Dairy_Food_Hall" title="Budd Dairy Food Hall">Budd Dairy Food Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Zoo_and_Aquarium" title="Columbus Zoo and Aquarium">Columbus Zoo and Aquarium</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rides_At_Adventure_Cove" title="Rides At Adventure Cove">Rides At Adventure Cove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoombezi_Bay" title="Zoombezi Bay">Zoombezi Bay</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KEMBA_Live!" title="KEMBA Live!">KEMBA Live!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Park_Conservatory" title="Franklin Park Conservatory">Franklin Park Conservatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Columbus_Convention_Center" title="Greater Columbus Convention Center">Greater Columbus Convention Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Casino_Columbus" title="Hollywood Casino Columbus">Hollywood Casino Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Theatre_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Lincoln Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)">Lincoln Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_Music_Hall" title="Newport Music Hall">Newport Music Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Market" title="North Market">North Market</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Fair" title="Ohio State Fair">Ohio State Fair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Theatre_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Ohio Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)">Ohio Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palace_Theatre_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Palace Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)">Palace Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Southern_Hotel_%26_Theatre" title="Great Southern Hotel & Theatre">Southern Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topiary_Park" title="Topiary Park">Topiary Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Columbus,_Ohio" title="Government of Columbus, Ohio">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Columbus,_Ohio" title="List of mayors of Columbus, Ohio">Mayors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_City_Council" title="Columbus City Council">City Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Division_of_Fire" title="Columbus Division of Fire">Division of Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Division_of_Police" title="Columbus Division of Police">Division of Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Public_Health" title="Columbus Public Health">Columbus Public Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Recreation_and_Parks_Department" title="Columbus Recreation and Parks Department">Parks department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smart_Columbus" title="Smart Columbus">Smart Columbus</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="City_buildings" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">City buildings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/77_North_Front_Street" title="77 North Front Street">77 North Front Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_City_Hall_(Ohio)" title="Columbus City Hall (Ohio)">City Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Coleman_Government_Center" title="Michael B. Coleman Government Center">Coleman Government Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Division_of_Police_Headquarters" title="Columbus Division of Police Headquarters">Police Headquarters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="County,_state,and_federal_buildings" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">County, state,<br />and federal buildings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bricker_Federal_Building" title="Bricker Federal Building">Bricker Federal Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County_Government_Center" title="Franklin County Government Center">Franklin County Government Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Front_Street_office_buildings" title="Front Street office buildings">Front Street office buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Kinneary_United_States_Courthouse" title="Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse">Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Judicial_Center" title="Ohio Judicial Center">Ohio Judicial Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Statehouse" title="Ohio Statehouse">Ohio Statehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhodes_State_Office_Tower" title="Rhodes State Office Tower">Rhodes State Office Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vern_Riffe_State_Office_Tower" title="Vern Riffe State Office Tower">Vern Riffe State Office Tower</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Schools" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Schools</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_City_Schools" title="Columbus City Schools">Columbus City Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_School_for_the_Deaf" title="Ohio School for the Deaf">Ohio School for the Deaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_School_for_the_Blind" title="Ohio State School for the Blind">Ohio State School for the Blind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriot_Preparatory_Academy" title="Patriot Preparatory Academy">Patriot Preparatory Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cristo_Rey_Columbus_High_School" title="Cristo Rey Columbus High School">Cristo Rey Columbus High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Japanese_Language_School" title="Columbus Japanese Language School">Columbus Japanese Language School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Libraries" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Libraries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Metropolitan_Library" title="Columbus Metropolitan Library">Columbus Metropolitan Library</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Main_Library_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Main Library (Columbus, Ohio)">Main Library</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Library_of_Ohio" title="State Library of Ohio">State Library of Ohio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Colleges_anduniversities" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colleges and<br />universities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capital_University_Law_School" title="Capital University Law School">Capital University Law School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_College_of_Art_and_Design" title="Columbus College of Art and Design">Columbus College of Art and Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_State_Community_College" title="Columbus State Community College">Columbus State Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeVry_University" title="DeVry University">DeVry University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_University" title="Franklin University">Franklin University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami-Jacobs_Career_College" title="Miami-Jacobs Career College">Miami-Jacobs Career College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Dominican_University" title="Ohio Dominican University">Ohio Dominican University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_College_Josephinum" title="Pontifical College Josephinum">Pontifical College Josephinum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Lutheran_Seminary" title="Trinity Lutheran Seminary">Trinity Lutheran Seminary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Public_transit_in_Columbus,_Ohio" title="Public transit in Columbus, Ohio">Transportation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Ohio_Transit_Authority" title="Central Ohio Transit Authority">Central Ohio Transit Authority</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_COTA_routes_and_services" title="List of COTA routes and services">List of routes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CoGo" title="CoGo">CoGo Bike Share</a></li> <li>Historical: <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Union Station (Columbus, Ohio)">Union Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toledo_and_Ohio_Central_Railroad_Station" title="Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station">Toledo and Ohio station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Bus_Station" title="Columbus Bus Station">Columbus Bus Station</a></li> <li>Proposed: <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Streetcar" title="Columbus Streetcar">Columbus Streetcar</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Streets" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Streets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broad_Street_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="Broad Street (Columbus, Ohio)">Broad Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Street_(Columbus,_Ohio)" title="High Street (Columbus, Ohio)">High Street</a></li> <li>Innerbelt (<a href="/wiki/Interstate_670_(Ohio)" title="Interstate 670 (Ohio)">I-670</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_71" title="Interstate 71">I-71</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70" title="Interstate 70">I-70</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Route_315" title="Ohio State Route 315">Rt. 315</a>)</li> <li>Outerbelt (<a href="/wiki/Interstate_270_(Ohio)" title="Interstate 270 (Ohio)">I-270</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Airports" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Airports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Glenn_Columbus_International_Airport" title="John Glenn Columbus International Airport">John Glenn Columbus International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker_International_Airport" title="Rickenbacker International Airport">Rickenbacker International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolton_Field" title="Bolton Field">Bolton Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University_Airport" title="Ohio State University Airport">Ohio State University Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Current_teams" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Clippers" title="Columbus Clippers">Columbus Clippers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Crew" title="Columbus Crew">Columbus Crew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes" title="Ohio State Buckeyes">Ohio State Buckeyes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Former_teams" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Birds" title="Columbus Blue Birds">Columbus Blue Birds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Buckeyes_(AA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbus Buckeyes (AA)">Columbus Buckeyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Bullies" title="Columbus Bullies">Columbus Bullies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Destroyers" title="Columbus Destroyers">Columbus Destroyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Elite_Giants" title="Baltimore Elite Giants">Columbus Elite Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Quest" title="Columbus Quest">Columbus Quest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Aviators_(rugby_union)" title="Ohio Aviators (rugby union)">Ohio Aviators</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Ireland_Cartoon_Library_%26_Museum" title="Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum">Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Ohio_Fire_Museum" title="Central Ohio Fire Museum">Central Ohio Fire Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Museum_of_Art" title="Columbus Museum of Art">Columbus Museum of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COSI" title="COSI">COSI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus_Museum" title="Jack Nicklaus Museum">Jack Nicklaus Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelton_House_Museum_and_Garden" title="Kelton House Museum and Garden">Kelton House Museum and Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Veterans_Memorial_and_Museum" title="National Veterans Memorial and Museum">National Veterans Memorial and Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_History_Center" title="Ohio History 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